Animal Chess (Dou Shou Qi)

AlgoTech · com.algotgames.animalchess

Not rated yet 5+ downloads v1.0.3 9.5 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Same certificate as v1.0.1, which matches Google Play Details

At a glance

Latest version: v1.0.3 (4)
Updated: Oct 6, 2026 (5 days ago)
APK size: 9.5 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Board (game)
Listed since: Oct 29, 2020 (at least)
Permissions: 7
Website: algotechsoftware.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Animal Chess (Dou Shou Qi) is a game by AlgoTech in the Board category, listed since at least October 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 1.0.0, the APK grew from 3.3 MB to 9.5 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 5.1 to 7.0. It asks for 7 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 1.0.2, it adds 1 new permission (“Read basic phone state”) and drops 3 (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and “Access adservices topics”). The game can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v1.0.3

targetSdk 36

Description

From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.

Animal Chess also known as Dou Shou Qi or, Jungle Chess is a two-player board game popular in East Asian countries. The game is played on a 9x7 board consisting dens, traps and rivers. Each player plays with 8 game pieces of his/her own color representing different animals of various ranks (or strengths) which start with a specific formation at the beginning. Players aim to race any of their pieces to the opponent's den to win. Players can also win by capturing all of the opponent pieces. Play this game against bot or, another player on same device.

Version history

4 versions are listed, going back to v1.0.0. Since v1.0.1 it requires Android 7.0+.

v1.0.3 LATEST Oct 6, 2026 9.5 MB TRUSTED v1.0.2 Sep 20, 2025 7.8 MB TRUSTED v1.0.1 Sep 20, 2025 7.3 MB TRUSTED v1.0.0 Sep 20, 2025 3.3 MB TRUSTED

All 4 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “AlgoTech” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as v1.0.1, which matches Google Play v1.0.1

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Oct 6, 2026
Signed byCN=AlgoTech, C=IN
Signing certificate (SHA-1)46:BE:DA:62:41:EA:A2:BE:8F:89:1C:C9:DD:14:DC:EE:20:0D:5E:08
File MD58cda400938590665ee9c1a2684e26ce5
Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018

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Permissions (7)

Animal Chess (Dou Shou Qi) requests 7 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.algotgames.animalchess.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read basic phone state android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape

Animal Chess (Dou Shou Qi) APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Animal Chess (Dou Shou Qi) for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 1.0.0 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.1 and later. Get version 1.0.0 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Animal Chess (Dou Shou Qi) APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as version 1.0.1, whose signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 8cda400938590665ee9c1a2684e26ce5.