Comparison

ANKIF vs Shogi Thinking Training

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ANKIF

Features
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AIの発達に伴い、局面毎の最善手を知る事は難しくなくなりました。しかしいくらAIで最善手を分析してその場では「知った」つもりになったとしても、実戦では忘れて使えない事が多いのではないでしょうか。自分専用の定跡ファイルを作り、暗記練習しようにも中々覚えられない、続かない・・・そのような方にはこのアプリが入用でしょう。 【Dropboxから棋譜追加し即座に暗記練習】 まずは自分が暗記したい棋譜または定跡ファイルを用意する必要があります。定跡ファイルをお持ちの方は分岐棋譜に変換して下さい(ShogiGUIで作成したsbkファイルであれば、ShogiGUIの上部メニューから「定跡」→「エクスポート」で変換可能)。その次にアプリ内でDropboxに接続します(Dropboxアカウントが無い方は作成しておいて下さい)。そうするとDropboxの「アプリ」フォルダに「ANKIF」フォルダが新しく生成されますので、そこに用意した棋譜を追加すれば本アプリ内から簡単に取り込みができます(分岐棋譜は自動的に複数の単一棋譜に変換されて取り込まれます)。 【間違えたら即座に指し手が戻る!】 棋譜を追加したらボタン一つで暗記挑戦できます。あなたは追加した棋譜通りの指し手を思い出して指すだけです。間違えれば即座に指し手が戻りますし、分からなければスキップもできます。正解の手を指すとどんどん棋譜が進んでいきます。最終手にはエフェクトも付きます!ゲーム感覚で楽しく暗記に取り組みましょう。 【豊富な設定オプション】 重複局面を省略、相手の手はCPUが自動着手、成績を保存、手数上限など、暗記を効率よく行う為の多くの設定オプションがあります。 【暗記成績をグラフ化!】 暗記を間違えたりスキップした手は不正解数にカウントされます。その実績は自動で保存され、いつでも棒グラフで可視化できます。そして正答率でフィルタして苦手棋譜だけで暗記再挑戦する事もできます。 【序中盤でライバルに差を付けよう!】 詰将棋と共に、定跡の暗記練習を毎日の日課に加えてみてはどうでしょうか。間違いなく新たな道が開けるはずです。それに覚えた定跡が実戦に出なくとも、暗記練習は無駄にはなりません。なぜなら定跡(基礎)が固まれば固まるほど応用は容易になるからです。本物の手に触れれば触れる程、未知の局面から良手を捉える力は間違いなく向上するでしょう。

About

Shogi Thinking Training

Hone your midgame strategy with next-move problems designed to improve your ability to analyze situations and select the best move in real games. This app offers a continuous supply of AI-generated problems for motivated learners aiming to reduce judgment errors and enhance their tactical skills.

Highlights
  • Next-move problem generation
  • Focus on midgame situations
  • Review solved problems
  • AI-generated questions
  • Daily learning integration
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Shogi skill cannot be improved by simply knowing joseki, techniques, and tsumeshogi problems. Winning in real games requires the ability to thoroughly consider the best move when encountering a situation for the first time. This app is a next-move problem app designed to intensively hone that ability. The purpose is to improve midgame situation judgment. By working on next-move problems, you will develop the ability to list potential moves, read the game, and select the best move. The app is designed to be easy to continue even in short bursts, making it easy to incorporate into your daily learning. The app is aimed at motivated learners, primarily 1st to 3rd dan players. It is suitable for those who want to improve, reduce judgment errors in real games, and change the way they view situations. It can be used by all ages. Key features include: Next-move problem generation. Provides problems that can be solved as thinking exercises, focusing on midgame situations that are typical of real games. Review. Review solved problems to solidify decision-making habits and reading patterns. We provide a continuous supply of high-quality problems at a low price. Question creation is streamlined by an automated question program using shogi AI, which can create 100 questions in about 20 minutes. We will continue to steadily increase the number of questions available for study.

Screenshots

ANKIF4 screens
Shogi Thinking Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shogi Thinking Training at Free against ANKIF's $3.99. Shogi Thinking Training also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). ANKIF's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Shogi Thinking Training is free to download; ANKIF costs $3.99 up front. Shogi Thinking Training sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ANKIF asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ANKIF ships an update monthly, Shogi Thinking Training weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
ANKIF versus Shogi Thinking Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterANKIFShogi Thinking Training
Price$3.99Free — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakashi KatsumotoHikari Shimizu

In-app purchases

None

ANKIF

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Shogi Thinking Training

One-time3
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  • ショーダンシステム研究ノート$5.99
  • 右玉 vs 角換わり$6.99

Questions

Is ANKIF free?
ANKIF costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shogi Thinking Training free?
Shogi Thinking Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ANKIF or Shogi Thinking Training have ads?
Neither ANKIF nor Shogi Thinking Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ANKIF or Shogi Thinking Training?
ANKIF ships an update monthly, and Shogi Thinking Training weekly. Most recently, ANKIF was updated on September 22, 2026 and Shogi Thinking Training on September 19, 2026.

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