Xiangqi vs River Generals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xiangqi
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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 Gold cannot be purchased, sold, transferred, redeemed, converted to cash, or withdrawn in any form.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.
River Generals
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Xiangqi | River Generals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Van Tam Kieu | Artticks Pte Ltd |
In-app purchases
Xiangqi
No in-app purchases
River Generals
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Xiangqi free?
Is River Generals free?
Do Xiangqi or River Generals have ads?
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