ChessCommune vs Xiangqi Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChessCommune
This app offers a professional platform for Chinese chess enthusiasts. It features a top-tier AI engine for practice, in-depth game analysis, and a vast library of chess scores and endgame puzzles. Users can also digitize physical chess boards with a unique photo recognition feature.
- AI chess engine with multiple difficulty levels
- Professional game analysis and review
- Extensive library of classic chess scores
- Endgame and puzzle training
- Photo recognition for digitizing chess boards
- GIF sharing of game replays
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Xiangqi Commune is an AI-powered tool designed for Chinese Chess enthusiasts, offering features for gameplay and game analysis. It supports the Pikafish engine and includes capabilities such as human-vs-AI matches, AI analysis, game records and endgame puzzles, opening training, and board recognition via camera. It is suitable for beginners practicing the game, as well as advanced players looking to study positions, analyze matches, and improve their skills. Key Features 1. AI Gameplay: Matches against AI with adjustable difficulty levels, ideal for daily practice. 2. AI Analysis: Analyzes questionable moves, missed opportunities, and critical variations. 3. Game Records & Endgames: Study classic games, endgame puzzles, and checkmating patterns. 4. Board Recognition: Recognizes positions from chess books, endgame diagrams, and physical boards. 5. Opening Training: Study common opening variations and develop your own opening repertoire. 6. Sharing & Export: Share game records, analysis results, and animated replays. Target Audience - Chinese Chess beginners - Players looking to practice endgames and checkmating techniques - Players wanting to analyze online or over-the-board matches - Advanced players interested in studying openings, classic games, and historical manuals
Xiangqi Trainer
Master Chinese Chess with over 8000 problems and opening games. Study tactics, endgames, middlegames, and openings in a structured path. Explore variations on a live board and play offline against a strong engine.
- 8000+ Xiangqi problems and opening games
- Structured study path (tactics, endgames, middlegame, openings)
- Opening library with 9 systems and 130 formations
- Live board with move variations and step-through
- Solve mode with hints
- Offline Pikafish engine play
- Light and dark themes
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Not just play: train so you play stronger. Xiangqi Trainer - learn and train Chinese chess (xiangqi) with puzzles, classic positions, and model games. For beginners and players who want to level up. A clear path: kill tactics first, solid endgames, then the middlegame, openings last. A CLEAR XIANGQI STUDY PATH • Kill tactics: find checks and mates, win material, finish the game • Endgames: handle the positions that decide the result • Middlegame: plan and exploit opportunities • Openings: formations and how to develop OVER 8000 PROBLEMS AND MODEL GAMES From beginner drills to advanced play: puzzles, tactics, and opening games (Elephant Opening, Central Cannon, Same-Direction Cannons, Screen Horses). 17 CLASSIC MANUALS AND COLLECTIONS • Kill tactics: Sha Zhao Da Quan, Sacrifice Attacks • Endgames: practical endings from basics to advanced • Middlegame: Brilliant Middlegame Plays, Five Champions Middlegame • Openings: Plum Blossom Manual, Orange Grove Secrets, traps and formations • Classic manuals: Bai Ju Xiangqi Manual, Shi Qing Ya Qu SEE EVERY VARIATION Move arrows, Line 1 / Line 2, and side branches. No important line left out. TRAIN TACTICS Play the solution yourself on the board, get hints when stuck, then reveal the answer after you have thought. Checks and captures, pins, rook-knight-cannon combinations, mating patterns. Know the right move - and why it works. PIKAFISH ON YOUR DEVICE Play and analyze with Pikafish on the device - no network required. Pick a difficulty, play a full game, then review. Think first, then check with the engine. TRAIN OFFLINE Downloaded problems can be studied without a connection. English, Tiếng Việt, 中文. Xiangqi Trainer - not just playing chess, but training so you play stronger. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://www.xiangqitrainer.com/en/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xiangqi Trainer at 5.0 against ChessCommune's 4.5. ChessCommune's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 6). 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
Both are free to download. ChessCommune sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Xiangqi Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Xiangqi Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChessCommune has 51 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ChessCommune ships an update every 10 days, Xiangqi Trainer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessCommune | Xiangqi Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 330 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Qilu Technology Co., Ltd. | Nguyen Thien Hai |
Customer experience
ChessCommune
Xiangqi Trainer
In-app purchases
ChessCommune
- 一个月会员$2.99
- 终身会员$6.99
Xiangqi Trainer
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Gói năm$22.991 Year
- Mở khóa vĩnh viễn$49.99
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