Shogiful Learn & Analyse Shogi
Japanese Chess Tactics Trainer
Free · In-App Purchases
Your personal shogi trainer. Play 40 AI opponents, get every game analysed, and turn mistakes into focused training — private, offline, on your device.
Most shogi apps let you play. Shogiful helps you improve.
Play against AI opponents, get every game analysed by a real shogi engine, and turn your mistakes into a personal training plan — all on your device, no account needed.
PLAY → ANALYZE → IMPROVE
PLAY AI OPPONENTS WITH PERSONALITY
• 40 unique opponents, each with a distinct playing style
• Levels from complete beginner to advanced
• A clean, distraction-free board built for touch
ANALYZE EVERY GAME
• Engine-powered analysis that runs entirely on-device
• Every move classified: best moves, inaccuracies, mistakes, blunders
• See the strongest move and the idea behind it
UNDERSTAND YOUR MISTAKES
• Plain-language explanations — no dense notation required
• Shogiful detects the mistakes you keep repeating
• Learn why a move fails, not just that it fails
TRAIN WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS
• A daily training plan built from your own games
• Tsume (checkmate) puzzles matched to your level
• Spaced repetition keeps solved patterns fresh
WATCH YOURSELF GET STRONGER
• Skill profile across openings, middlegame, endgame, and tactics
• A clear estimate of your playing strength
• Progress charts that show real improvement over time
NEW TO SHOGI? PERFECT.
Shogi is Japan's chess — with a twist: captured pieces switch sides and return to the board in your hand. If you play chess, you'll feel at home in minutes.
• Choose traditional Japanese pieces or westernised symbols
• Learn the core concepts step by step with built-in lessons
• Clear move hints while you find your feet
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No account, no ads, no tracking
• All analysis runs on your device
• Works fully offline — train anywhere
SHOGIFUL PREMIUM
• Unlimited game analysis
• Unlimited training sessions
• Deeper multi-line engine analysis
• Full skill insights and trends
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A big batch of fixes you asked for — thank you for every report.
• Playing as Gote now shows your own camp at the bottom, with every piece right side up
• The board holds still between moves — no more jumping after a capture or a drop
• Japanese notation (▲7六歩) is here, and it applies to games you've already played too
• Game analysis was rewritten to read like real shogi coaching, not a translated chess app
Play a game, review your mistakes and watch your rank climb — your personal shogi trainer just got fluent in shogi.
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The developer, Antti Aittamaa, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Provider
- Antti Aittamaa
- Size
- 136.2 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 32 more
- English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium Yearly USD 11.99
- Premium Monthly USD 1.99
- Supporter USD 5.99
- Huge Support USD 11.99
- Coffee USD 1.99
- Premium Lifetime USD 22.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Aittamaa


