River Generals vs Xiangqi Titans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Xiangqi Titans
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Xiangqi Titans is Chinese chess for players who actually want to get better. Match with real opponents in seconds, review the game the moment it ends, and close the gaps with daily puzzles and structured drills - from your first piece to a rating you're proud of. ā LIVE RANKED PLAY - Instant matchmaking against players worldwide - Ranked games use Glicko-2, so every point is earned - Casual games for relaxed practice, rating untouched - Challenge friends directly - Four time controls: Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, Classical ā GAME REVIEW THAT EXPLAINS ITSELF - Step through the whole game with an evaluation graph - The turning point is marked automatically - see exactly where the advantage slipped - Your moves and your opponent's are colour-coded as you scrub ā AI OPPONENTS AND AN AI COACH - AI opponents across a wide range of strength, from first lesson to grandmaster - AI Coach report: reads the full game and writes up your strengths, your recurring mistakes, and what to train next - Deep engine analysis and best-move suggestions teach the idea, not just the score ā DAILY PUZZLES AND TRAINING CENTRE - A new daily puzzle, with a streak to keep you honest - Puzzle practice across five levels, matched to your rating - Quick training: checkmate challenges, tactics, retry your misses, or a random problem - Guided courses: xiangqi basics, middlegame strategy and more - Full beginner path: the board, the palace, the river, and your first checkmate ā VARIANTS AND CUSTOM RULES - Variant Match: two hidden rules drawn at random, revealed when the game begins - Custom mode: build your own rule set - Pass-and-play: two players, one device ā LEADERBOARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS - Overall, weekly and puzzle leaderboards - Achievement badges: First Match, Ten Battles, win streaks, giant slayer and more - Rating tiers that make progress visible ā FREE AND PREMIUM Free includes ranked online play, AI opponents, pass-and-play, variant and custom modes, daily puzzles, lessons, leaderboards and achievements, plus one game review a day and 10 puzzle drills a day. Premium unlocks unlimited game reviews, unlimited puzzle practice, full-depth engine analysis, best-move suggestions, AI Coach reports and in-game AI hints. ā LANGUAGES Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English. Choose your language at first launch or in Settings. ā ACCOUNTS Sign up free to keep your games and progress. Ranked play requires a verified email address, which keeps the leaderboards honest. A thousand years of strategy, one move to decide it. Download Xiangqi Titans and play your first game. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://xiangqititans.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: River Generals at none against Xiangqi Titans's 6. River Generals also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Xiangqi Titans sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. River Generals asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | River Generals | Xiangqi Titans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 ā better | 15.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Artticks Pte Ltd | Predvix Limited |
In-app purchases
River Generals
No in-app purchases
Xiangqi Titans
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Titan Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Titan Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- 1 Diamond$0.99
- 10 Diamonds$6.99
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