Comparison

将棋盤 Plus vs Italy Map Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

将棋盤 Plus

This app serves as a digital replacement for a physical shogi board and pieces, allowing two players to compete anywhere. It offers customizable game timers, the ability to save and resume games, and features for saving game records and editing board positions.

Highlights
  • Digital shogi board and pieces
  • Human vs. human play
  • Customizable game timers
  • Save and resume games
  • Save game records
  • Edit board positions
Features
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外出先で急に将棋を指すことになった時、「しまった!将棋盤と駒がない!!」なんていうことはありませんか? でもこのアプリがあれば大丈夫! どこでも誰とでも将棋が指せます。「将棋盤」はCOMとの対戦型ゲームではありません、人間 vs 人間で将棋を指すための、将棋盤と駒の代わりとなるアプリです。 【主な機能】 ・持ち時間を 無制限〜2時間まで設定できます。 ・対局の途中でアプリを終了した場合でも中断局面から再開できます。 ・コマ落ち対戦が可能です。 ・対局中の盤面を画像として保存できます。 ・終局した棋譜を複数本体に保存でき、後から閲覧することができます。 ・盤面編集機能。駒の配置を自由に編集し、その局面から対局を行うことが出来ます。盤面は複数本体に保存しておく事ができます。

About

Italy Map Puzzle

An educational jigsaw puzzle game designed to help users memorize Italian provinces. It offers multiple difficulty levels, navigation assistance for beginners, and competitive online play with global leaderboards. Earn coins to unlock landscape images as you improve your times.

Highlights
  • Memorize Italian provinces
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Navigation assist for beginners
  • Competitive online play
  • Unlock landscape images
  • Learn geography and regions
Features
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An educational puzzle game producted by Digital Gene. Memorize the Italian provinces (Legione) through jigsaw puzzles in this educational game focused on enjoyment and good pacing. [Three Difficulties] Features three game modes, with the region names and/or borders hidden depending on the difficulty you select. [Navigation Assist for Beginners!] Enjoy the game to the very end, even if you're a complete beginner by asking the Navigation for help. [Competitive Online Play] Enjoy replaying the game by competing for the best completion time with players worldwide and aiming for the highest rank. Replaying the game also earns you coins used to get pictures of Italy's landscape. [What kind of people will enjoy this game?] Great for all sorts of people, such as those who love Italy, want to travel there, those planning to take the wine expert/sommelier test, soccer fans, as well as people interested in World Heritage, or are studying geography. [List of provinces included as puzzle pieces] -Piedmont -Aosta Valley -Liguria -Lombardy -Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol -Veneto -Friuli Venezia Giulia -Emilia-Romagna -Tuscany -Umbria -Marche -Lazio -Abruzzo -Molise -Campania -Apulia -Basilicata -Calabria -Sicily -Sardinia

Screenshots

将棋盤 Plus4 screens
Italy Map Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Italy Map Puzzle at Free against 将棋盤 Plus's $0.99. Italy Map Puzzle also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (80% vs 50%). 将棋盤 Plus's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Italy Map Puzzle is free to download; 将棋盤 Plus costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Italy Map Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of 将棋盤 Plus's written reviews are positive against 80% of Italy Map Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

将棋盤 Plus ships an update every 3 months, Italy Map Puzzle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
将棋盤 Plus versus Italy Map Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter将棋盤 PlusItaly Map Puzzle
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTUDIO SHINPlus Inc. (Japan)

Customer experience

将棋盤 Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

Italy Map Puzzle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

将棋盤 Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Italy Map Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 将棋盤 Plus free?
将棋盤 Plus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Italy Map Puzzle free?
Italy Map Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 将棋盤 Plus or Italy Map Puzzle?
Italy Map Puzzle is rated higher. 将棋盤 Plus averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Italy Map Puzzle averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do 将棋盤 Plus or Italy Map Puzzle have ads?
Italy Map Puzzle shows ads; 将棋盤 Plus does not.
Which is updated more often, 将棋盤 Plus or Italy Map Puzzle?
将棋盤 Plus ships an update every 3 months, and Italy Map Puzzle every 4 months. Most recently, 将棋盤 Plus was updated on October 9, 2026 and Italy Map Puzzle on October 14, 2026.

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