Chess Master vs River Generals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Master
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Enjoy the classic strategy experience of Cờ tướng with Chess Master — a modern and free Chinese Chess game for everyone. Challenge real players online or practice offline against smart AI opponents with 3 difficulty levels. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, Chess Master offers smooth gameplay and exciting strategic battles. Features: - Online Chinese Chess battles - Offline AI with 3 difficulty levels - Match history replay - Smooth and responsive gameplay - Clean and modern interface - Completely free to play - Unlimited matches Train your strategy skills and enjoy authentic Xiangqi gameplay anytime, anywhere. Download Chess Master now and become a true Xiangqi master!
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
The clearest difference is ads: River Generals at none against Chess Master's shown. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Chess Master | River Generals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minh Ngoc Nguyen | Artticks Pte Ltd |
In-app purchases
Chess Master
No in-app purchases
River Generals
No in-app purchases









