94 interactive lessons take you from how the pieces move to castles, openings and tesuji. Then play a strong AI that runs on your phone, offline, at ten levels.
A teacher, a sparring partner and a training diary in one app.
94 lessons in 12 chapters. You make every move yourself on the board, and every position is checked by the engine so the right answer is the only one.
Play the Sunfish4 engine at ten levels, from a gentle first opponent to one that punishes every slip. No internet needed.
Five mating problems a day from a pool of nearly 2,000, a day streak with weekly freezes, and a result you can share.
After a game the engine marks your mistakes, shows the better move and turns your own errors into puzzles.
Ask for a hint, watch the evaluation bar and take a move back while you learn.
Every game is saved. Replay it move by move, import and export KIF, USI or SFEN, analyse and set up positions in the editor.
Play a friend on one phone or tablet. The board lets whoever is to move play.
Five boards (Kaya, Washi, Sumi, Sakura, Ao), kanji or Western piece labels, Japanese or Western notation, light and dark mode.
XP, a player level, achievements and your win rate against each AI level. Share any game as an image card.
Start knowing nothing. Finish knowing how strong players think.
The whole course, the AI, the daily tsume and the library are free. Unlimited removes the ads and lifts every limit, with one payment.
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One payment. No subscription, no renewal.
The price is shown in the app in your currency. Paid once through Google Play or the App Store. See the Terms of Use.
Answers to the most common questions.
Open the Learn tab and start chapter 1. Each lesson is a few minutes long and you make the moves yourself. After the first chapters, try the AI on level 1 or 2. The Today tab always shows the next lesson and the day's puzzles.
Yes. The lessons, the AI, the puzzles and your game library all work without internet. An internet connection is used only for ads, purchases, the optional sign-in and app updates.
Level 1 suits beginners who have just learned the rules. Each level gives the engine more time to think. Progress shows your win rate on each level; when you win most games, move up.
Yes. In Settings → Board choose kanji or Western letters for the pieces, and Japanese, letter or number square notation. Coordinates on the board frame can be turned on or off.
English, Japanese and Polish, for both the app and the lessons. By default the app follows your device language; change it in Settings → Language.
Open at least one of the day's puzzles to add a day to your streak. If you miss a day, a freeze covers it. You get one freeze a week and can hold two.
Open the Library. Any saved game can be shared as KIF text (with a machine-readable USI line) or as an image card. Use Import game to paste a KIF, USI or SFEN.
Go to Settings → Unlimited → Restore purchases while signed in to the same Google or Apple account you bought it with. If you signed in to ShogiSensei when you bought it, sign in with the same Apple or Google account again. Still stuck? Email us with the App User ID from Settings → Unlimited → Purchases & receipts.
On the same store (Android to Android, iPhone to iPhone), tap Restore purchases. To move between iPhone and Android, sign in with Google (or Apple) in Settings → Account on the old phone, then sign in with the same account on the new one. Lesson progress and saved games stay on the phone they were made on; export the games you want to keep as KIF.
Go to Settings → Unlimited → Redeem a code. On iPhone the App Store's code sheet opens; on Android Google Play opens with your code.
Refunds are handled by the store: Google Play refunds or Apple – report a problem.
Go to Settings → Privacy choices. Declining personalised ads does not limit anything in the app. Read the Privacy Policy.
An account is optional. If you signed in: Settings → Account → Delete account. Lesson progress can be cleared in Settings → Reset progress, and uninstalling removes everything from the phone. Details on the Delete account page.
Support
A bug, a wrong lesson, a purchase problem or an idea? Write to us.
dawikk.apps@gmail.comFor purchase problems, include the App User ID from Settings → Unlimited → Purchases & receipts. For a wrong lesson, include its chapter and number.