Comparison

Tabletop Mini Shogi vs 本格将棋道場

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

Head to head
About

Tabletop Mini Shogi

Features
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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: four levels – Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert • How to Play: a hands-on tutorial and a piece-movement guide • Game review: spot mistakes on the evaluation graph, compare your move with the best move on the board, 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; Expert searches deeper for up to 8 seconds.

About

本格将棋道場

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8段階のAIと対局し、十五級から初段を目指す将棋アプリです。負けた一局は、感想戦で敗着を示します。 ■ 道場のような対局体験 ・本榧の盤、書体駒、木の駒台。実物の将棋道具の質感を再現 ・駒を打つ「パチリ」という手応え(音と振動) ・にじむ朱色で直前の一手を表示 ■ あなたに寄り添う8段階のAI ・十五級(はじめての方向け)から初段まで ・待った、ヒント、投了つき。負けても一手戻して学べます ・AIの思考は数秒以内。テンポよく指せます ■ 感想戦で一局をふり返る ・対局が終わったら、初手から一手ずつ進めたり戻したりできます ・負けた一局は、形勢を大きく損ねた一手を「敗着」として示します ・「敗着」を押すと、その局面にすぐ移り、動かした駒のマスに色が付きます ■ 段級位と育つ駒 ・十五級からスタートし、同格以上のAIに勝つと昇級 ・強い相手に勝つほど大きく進み、一気に何級も上がる「飛び級」もあります ・級が上がるにつれて、あなたの駒が歩兵から玉将まで8段階で育ちます ・同格以上のAIと20手以上指せば、負けても次の級までの目盛りが半分進みます ・目指せ初段! ■ 安心の設計 ・完全オフラインで対局可能 ・会員登録は不要 ・広告は対局の邪魔をしません(広告除去オプションあり) 二歩・打ち歩詰め・千日手(連続王手)など、将棋の正式ルールに準拠しています。

Screenshots

Tabletop Mini Shogi3 screens
本格将棋道場4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabletop Mini Shogi at none against 本格将棋道場's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 本格将棋道場 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tabletop Mini Shogi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabletop Mini Shogi ships an update weekly, 本格将棋道場 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Tabletop Mini Shogi versus 本格将棋道場: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabletop Mini Shogi本格将棋道場
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNIJIZOKenji Ido

In-app purchases

None

Tabletop Mini Shogi

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

本格将棋道場

One-time1
  • 広告除去$2.99

Questions

Is Tabletop Mini Shogi free?
Tabletop Mini Shogi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 本格将棋道場 free?
本格将棋道場 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tabletop Mini Shogi or 本格将棋道場 have ads?
Both Tabletop Mini Shogi and 本格将棋道場 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabletop Mini Shogi or 本格将棋道場?
Tabletop Mini Shogi ships an update weekly, and 本格将棋道場 every 5 days. Most recently, Tabletop Mini Shogi was updated on October 16, 2026 and 本格将棋道場 on October 18, 2026.

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