Comparison

New Ludo vs Army Chess King

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

Head to head
About

New Ludo

Experience a classic dice board game with a strategic twist. Play in teams, utilize unique power-ups like weather effects, and choose from a wide variety of fun game pieces. Enjoy enhanced AI and intuitive controls for a dynamic gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Team Mode gameplay
  • Over 10 unique piece selections
  • Lucky Draw for free Magic Dices
  • Team Push rule
  • Enhanced AI
  • Weather system (Tornado, Rainstorm)
Features
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Ludo is one of the most popular dice board games in many counties. This New Ludo, support "Team Mode" creatively, you can play together with friends in one team against others in another team. Also you can 1 vs 3 if you like! * More than 10 kinds of pieces can be selected. Football, UFO, Whale, Robot, Plane, Car, Submarine, Pineapple, Motorcycle, Skeleton, Briefs, Gun, Crown, Rocket, Snake, Warcraft, Spider, Ghost, Pumpkin ...... * Lucky Draw after each game, get free Magic Dices. * Team Mode. * New rule 'Team Push' : the pieces in the same team can push forward each other when they fall into one grid. * Enhanced AI design. * Statistics. * Auto-move if there's only one piece can be moved. * Support swipe gesture to roll dice, usability enhancement. - New weather system. 1. Tornado The piece will be swept to a random place on map when pass through Tornado. 2. Rainstorm The piece can just only move one more step after pass through Rainstorm. How to play? * Each player has 4 planes start in the base. * Roll the dice to move each plane around the board. * Plane will jump if stop at the grid has the same color with the plane. * Plane will kick other planes back to base if stop at the grid that other places already stopped at. The planes with the same team do not kick each other. * All planes reach the goal in a team firstly, the team win.

About

Army Chess King

This two-player board game simulates army wars with unique mechanics like changeable piece layouts and position-dependent movement rules. It offers various game modes, including "Hidden Rank" and "Visible Rank," with tools for saving layouts and tracking scores. Engage in strategic battles with customizable options and share your progress.

Highlights
  • Human-CPU game mode
  • Hidden and Visible Rank game types
  • Game playback and demo
  • Undo move functionality
  • Customizable layouts and handicaps
  • Score tracking and leaderboards
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Only 10% of the players can win "Army Chess King"! =============================== In-App-Demo helps you to know how to play! Introduction: Army Chess is a two-player board game that simulates army wars. It is a traditional and popular game, and thousands of millions of people are playing this game every day. Army Chess differs from the international chess game, on the following four aspects. 1. Layout of chess piece is changeable, rather than fixed. 2. Moving rules depend on positions, rather than on chess pieces themselves. 3. Attacking results depend on ranks, rather than on who starts the attack. 4. Game type can be "Hidden Rank" or “Visible Rank”, rather than the latter only. Because of these differences, Army Chess requires more strategies and can become more interesting. Main Features: (Game mode) Human-CPU game (Game types) Visible Rank Hidden Rank (Game) Playback Demo(CPU-CPU) Undo Live(WeChat) (Options) Move Firstly(Me, CPU) Handicap Number(Visible type:0-10, Hidden type:0-25) Layout(Manual,Random) Draw Conditions(Moves, Repetition) (Tools) Tool (Import and Save for layout and game) Scores (Current game, History game) Leaderboards Points in $ and Assistant Points in ¥ (Others) Social network service(WeChat, QQ, Weibo, Facebook, Twitter, EMail) Multi-languages for chess pieces(Chinese,English,Japanese, Weapon images, Rank badges) User Feedback Some Rules: Each side has 25 chess pieces of 12 different ranks (1-9, A, B, and C). Rank 1 is the highest and can defeat all other lower-rank chess pieces, and so on. Chess Piece of A is Army Flag. Losing this chess piece loses the game. Chess Piece of B is Bomb. It can remove all kinds of chess pieces including itself. Chess Piece of C is Castle. None chess piece can defeat it except the chess piece of Engineer (Rank 9) or Bomb. Only the chess piece of Engineer can fly. =============================== Chinese Description =============================== ◉《军棋小霸王》是有史以来最强的军棋游戏,只有10%的玩家赢过! ◉如果你选择了明棋,你当然输得明明白白;如果选择了暗棋,也不会让你输得不明不白! ◉不要犹豫,请赶快下载! 军棋小霸王,陪你玩军棋。 主要功能: 人机对战 明棋,暗棋 (游戏) 实况转播(微信) 回放 演示(计算机对战) 悔棋 (选项) 先手(自己,计算机) 让子(明棋0-10个,暗棋0-25个) 布阵(手动,随机) 更改和棋条件(闲棋步数,重复次数) (工具) 工具(布阵存取,游戏存取) 成绩(当前游戏,历史游戏,游戏中心) 排行榜(总胜数,总战数,连胜数,总得分,平均得分,最高得分,辅助积分) 计分(美元$和辅助积分¥) (其它) 分享圈(微信, QQ, 新浪微博,腾讯微博,推特,脸谱,邮件) 分享项目(单项成绩,全部成绩,截屏,实况,游戏) 多语言(中文,英语,日语,繁体,武器配图,等级徽章) 用户反馈 =============================== 不知道如何玩军棋吗?请先看一遍“演示游戏”

Screenshots

New Ludo4 screens
Army Chess King3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: New Ludo at 92% against Army Chess King's 48%. New Ludo also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (130 vs 2). Army Chess King's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

New Ludo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: New Ludo has 130 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of New Ludo's written reviews are positive against 48% of Army Chess King's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Ludo ships an update every 2 months, Army Chess King monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
New Ludo versus Army Chess King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew LudoArmy Chess King
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (130 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews — better48.0% of reviews
Number of ratings130 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志伟 赖Shen Zhongyuan

Customer experience

New Ludo

All ratings130 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.9%

Army Chess King

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative48.0%

Bugs and requests

New Ludo

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game crashes during gameplay
  • Game crashes at startup after recent iOS updates
  • Winner detection malfunction - wrong player declared winner
  • Game not opening after version update
  • Infinite loop bug preventing game completion
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  • Game cutting out mid-game frequently
  • Tapping responsiveness issues with small icons

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer with chat functionality
  • Easier way to obtain cosmetic items (hats)
  • In-game purchase option for ad removal more visible
  • Piece count markers for spaces with multiple pieces
  • Better tutorial or directions at startup

Army Chess King

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

New Ludo

No in-app purchases

None

Army Chess King

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is New Ludo free?
New Ludo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Army Chess King free?
Army Chess King is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, New Ludo or Army Chess King?
New Ludo is rated higher. New Ludo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while Army Chess King averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do New Ludo or Army Chess King have ads?
Both New Ludo and Army Chess King show ads.
Which is updated more often, New Ludo or Army Chess King?
New Ludo ships an update every 2 months, and Army Chess King monthly. Most recently, New Ludo was updated on September 23, 2026 and Army Chess King on September 18, 2026.

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