Comparison

围棋经典版 vs 棋路Lite

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

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About

围棋经典版

Features
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围棋,起源于中国古代,相传已有4000多年的历史,蕴含着中华民族文化的丰富内涵,为“琴棋书画”四艺之一。 这是一款实用的围棋教学、练习软件。 1. 可载入 SGF 格式的棋谱文件,支持棋谱研究和习题练习。 2. 学习资源包括围棋的定式、死活、手筋、布局、官子,以及著名棋手的实战对局等。 3. 内置棋谱下载功能,可以联网下载棋谱或导入棋谱供教学、练习之用。 4. 练习模式包含1000多道围棋死活题。 5. 支持摆设棋局,载入、保存对局文件。 6. 支持人机对弈和联网对弈,以及电脑提示和复盘功能,通过对弈练习提高自己的棋力水平,增强实战能力。 7. 可以选择点击落子的方式,放大棋盘或直接落子。 8. 提供多种风格的棋子和棋盘。 9. 更多功能:形势分析、让子设置、无限悔棋,等等。

About

棋路Lite

This app is designed to help users improve their Chinese chess skills through a variety of learning tools. It offers tiered difficulty levels, thousands of endgame puzzles, cloud-based analysis, and a vast library of game records for study.

Highlights
  • Ten-level difficulty settings
  • Thousands of endgame puzzles
  • Cloud-based position analysis
  • Position deduction tool
  • Over 400,000 game records
  • Excellent game record reading experience
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棋路Lite - 开源版 ==================== 棋路已经有超过10年的历史! 注重体验、注重棋友心声, 一直是棋路秉持的传统! 新棋路、新思路 - 以辅助棋友学习提升为首要目标! 一、提供由浅入深出的十级棋力,满足从小朋友到大师的对弈需求; 二、提供数千盘残局、排局供棋友练习各种象棋杀法,并提供电脑提示功能,精妙棋局让你欲罢不能; 三、提供云库局面分析、着法打分,帮助快速提升布局能力; 四、提供局面推演工具,助你快速搞清楚复杂局面,无论是在对战还是在打谱模式,都能够随时切换到局面扮演,研究棋局后还可以还原之前的状态; 五、超过四十万海量在线和本地棋谱,并提供优异的棋谱阅读体验,供棋友下载、研究; 用心娱乐,为爱传承! =====================

Screenshots

围棋经典版4 screens
棋路Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 棋路Lite at none against 围棋经典版's shown. 棋路Lite also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 7 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

棋路Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of 围棋经典版's written reviews are positive against 67% of 棋路Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

围棋经典版 ships an update every 7 months, 棋路Lite every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
围棋经典版 versus 棋路Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter围棋经典版棋路Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (38 ratings)4.5 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuzhou Gulou District Dorit Information Technology Co., LtdChengdu Qilu Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

围棋经典版

All ratings38 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative27.0%

棋路Lite

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

围棋经典版

No in-app purchases

None

棋路Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 围棋经典版 free?
围棋经典版 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 棋路Lite free?
棋路Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 围棋经典版 or 棋路Lite?
棋路Lite is rated higher. 围棋经典版 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while 棋路Lite averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do 围棋经典版 or 棋路Lite have ads?
围棋经典版 shows ads; 棋路Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, 围棋经典版 or 棋路Lite?
围棋经典版 ships an update every 7 months, and 棋路Lite every 6 days. Most recently, 围棋经典版 was updated on October 3, 2026 and 棋路Lite on October 19, 2026.

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