Pro Shogi vs Bond Bond!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pro Shogi
Experience the ancient Japanese strategy board game, similar to chess. A unique mechanic allows players to reintroduce captured pieces into the game.
- Classic Shogi gameplay
- Captured piece reintroduction
- Strategy board game
- 1000-year-old tradition
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“Shogi” is a classic board game that has been popularly played for the past 1000 years. It is similar to the games of chess and xiangqi. One unique feature of “Shogi” is it allows players to use the captured pieces.
Bond Bond!
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Bond Bond! is a 2-4 player element-bonding board game. Place one of eight elements (H, O, C, N, Na, Cl, S, Fe) on any empty hex. Put them next to each other and they react into compounds and crystals. The board is shared. You may use elements your opponents placed — and when you do, the owner scores too. Letting someone use your element is not a loss, so the game becomes a push and pull of mutual benefit rather than pure blocking. - 29 recipes including 7 hidden ones to discover - Human / CPU for each seat, plus local multiplayer over nearby devices - Three game modes, with equal placement counts for every player - No ads, no in-app purchases, no account, no internet required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bond Bond! at none against Pro Shogi's 2. Pro Shogi's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price 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. Pro Shogi sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bond Bond! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pro Shogi ships an update every 2 weeks, Bond Bond! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pro Shogi | Bond Bond! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shigeo Mimura | RIKU KAKIZOE |
In-app purchases
Pro Shogi
- Full Version$2.99
- Full Version$3.99
Bond Bond!
No in-app purchases
