Comparison

軍人将棋 vs ToriShogi

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

Head to head
About

軍人将棋

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■ 軍人将棋とは 互いの駒が見えないまま戦う、伝統ボードゲーム。駒がぶつかると審判が勝敗を判定し、負けた駒だけが取り除かれます。 「突っ込んでくるあの駒は、大将か?ただのハッタリか?」相手の動きから正体を推理する、シンプルながら奥深い頭脳戦です。 ■ 特徴 ・一般的な23枚型ルールを完全収録。ルール解説も駒の絵つきでわかりやすい ・「だれかと対戦」でランダムマッチ。ワンタップで全国のプレイヤーと対局 ・CPU対戦は3段階の強さ。はじめてでも、本気の読み合いでも ・オンライン対戦対応。6桁の部屋コードを伝えるだけで、離れた友達とすぐ対戦 ・相手の駒に「予想マーク」を付けられるメモ機能。推理を旗で残そう ・駒を選ぶと勝敗表を自動表示。「どれに勝てるか」がひと目でわかる ・終局後は全駒公開のリプレイ機能。1手ずつ振り返って答え合わせ ■ こんな方に ・軍人将棋を懐かしいと感じる方 ・ストラテジーゲーム、推理・心理戦が好きな方 ・将棋やボードゲームの新しい刺激を探している方

About

ToriShogi

This app offers a digital version of Tori Shogi, a Japanese chess variant played on a 7x7 board with bird-themed pieces. It features an interactive tutorial, multiple game modes against AI or another player, and saves game records for replay. The app is free, ad-free, and playable offline.

Highlights
  • Interactive piece guide
  • Learn-as-you-play tutorial
  • Two-player mode
  • AI opponent with multiple levels
  • Automatic game saving and replay
  • Offline play
Features
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■ What is Tori Shogi? Tori Shogi ("bird shogi") is a Japanese chess variant born in the Edo period, traditionally attributed to Ōhashi Sōei, the ninth hereditary shogi Meijin. It is played on a compact 7×7 board with 16 pieces per side — and every piece is named after a bird. Guard your Phoenix, attack with a flock of Swallows, and promote your Falcon into the mighty Eagle. Unusually for an old shogi variant, captured pieces return to your hand and can be dropped back into play, just like in modern shogi. A small board with surprisingly deep tactics. New to the game? The app is built to teach you as you play. Choose Japanese or English at first launch — you can switch any time. ■ Learn as you play - Illustrated guide to all nine pieces: names, movements and promotions - Press and hold any piece during a game to see how it moves - The Swallow rules (the "three Swallows" and drop-mate prohibitions) and the mirrored left/right Quails, all explained ■ Game modes - Two Players: take turns on one iPhone or iPad - vs Computer: Beginner, Easy and Normal levels — a perfect sparring partner while you learn ■ Complete rules, faithfully implemented - Mandatory promotion: Falcon → Eagle, Swallow → Goose - Piece drops, the "three Swallows" rule, the swallow-drop-mate prohibition - Check and checkmate detection, repetition draws ■ Game records - Finished games are saved automatically; save mid-game any time - Replay your games move by move ■ Perfect for… - Shogi and chess players curious about variants - Quick but thoughtful games on a small board - Fans of Japanese tradition, birds and beautiful woodcraft - Playing with kids as a gateway into shogi Everything runs on your device — play offline, on a plane, anywhere. No ads, no in-app purchases, completely free. Enjoy the elegant bird chess of Edo Japan.

Screenshots

軍人将棋4 screens
ToriShogi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ToriShogi at none against 軍人将棋's shown. ToriShogi also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 軍人将棋 against 5.0 for ToriShogi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

軍人将棋 ships an update every 3 weeks, ToriShogi every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
軍人将棋 versus ToriShogi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter軍人将棋ToriShogi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShigenao MaedaTomohiko Kanai

Customer experience

軍人将棋

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ToriShogi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

軍人将棋

No in-app purchases

None

ToriShogi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 軍人将棋 free?
軍人将棋 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToriShogi free?
ToriShogi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 軍人将棋 or ToriShogi?
軍人将棋 and ToriShogi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 軍人将棋 or ToriShogi have ads?
軍人将棋 shows ads; ToriShogi does not.
Which is updated more often, 軍人将棋 or ToriShogi?
軍人将棋 ships an update every 3 weeks, and ToriShogi every 3 days. Most recently, 軍人将棋 was updated on November 5, 2026 and ToriShogi on November 5, 2026.

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