Xiangqi vs Marshal Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xiangqi
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Xiangqi: Three Kingdoms War brings authentic Chinese chess rules to a clean, playful portrait interface with an original chibi Three Kingdoms theme. - Live online matches: real players, bot fallback, server-validated world leaderboard - Daily tactical puzzles, learning streaks and personal training progress - Guided game review with key moments, move labels, replay and retry practice - Local archive for your 40 most recent computer and pass-and-play games - Easy, Normal and Hard computer opponents - Play as Red or Black with automatic board rotation - Pass-and-play on one phone - Legal-move markers, check alerts, undo and hints - Rating, match records, streaks and leaderboards - Complete offline core gameplay - New-player ad protection and no interstitials during a match - Optional monthly subscription to remove all ads; cancel anytime Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.mobpage.org/en/apps/chessy/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.mobpage.org/en/apps/chessy/privacy
Marshal Chess
This app offers a focused Chinese Chess (Xiangqi) experience with multiple game modes including adaptive AI coaching, traditional AI matches, and unique puzzle challenges. It features local multiplayer options and tools for studying real-world games, all within a clean, ad-free interface.
- Adaptive AI coaching
- AI matches with difficulty levels
- Jieqi (Hidden Chess) mode
- Endgame Puzzles
- Nearby Duel (local multiplayer)
- Game Study with board recognition
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Marshal Chess is a clean, focused Chinese Chess (Xiangqi) app for iPhone and iPad. No social noise — open it and play. Six modes: · Adaptive Coaching — the AI silently reads your level and stays just one step ahead, easing off when you are far ahead and pushing harder when you are behind. On your turn it lifts the piece for the strongest move to show you. No difficulty picker, no tests, no prompts · AI Match — five difficulty levels (Beginner to Master); the on-device engine's evaluation is a neural network distilled from a top engine, so you get a strong opponent even offline, and online Hard / Master are computed by a top engine on our server; save and resume any game, take back moves · Jieqi (Hidden Chess) — every piece except the generals starts face-down in a shuffled position and is revealed after its first move; revealed advisors and elephants may leave the palace and cross the river. The computer never peeks at hidden pieces · Endgame Puzzles — 90 classical compositions from the Ming-dynasty collection "Shi Qing Ya Qu", each with its source and original number; all 1,416 moves of the reference lines verified for legality and checkmate. Search by name or number, filter to unfinished · Nearby Duel — play someone next to you over a direct device-to-device connection. No data usage, no server, no shared network needed; just turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on both devices. Game clocks with a per-move countdown, take-backs, Jieqi and automatic reconnection; a player who leaves can return to the same game from the lobby, and an optional password keeps strangers out · Game Study — when you face a real opponent over a physical board, enter both sides' moves and get the strongest move on your turn. Start from the opening position or use the board editor. Live camera and photo recognition run on-device, with a review step to correct or complete the position; optional cloud enhancement is available Design notes: · Calm, modern Chinese look: warm paper background, clerical-script glyphs and nine board themes to choose from (Warm Ivory, Kaya Wood, Pale Celadon, Ebony and more), switchable even mid-game; a bundled Kai typeface works offline and dark mode is supported · Just the board: no title bar or status line during play — Menu at the top left, More at the bottom right, in Liquid Glass · Background music, a full sound set and Mandarin move announcements, adjustable in-game or silenced to let your own music play · Move and capture animations play in sequence for a clear rhythm · No ads, no in-app purchases, no account required. Recognition runs on-device by default. If you choose cloud enhancement and consent, the selected photo is sent through Cloudflare to Anthropic; see our privacy policy Xiangqi is interesting enough on its own. We just built a good board for it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marshal Chess at none against Xiangqi's 1. Marshal Chess also leads on ads (none vs shown). Xiangqi's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Xiangqi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Marshal Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Xiangqi | Marshal Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobpage Holdings Limited | SANOINV INC |
In-app purchases
Xiangqi
- Remove Ads$1.991 Month
Marshal Chess
No in-app purchases








