Comparison

Chess Master 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

Chess Master

Features
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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!

About

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.

Screenshots

Chess Master3 screens
River Generals4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Chess Master versus River Generals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess MasterRiver Generals
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinh Ngoc NguyenArtticks Pte Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Chess Master

No in-app purchases

None

River Generals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Master free?
Chess Master 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 Chess Master or River Generals have ads?
Chess Master shows ads; River Generals does not.

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