Shogi Wars vs PiyoShogi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shogi Wars
Experience the strategic depth of Japanese chess with this app, offering fast-paced online and offline matches for all skill levels. Earn official diplomas and enjoy a realistic Shogi experience with advanced AI and customizable game modes.
- Online and offline Shogi matches
- World-class AI opponent
- Multiple time controls (10MIN, 3MIN, 10SEC)
- Official rank system (dan/kyu)
- Apply for official dan diplomas
- Fancy graphics and performance
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History of the fastest and the most furious entertaining Shogi begins here! Shogi Wars, officially approved by Japan Shogi Association, is a completely new type of Shogi app with fancy performance, fantastic graphics and the world-class AI. This app defies the common wisdom that Shogi is only meant for certain experts, allowing everyone from a novice to an expert to enjoy speedy match-ups online with different time controls: 10MIN, 3MIN, and 10SEC. The app also provides offline match-ups with computers. And with the rank (dan/kyu) of Shogi Wars, players can apply for Menjo (dan diploma: from 6 dan to 5 kyu) that is also officially approved by Japan Shogi Association. So come and experience a high realistic sensation of Shogi. ■Charge free to 3 battle a day [Subscription] •Premium ¥600 - unlimited play for monthly - kishin •Super Premium ¥960 - unlimited play for monthly - kishin - analysis ticket - voice select on game - play professional shogi player - kishin Quiz •Kishin Learning ¥1200 - Unlimited use of Shogi videos and learning contents - analysis ticket ■About Subscription •Subscription automatically renews monthly. •Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. •Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal •Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. ■How to restore your status of subscription You can restore the status of subscription by logging in with your account at shogiwars. Please log in to iTunes with the same Apple ID as you purchased subscription before playing Shogi Wars. ■How to turned off auto-renewal subscription Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT202039 ■Terms and Privacy Policy https://heroz.co.jp/privacy/ https://shogiwars.heroz.jp/wars-terms.html ■Language Japanese English ■Shogi Wars official X account @warsminamin https://x.com/warsminamin ■Inquiry https://support.heroz.jp/shogi_wars/Contact/
PiyoShogi
Engage in Japanese chess with a charming AI opponent or challenge another player. Analyze your games with AI comparisons and manage your game records effectively. This app offers a robust Shogi experience for both casual and serious players.
- Play Shogi against AI
- Two-player Shogi mode
- AI move comparison
- Game record analysis
- Game record management
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It is a Shogi app to play with cute "chick". Cute but AI is serious. Not only play the game with AI, but also the game against two people as a shogi board, the review function after the game and the game record management function are also substantial. Shogi is a Japanese board game similar to chess. [Main features] 1. You can play the shogi with AI. You can also play with two people as a shogi board. 2. With the analysis function, you can compare your move with AI's move! Also equipped with game record analysis function. 3. It is possible to save and manage the game record against the AI with the game record management function! In addition to playing games in PiyoShogi, you can also read and manage the game records played with other applications. [Terms of Use] https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ [Contact Us] If there is a problem, opinion, request, etc., please contact us from "Send request" of "Menu" button on the application top screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shogi Wars at none against PiyoShogi's shown. PiyoShogi's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 47%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Shogi Wars sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month and PiyoShogi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shogi Wars against 4.8 for PiyoShogi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 136 and 124 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Shogi Wars's written reviews are positive against 76% of PiyoShogi's.
Shogi Wars ships an update every 4 weeks, PiyoShogi weekly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Shogi Wars | PiyoShogi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (136 ratings) | 4.8 (124 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 136 — better | 124 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HEROZ | STUDIO-K Inc. |
Customer experience
Shogi Wars
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In-app purchases
Shogi Wars
- Premium (Subscription)2 variants$5.491 Month
- Kishin Learning (Subscription)$7.991 Month
- Super Premium (Subscription)2 variants$8.491 Month
- Kishin×1$0.99
- Pawn toss ticket×1$2.99
- Premium (30 days)$4.99
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- Kishin×13$9.99
- Kishin analysis ticket x 26$9.99
- Kishin×27$19.99
- Kishin×166$99.99
PiyoShogi
- Chick feed (Hide Ads)$2.491 Month
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