Pro Shogi vs A guide to Shogi
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.
A guide to Shogi
Learn the rules of Shogi, Japan's traditional board game. Practice your skills by playing against the computer. This app offers a comprehensive introduction to the game.
- Learn Shogi rules
- Play against computer
- Traditional Japanese board game
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It is an application to learn "Shogi" is a traditional board game of Japan. It's possible to learn a rule of Shogi. And you can play a game with a computer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: A guide to Shogi at none against Pro Shogi's 2. A guide to Shogi also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (92 vs 10). Pro Shogi's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. A guide to Shogi asks for nothing beyond the download.
A guide to Shogi holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A guide to Shogi has 92 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Pro Shogi's written reviews are positive against 38% of A guide to Shogi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pro Shogi ships an update every 2 weeks, A guide to Shogi every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Pro Shogi | A guide to Shogi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) | 4.5 (92 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 92 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shigeo Mimura | ken1 |
Customer experience
Pro Shogi
A guide to Shogi
In-app purchases
Pro Shogi
- Full Version$2.99
- Full Version$3.99
A guide to Shogi
No in-app purchases
