Comparison

Xiangqi vs River Generals

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

Head to head
About

Xiangqi

Features
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Xiangqi is an online strategy board game for players who enjoy Xiangqi and Co Up. Create a room, join quick matchmaking, invite friends, or play with an AI bot when another player is not available. Matches run in real time with a clear board, smooth controls, match history, and leaderboards to help you track your progress after every game. Key features: - Real-time online Co Up matches - Real-time online Xiangqi matches - Room creation and quick matchmaking - AI bot support when players are unavailable - Leaderboards for all-time score, weekly score, and win streaks - Match history and personal statistics - In-room chat with reporting, blocking, moderation, and support tools - Sign in with email, Google, or Apple - Delete your account directly in the app Gold is a free virtual currency used only for gameplay experience, rewards, rankings, and internal game history. Gold cannot be purchased, sold, transferred, redeemed, converted to cash, or withdrawn in any form. Xiangqi is designed for casual play, strategic thinking, and connecting with a community of board game players.

About

River Generals

Features
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River Generals brings traditional Chinese chess to iPhone and iPad with a bright, tactile wooden board and controls designed for touch. Play locally with a friend or challenge Easy, Medium, and Hard computer opponents. Optional fair per-player clocks, legal-move markers, undo, staged hints, move review, captured-piece summaries, and automatic match recovery keep every game easy to follow. Learn all seven piece types through 21 guided lessons. Test your tactics in 20 validated palace puzzles, including multi-step positions where the defender replies, and return for a deterministic daily challenge. Earn local XP, piece mastery, achievements, statistics, and cosmetic rewards without an account. River Generals works offline. It includes English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese, screen-reader board actions, large-text support, high contrast, reduced motion, independent effects, original adaptive ancient-China-inspired music, sound effects, and haptics.

Screenshots

Xiangqi4 screens
River Generals4 screens

Verdict

The call

Xiangqi and River Generals are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Xiangqi versus River Generals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXiangqiRiver Generals
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB98 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVan Tam KieuArtticks Pte Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Xiangqi

No in-app purchases

None

River Generals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xiangqi free?
Xiangqi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is River Generals free?
River Generals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Xiangqi or River Generals have ads?
Neither Xiangqi nor River Generals shows ads.

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