Shogi Demon vs ClassicGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Piece reuse from opponent
- Piece promotion with increased movement
- Movement guide for pieces
- Four computer difficulty levels
- 22 handicap options
- Position editor
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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.
ClassicGo
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Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to fence off more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest board game continuously played to the present day. A 2016 survey by the International Go Federation's 75 member nations found that there are over 46 million people worldwide who know how to play Go, and over 20 million current players, the majority of whom live in East Asia. In this client, only "byoyomi" time control was used.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ClassicGo at Free against Shogi Demon's $1.99. ClassicGo also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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
ClassicGo is free to download; Shogi Demon costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shogi Demon ships an update every 5 months, ClassicGo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shogi Demon | ClassicGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NUTRACTOR | Alexander Kutsybala |
In-app purchases
Shogi Demon
No in-app purchases
ClassicGo
No in-app purchases
