Comparison

Shogi Demon vs Dice Roll

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

Head to head
About

Shogi Demon

Experience Japanese Chess with unique rules like piece reuse and promotion. Offers a guide for piece movement, multiple computer difficulty levels, handicaps, and a position editor.

Highlights
  • Piece reuse from opponent
  • Piece promotion with increased movement
  • Movement guide for pieces
  • Four computer difficulty levels
  • 22 handicap options
  • Position editor
Features
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Shogi is Japanese Chess. The difference between this and regular Chess is that the player is allowed to reuse the pieces captured from the opponent for themselves. With exceptions to the King and the Gold, any pieces that enter the zone of the opponent can be turned over to increase their range of movement. Positioning 2 or more Pawns on a vertical line is not permitted if the Pawns are not turned over. Also, although it is possible to put a King in mate with your own Pawn, it is not permitted to put a King in mate with a Pawn captured from your opponent. This is because such act is an insult to the King. - There is a guide that informs player of a possible movement of the pieces. - Four computer levels. - 22 kinds of handicaps. - Position editor.

About

Dice Roll

Customize interactive widgets for your home and lock screens to roll dice. Choose from various dice types, customize colors, borders, animations, and text. Includes a fun dice guessing mini-game.

Highlights
  • Interactive Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • StandBy mode widgets
  • Customizable dice types (up to 1000 sides)
  • Color and border customization
  • Dice Guess mini-game
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Dice Roll lets you roll dice right on the Home Screen using the new Interactive Widgets. Customize the foreground and background color; the option to display a border, an animation, or text instead of the dice symbols; and also change the text font and font weight. The widgets are also available and are interactive on the Lock Screen, and also in StandBy mode. The app contains 3 unique widgets: - Random 6-sided dice - Random X-sided dice (choose a dice up to 1000) - Dice Guess (a fun mini game) If you have any questions or feedback, I'm all ears. Dice Roll was created by an individual in his free time, and I’d love to know what you think. I’m available through Twitter @elohohel & Mastodon @elohohel@mastodon.social.

Screenshots

Shogi Demon4 screens
Dice Roll2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dice Roll at Free against Shogi Demon's $1.99. Dice Roll also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Shogi Demon's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 1.8). On review sentiment, ads, 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

Dice Roll is free to download; Shogi Demon costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shogi Demon holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Shogi Demon's written reviews are positive against 33% of Dice Roll's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shogi Demon ships an update every 5 months, Dice Roll every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shogi Demon versus Dice Roll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShogi DemonDice Roll
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better1.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNUTRACTORRihab Mehboob

Customer experience

Shogi Demon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative45.0%

Dice Roll

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Shogi Demon

No in-app purchases

None

Dice Roll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shogi Demon free?
Shogi Demon costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dice Roll free?
Dice Roll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shogi Demon or Dice Roll?
Shogi Demon is rated higher. Shogi Demon averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Dice Roll averages 1.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Shogi Demon or Dice Roll have ads?
Neither Shogi Demon nor Dice Roll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shogi Demon or Dice Roll?
Shogi Demon ships an update every 5 months, and Dice Roll every 4 days. Most recently, Shogi Demon was updated on September 22, 2026 and Dice Roll on September 20, 2026.

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