Comparison

Shogi Dojo vs 王手将棋

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

Head to head
About

Shogi Dojo

Features
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Shogi Dojo is a shogi (Japanese chess) app for beginners, with menus and hints in English. Play against 8 AI levels, solve 1,770 tsume puzzles (mate-in-1 and mate-in-3), and climb from 15 kyu to 1 dan. New to shogi? Start at the easiest level, use hints and takebacks, and see why you lost in one short line after each game. ■ A quiet dojo on your iPhone • A kaya-wood board, calligraphy pieces, and wooden piece stands • The crisp click of a real piece, with sound and vibration • The last move is marked in soft vermilion, so you never lose track ■ 8 AI levels that grow with you • From 15 kyu for first-time players up to 1 dan • Hints and takebacks help you learn as you play • The AI moves in a few seconds, so games keep a steady pace ■ Tsume puzzles (mate problems) • 1,020 mate-in-1 and 750 mate-in-3 puzzles, played stage by stage • Pick any stage you have solved from the list to solve it again • Every new puzzle you solve adds XP toward your next rank • Missed a checkmate in your own game? Solve that position again from the review ■ Learn from every game • After a game, step through it move by move • After a loss, the review marks the move where things went wrong and tells you why in one short line, such as "You missed a checkmate" or "This move let your Rook be taken for free" ■ Ranks and a piece that grows • Start at 15 kyu and earn XP with each win; beating a stronger AI earns more, and can even jump you up several ranks at once • A loss of 20 moves or more against an equal or stronger AI still earns XP • As you rank up, your own piece grows in 8 steps, from Pawn to King ■ Coins • A hint or a takeback costs 1 coin • You get 5 coins for each win, and 50 coins for watching an optional video • Coins cannot be bought ■ Free, with ads • The app is free and shows ads. Full-screen ads appear only between games or puzzle stages, never during play • A one-time purchase removes the banner and full-screen ads • Plays fully offline. No account needed Follows the official rules of shogi, including nifu (two pawns on a file), uchifuzume (no checkmate by pawn drop), and sennichite (repetition).

About

王手将棋

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「王手将棋」は、相手の玉に先に王手をかけた方が勝ちになる、将棋のミニゲームです。 駒の動きは普通の将棋と同じ。でも勝利条件は「王手」だけ。 詰みまで指す必要がないので、1局は数分でスリリングに決着します。 将棋を覚えたての方の練習にも、経験者同士の頭脳戦にもおすすめです。 【特徴】 ・先に王手をかけたら勝ちのシンプルルール ・ひとつの端末で遊べる「ふたりで対戦」 ・レベル1〜5のCPU対戦(最強レベルは数手先まで読む本格思考) ・成り・持ち駒・二歩・千日手など将棋の基本ルールに対応 ・「待った」機能つきで気軽に遊べる ・オフラインでプレイ可能

Screenshots

Shogi Dojo4 screens
王手将棋4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 王手将棋 at none against Shogi Dojo's 1. 王手将棋 also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Shogi Dojo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 王手将棋 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shogi Dojo ships an update every 5 days, 王手将棋 daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Shogi Dojo versus 王手将棋: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShogi Dojo王手将棋
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenji Idoasahi takagaki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shogi Dojo

One-time1
  • 広告除去$2.99
None

王手将棋

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shogi Dojo free?
Shogi Dojo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 王手将棋 free?
王手将棋 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shogi Dojo or 王手将棋 have ads?
Both Shogi Dojo and 王手将棋 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shogi Dojo or 王手将棋?
Shogi Dojo ships an update every 5 days, and 王手将棋 daily. Most recently, Shogi Dojo was updated on October 29, 2026 and 王手将棋 on October 29, 2026.

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