Aikido Weapons vs ShaolinScore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aikido Weapons
Learn Aikido techniques using traditional weapons like the bokken and jo. View detailed demonstrations from multiple angles, perfect for practice anywhere. Includes a free trial.
- Bokken techniques
- Jo staff techniques
- Multi-angle video demonstrations
- On-the-go training
- Free trial available
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Learn aikido weapons work, movement by movement. Ken and jo are trained at a distance, where a few centimeters change everything. Every technique is filmed from three angles and shown again in slow motion, so the detail becomes visible. 120 TECHNIQUES, 600 VIDEOS, TWO WEAPONS • Aikiken — 42 techniques of ken work • Aiki jo — 78 techniques of jo work THREE ANGLES AND SLOW MOTION Front, side, top. Every technique is filmed from these three angles, and you switch between them with a single tap. Multiview brings them together on one screen. Slow motion replays the movement at the speed where the gesture becomes readable. FINDING A TECHNIQUE Type the name of what you are looking for. 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 practitioner approaching weapons for the first time, the one preparing an examination that includes them, the teacher building a class. You come back to a technique as many times as you need. KEN AND JO The ken is a wooden sword; the jo a staff about one meter thirty long. Two weapons, two distances, two repertoires of techniques. NO SUBSCRIPTION 84 videos are free to watch, with no account to create. After that, a single payment unlocks the full version, once and for all. Take a weapon, open a technique, watch again.
ShaolinScore
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShaolinScore at none against Aikido Weapons's 2. ShaolinScore also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 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
Both are free to download. Aikido Weapons sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ShaolinScore asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aikido Weapons ships an update every 3 months, ShaolinScore weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aikido Weapons | ShaolinScore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ibudokan ltd | 凯 付 |
In-app purchases
Aikido Weapons
- Aiki Jo / Suburi and Kata$3.99
- Aiki Ken / Advanced Variations$3.99
ShaolinScore
No in-app purchases









