Memory Madness! vs Tabletop Mini Shogi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Memory Madness!
Test your short-term memory by clicking squares in ascending order. This game mimics chimpanzee memory tests, challenging you to improve your score with repeated play.
- Increasing order square clicking
- High score tracking
- Chimpanzee memory test simulation
- Endless replayability
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The objective is to click all squares in increasing order and play again and again to get a high score. Similar to chimpanzee short term memory tests performed in experiments.
Tabletop Mini Shogi
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Put your iPhone or iPad on the table and play shogi face to face. ABOUT MINI SHOGI Mini shogi (5×5 shogi) is a compact variant of Japanese chess played on a 5×5 board with six piece types: King, Rook, Bishop, Gold, Silver, and Pawn. The rules are the same as standard shogi, so a full game takes only a few minutes. Great for beginners and shogi fans alike. FEATURES • Two Players: place the device between you and play on one screen • Play vs AI: three levels – Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced • How to Play: a hands-on tutorial and a piece-movement guide • Game review: scrub the evaluation graph, try alternative moves, flip the board • Undo the last move • Japanese and English. Choose kanji or letter pieces (K, R, B, G, S, P) in Settings • iPhone and iPad, with a wood-grain board and a dark Japanese-style design HOW TO PLAY 1. Choose Two Players or Play vs AI from the menu 2. Put the device on the table and play face to face 3. After the game, open Review to step through the moves and the evaluation graph ABOUT THE AI A fast search engine reads several moves ahead. Advanced thinks for up to 3 seconds per move and searches up to 12 plies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Memory Madness! at none against Tabletop Mini Shogi's shown. Memory Madness! also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Memory Madness! | Tabletop Mini Shogi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ayman Slamani | NIJIZO |
In-app purchases
Memory Madness!
No in-app purchases
Tabletop Mini Shogi
No in-app purchases
Questions
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