Shogi Lab vs Dice Touch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shogi Lab
This shogi app offers a full-featured engine for analysis and gameplay. Enjoy intuitive controls, real-time evaluation during matches, and comprehensive game record replay. Play online with rankings or offline against adjustable CPU opponents.
- In-game analysis with real-time evaluation
- Thinking time visualization
- Key move detection
- Game record replay and analysis
- Online ranked matches
- Adjustable CPU strength
- Save and resume matches
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A shogi app equipped with the Sunfish4 engine. With easy-to-read piece designs and calm operation, you can play comfortably from the opening to the endgame. It features in-game evaluation checking, as well as game record playback and analysis, allowing you to complete everything from playing to analyzing within the app. Additionally, a feature to spectate Lishogi games within the app has been added. Network play (simultaneous match/URL invite) and offline CPU matches are also available. Key Features • Lishogi Spectating: Spectate Lishogi games within the app. • In-game Analysis (During Match): View evaluation graphs and scores. • Thinking Time Visualization (During Match): Displays thinking time on the game record. Long moves are highlighted in red (top 5%) / yellow (top 15%). • Review Points (During Match / Analysis): Highlights moves where the evaluation changed significantly. • Game Record Analysis (Analysis): Review past records with playback, fast-forward, and rewind. • Game Record Import (Analysis): Load KIF / CSA format records, supporting playback and analysis. • Position Jump (Analysis): Instantly jump to any position in the game record. • Pause & Resume (During Match): Pause a game and resume it later. • CPU Strength Adjustment (During Match): Adjust difficulty from practice to serious matches. • Choose First/Second Player (At Start): Play as Black or White. • Undo Move (During Match): Redo the last move. • Legal Move Display (During Match): Shows possible moves to prevent mistakes. • Haptics & Animations (Controls): Smooth operation feel. • Network Play: Supports matches via simultaneous match or URL invite. Offline CPU matches and local 2-player matches are also available. * The spectating feature in this app displays web pages from the shogi site 'Lishogi (lishogi.org)'.
Dice Touch
Experience hyper-realistic 3D dice with advanced physics simulation. Roll dice by shaking your device or tapping the screen, and choose from 1 to 6 dice per throw. Includes 10 built-in dice games and an automatic total score display.
- Hyper-realistic 3D dice with physics
- Shake or tap to roll
- Configure 1-6 dice
- Automatic total score display
- 10 built-in dice games
- Physically-based rendering
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Welcome to Dice! This is our very first release. Here is what you get out of the box: - Hyper-realistic 3D dice powered by SceneKit physics simulation - Shake your phone or tap the screen to roll - Configure anywhere from 1 to 6 dice per throw - Automatic total score display after every roll - 10 built-in dice games: Pig, Cho-Han, Mexico, Ship Captain Crew, Farkle, Sevens, Beetle, Yahtzee, Liar's Dice, and Knockout - Beautiful green felt table with physically-based rendering and real-time shadows We hope you enjoy it. Leave us a review and let us know what games you want to see next!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dice Touch at 100% against Shogi Lab's 50%. Dice Touch also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Shogi Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dice Touch sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shogi Lab ships an update every 3 days, Dice Touch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shogi Lab | Dice Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | koji ozono | Opticell Limited |
Customer experience
Shogi Lab
Dice Touch
In-app purchases
Shogi Lab
- Shogi Lab Pro$2.99
Dice Touch
- All Table Surfaces$0.99
- All Dice Styles$1.99
- Party Night Pack$1.99
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- Tavern Classics$1.99
- High Rollers$1.99
- Everything Bundle$4.99
Questions
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