Comparison

Janggi Pro vs Hamle

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

Head to head
About

Janggi Pro

Experience authentic Korean chess (Janggi) with traditional rules on a 9x10 board. Features two AI tiers, local multiplayer, and ELO ranking. Enjoy a clean, ad-free interface with no sign-up required.

Highlights
  • Authentic 9x10 Janggi board
  • Traditional rule set
  • Two AI difficulty tiers
  • Local two-player mode
  • ELO ranking system
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Janggi Pro is the authentic Korean chess (장기) experience for phone and tablet — full traditional rules including bikjang (kings facing), cannon jumps over a single screen, palace diagonals for guards / kings / cannons, and four piece setups (inner / outer / left / right) on each side. • Authentic 9×10 board with the river and two palaces • Two AI tiers (Beginner / Intermediate) plus local two-player pass-and-play • Drag or tap to move with a confirm bar before committing • Last-move highlight and legal-destination dots • Pinch-to-zoom on the board • ELO ranking with kyu / dan label (6 kyu start at 1200, 9 dan at 2600+) • Game Center leaderboard and achievements (no sign-up required — handled by the OS) • Five languages — Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified / Traditional) No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases.

About

Hamle

Explore 15 classic strategy board games, including Chess, Go, and Checkers, with options to play offline against a friend or computer, or compete online in real-time. Features include selectable themes, detailed rulebooks, and customizable profiles.

Highlights
  • 15 classic strategy board games
  • Offline 2-player mode
  • Play against AI
  • Online multiplayer
  • Detailed rulebooks
  • Customizable themes and profiles
Features
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Hamle brings 15 timeless strategy board games together in one beautifully crafted app. Play offline with a friend, challenge the built-in computer or compete online in real time. ◆ 15 CLASSIC STRATEGY GAMES MILL GAMES • Nine Men's Morris — align and capture pieces in this ancient mill game, with flying enabled at three pieces. • Three Men's Morris — quick tactical duels on a 3x3 board. DRAUGHTS & CAPTURE GAMES • Draughts (Checkers) — play Turkish Draughts (Dama), featuring orthogonal movement and flying kings, or International Draughts, with diagonal movement and forced capture chains. • Alquerque — the medieval ancestor of checkers. • Fanorona — Madagascar's classic game of capture by approach and withdrawal. • Lau Kata Kati — a traditional Indian strategy game full of tactical captures. THE CHESS FAMILY • Chess — complete rules including castling, en passant, promotion and draw detection. • Xiangqi — Chinese chess with its river, palace and cannons. Choose symbols, Chinese script or letters. • Shogi — Japanese chess where captured pieces return as your own. Choose symbol, kanji or letter notation. TERRITORY • Go (Baduk, Weiqi) — play on a 19x19 board with Chinese or Japanese scoring, komi and dead-stone marking. HUNT GAMES • Hnefatafl — Viking chess in which one side defends the king while the other hunts him. Includes an optional 3D board. • Bagh-Chal — Nepal's tigers-and-goats duel, with warnings when a tiger can pounce. SOWING • Mangala — Turkish mancala using official TMOF tournament rules: 12 pits and 48 stones. BOARD CONTROL • Disc Flip — flip opposing discs and fight to control the corners. • Surakarta — the Indonesian classic where captures travel around looping corner arcs. ◆ PLAY YOUR WAY • LOCAL 2-PLAYER — pass and play on one device with no internet required. Ideal for family game nights, travel and classrooms. • VS COMPUTER — choose Easy, Medium or Hard difficulty and tap Hint when you need help. • ONLINE MULTIPLAYER — invite a friend to a private room with a short code or use random matchmaking to meet players worldwide. ◆ SMOOTH ONLINE PLAY • Instant room codes for quick invitations • Reliable reconnection after connection drops • One-tap rematches with automatic side swapping • Quick-message chat with a safety filter ◆ DESIGNED FOR STRATEGY LOVERS • Selectable board themes for each game • Distraction-free fullscreen mode • Profiles, custom avatars and match statistics • 102 interface languages with full right-to-left support for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu • Faithful rules covering forced captures, mill detection, threefold repetition, superko and more • Clean, fast and lightweight, with no paywalls, energy systems or waiting timers ◆ WHY HAMLE? Every game includes a built-in rulebook explaining setup, movement, captures, winning conditions and history. Learn the rules, practise against the computer and then take your skills online. Instead of offering just one game, Hamle provides a curated library with consistent design and accurate rules. These classics have crossed cultures and centuries; now the whole collection fits in your pocket. Hamle is completely free. Every game and every online or offline mode is available without subscriptions, locked content or hidden fees.

Screenshots

Janggi Pro4 screens
Hamle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Janggi Pro at none against Hamle's shown. Janggi Pro also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Hamle's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Janggi Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Hamle every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Janggi Pro versus Hamle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJanggi ProHamle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLim SangjinIBRAHIM ERDOGAN

Customer experience

Janggi Pro

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hamle

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Janggi Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Hamle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Janggi Pro free?
Janggi Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hamle free?
Hamle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Janggi Pro or Hamle have ads?
Hamle shows ads; Janggi Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Janggi Pro or Hamle?
Janggi Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hamle every 4 days. Most recently, Janggi Pro was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hamle on October 31, 2026.

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