Comparison

Aikido vs ShaolinScore

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

Head to head
About

Aikido

Learn Aikido techniques with over 150 professionally filmed video clips. This app offers multi-view, slow-motion, and close-up perspectives for detailed instruction from a 5th dan Aikikai instructor. It's a comprehensive training supplement for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Over 150 techniques
  • 600+ detailed video clips
  • Multi-view perspectives
  • Slow motion playback
  • Close-up views
  • Instruction from 5th dan Sensei
Features
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Learn aikido by seeing every technique from several angles. A technique is not always clear at first glance. Here, every movement is filmed from several viewpoints, slowed down, and shown again in close-up — down to the detail that makes the difference. 156 TECHNIQUES, 936 VIDEOS, THREE CLASSIFICATIONS • Techniques — the full set of videos, arranged by technique name • Attacks — the same videos, approached through the starting grip or strike • Progression by Kyu — 73 techniques following the grading syllabus One body of content, three ways in: by technique, by attack, or by kyu. UP TO THREE ANGLES Front, top, side. Depending on the technique, up to three viewpoints are available, and you switch between them with a single tap. Multiview brings them together on one screen. Slow motion and close-up are there too, for the movements that turn on a small detail. FINDING A TECHNIQUE Type the name of what you are looking for — nikkyo, katate dori. Each result shows its full path: you know where it comes from before you open it. AT THE DOJO, WITHOUT A NETWORK Videos for a module download the first time you play it. Tatami floors are rarely well covered: once the module is loaded, everything stays readable with no connection. YOUR PLAYLIST Gather the techniques you are working on right now and find them again in one gesture. Useful before a grading, or to pick up a series session after session. WHO IT IS FOR For the beginner discovering the first grips, the graded practitioner revising before an examination, the teacher preparing a class. You come back to a technique as many times as you need. AIKIDO A Japanese martial art born in the 1930s under Morihei Ueshiba, aikido — the way of harmony — is built on immobilizations and projections that seek to resolve conflict without opposing force with force. NO SUBSCRIPTION 114 videos are free to watch, with no account to create. After that, a single payment unlocks the full version, once and for all. Open a technique, change the angle, watch again.

About

ShaolinScore

Features
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ShaolinScore is a scoring software designed to be used in conjunction with the Shaolin Competition Management System, enabling judges to score participating athletes.

Screenshots

Aikido4 screens
ShaolinScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShaolinScore at none against Aikido's 4. ShaolinScore also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Aikido sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ShaolinScore asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aikido ships an update every 14 months, ShaolinScore weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Aikido versus ShaolinScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAikidoShaolinScore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developeribudokan ltd凯 付

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Aikido

One-time4
  • Aikido techniques$2.99
  • Aikido All Kyu Progression$2.99
  • Aikido All Attacks$2.99
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  • Aikido All Buy All$6.99
None

ShaolinScore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aikido free?
Aikido is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShaolinScore free?
ShaolinScore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aikido or ShaolinScore have ads?
Neither Aikido nor ShaolinScore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aikido or ShaolinScore?
Aikido ships an update every 14 months, and ShaolinScore weekly. Most recently, Aikido was updated on October 26, 2026 and ShaolinScore on September 18, 2026.

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