将棋盤 Plus vs Kakinoki Shogi for iPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Digital shogi board and pieces
- Human vs. human play
- Customizable game timers
- Save and resume games
- Save game records
- Edit board positions
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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。
Kakinoki Shogi for iPad
This app offers a digital rendition of Shogi, the Japanese chess variant. Engage in strategic gameplay against AI opponents or other players, with adjustable difficulty levels and helpful features for learning and analysis.
- Human vs. computer and human vs. human modes
- 8 levels of computer difficulty
- Handicap game options
- Western or Japanese piece style
- Legal move highlighting
- Game log and move history
- Undo and save/load game functionality
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Shogi is a Japanese version of chess. A player can use (drop) captured pieces. This rule makes this game complicated and profound. There are 10 million players and a few hundred professional players in Japan. Features: - Human vs. computer, human vs. human, computer vs. computer. - 8 levels of computer play. - Handicap games. - Choose Western or Japanese pieces. - Show the legal moves of the selected piece. - Hint - Show score option - Game log. - Undo of moves. - Save/Load game file. - Send game record by mail. - Show history of moves. - Help about Shogi rules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 将棋盤 Plus at 3.0 against Kakinoki Shogi for iPad's 2.5. 将棋盤 Plus also leads on price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). Kakinoki Shogi for iPad's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
将棋盤 Plus costs $0.99 and Kakinoki Shogi for iPad $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
将棋盤 Plus holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of 将棋盤 Plus's written reviews are positive against 40% of Kakinoki Shogi for iPad's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | 将棋盤 Plus | Kakinoki Shogi for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 40.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STUDIO SHIN | Yoshikazu Kakinoki |
Customer experience
将棋盤 Plus
Kakinoki Shogi for iPad
In-app purchases
将棋盤 Plus
No in-app purchases
Kakinoki Shogi for iPad
No in-app purchases
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