Shogi Lab: Sunfish Engine
Engine Analysis & Match
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Experience Shogi at its finest, powered by the high-performance Sunfish4 engine. Featuring clean piece designs and a focused, intuitive interface, this app provides a seamless experience from the opening move to the final checkmate. Track your progress with real-time evaluations, replay your matches, and master the game—all within a single app.
Key Features
▪ Real-Time Analysis (During Match)
Monitor evaluation values and visual graphs as you play.
▪ Thinking Time Visualization
See exactly how much time was spent on each move in the history list.
Critical Phase Highlights: Thinking times in the top 5% are marked in red, while the top 15% are highlighted in yellow.
▪ Key Move Detection
Automatically identifies and highlights moves that significantly impact the game's evaluation during both matches and analysis.
▪ Comprehensive Record Analysis
Replay, fast-forward, or rewind your past games for deep review.
Import KIF and CSA files for replay and analysis.
Position Jump: Instantly skip to any specific turn within a game record.
▪ Performance & Customization
Save & Resume: Pause your match at any time and pick up exactly where you left off.
Adjustable CPU Strength: Tailor the engine's difficulty to suit your needs, from casual practice to intense competitive play.
Color Selection: Choose to play as Sente (Black) or Gote (White) from the start.
▪ Intuitive Controls
Undo Move: Quickly take back your last move if you make a mistake.
Legal Move Display: Visual cues show all available moves to help prevent illegal plays.
Haptics & Animations: Enjoy a highly responsive and tactile gaming experience.
▪ Game Modes
Online Multiplayer: Compete in ranked matches against players worldwide.
Versatile Offline Play: Challenge the CPU or use the local two-player mode to play with a friend on a single device.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app has not received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
- Added support for importing KIF / CSA game record files
- Added replay and analysis support for imported game records
- Adjusted parts of the UI
- Fixed minor issues
The developer, koji ozono, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- koji ozono
- Size
- 81.4 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Shogi Lab Pro USD 4.99
- Copyright
- ©2026 Koji Ozono
