# AI Janggi - Learn Korean Chess — Lessons, puzzles & AI coach

> Learn and play Korean chess (Janggi) with lessons, puzzles, and AI. (iPhone/iPad app by INPHIL CHOI.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-janggi-learn-korean-chess/id6807261608 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [INPHIL CHOI](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785766361)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 20 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-09-16
- Data updated: 2026-10-17
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-janggi-learn-korean-chess/id6807261608/reviews.md

## What is AI Janggi?

Learn janggi (Korean chess) properly, from the first rule to your first checkmate. Complete beginners and xiangqi players alike can follow along step by step.

■ Lessons — 6 chapters, 29 lessons
1 The rules · 2 Setups and first moves · 3 Basic tactics · 4 Mating patterns · 5 Endgames and results · 6 For xiangqi players.
Every lesson has hands-on exercises on the board — "tap every point this cannon can reach", "capture the chariot with your horse" — graded instantly by the rules engine.

■ 120 checkmate puzzles
Mate in 1, 2 and 3 with consecutive checks. Every puzzle was found by the AI engine and verified to have a single correct solution. After solving you get an explanation (sacrifice, palace diagonal, the cannon's screen…) and the full solution line. A daily puzzle keeps your streak going.

■ Review coach
After a game the app picks up to three of your costliest moves and explains them in plain language — "you lost a piece on the next move", "you could have captured a piece" — and shows the better move on the board.

■ Study plan
Rules → mate in 1 → 2 → 3 → practice: see your current stage and three tasks for today. Progress counts only lessons you actually finished and puzzles you actually solved.

■ Setup Lab
The four horse/elephant setups unique to janggi: their character, all 16 matchups and your record with each.

■ Play the AI
Five levels with the full rules (setups, passing, repetition, 1.5-point bonus). Stuck? Hints are free and unlimited.

■ On-device
No server, no sign-in, no cloud — even the AI runs on your phone, so it works in airplane mode. 5 languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

■ About ads
An ad may appear only when you open the app — at most 3 times a day, at least 4 hours apart. Never during lessons, puzzles, games or reviews, and no banners. You never see one on the first launch. Google AdMob processes the device information it needs to serve the ad (not personalized). No purchases, no account, and we don't collect any data ourselves.

## Key features

- Step-by-step lessons with interactive exercises
- 120 checkmate puzzles with AI-generated solutions
- Personalized review coach for game analysis
- Structured study plan for progress tracking
- Setup Lab for unique horse/elephant formations
- Playable AI with five difficulty levels
- Offline functionality with on-device AI

## Is AI Janggi safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess AI Janggi.

## Is AI Janggi legit?

AI Janggi - Learn Korean Chess appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for AI Janggi is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-janggi-learn-korean-chess/id6807261608/reviews.md

### 1/5 — 电脑水平太次，可玩性低

*2026-09-26*

5级AI比初学者水平还low，车马包白送给你吃，侮辱棋手智商

**Developer response:** 感谢您的反馈！您指出的问题（AI会白白送掉车马包、高难度也很弱）已在1.0.5版本中改进：我们重写了AI的搜索引擎，速度提高约300倍，能计算得更深，不再轻易送子；各难度的实际思考时间和达到的深度也会如实显示。欢迎更新到最新版本后再试一局，如果还有问题，请随时告诉我们。

## Frequently asked questions about AI Janggi

### How does AI Janggi teach Korean chess?

AI Janggi offers 6 chapters with 29 lessons covering rules, setups, tactics, mating patterns, and endgames. Each lesson includes hands-on exercises graded by a rules engine.

### Does AI Janggi have puzzles?

Yes, AI Janggi features 120 checkmate puzzles for mates in 1, 2, and 3, with explanations and full solution lines. A daily puzzle is available to maintain a streak.

### Can AI Janggi help me review my games?

The Review Coach feature in AI Janggi identifies up to three costly moves from your games, explains them in plain language, and shows the better move on the board.

### What is the study plan in AI Janggi?

The study plan guides users from learning the rules to practicing advanced tactics, tracking progress based on finished lessons and solved puzzles.

### Can I play against the AI in AI Janggi?

Yes, AI Janggi includes an AI opponent with five difficulty levels, supporting full Janggi rules. Hints are free and unlimited if you get stuck.

### Does AI Janggi work offline?

Yes, AI Janggi is designed for on-device play with no server, sign-in, or cloud requirements. The AI runs on your phone, making it fully functional in airplane mode.

### Does AI Janggi have ads?

Yes, AI Janggi contains advertisements. An ad may appear when opening the app, at most 3 times a day and at least 4 hours apart. Ads do not appear during lessons, puzzles, games, or reviews.

### What devices is AI Janggi available on?

AI Janggi is available for iPhone and iPod devices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-02

AI Janggi is now a place to learn janggi.

• 29 lessons — rules, setups, tactics, mating patterns and endgames, with exercises on the board
• A chapter for xiangqi players (no river, the cannon, palace diagonals)
• 120 checkmate puzzles — mate in 1/2/3, engine-verified, with explanations
• Review coach — your key mistakes and the better move, in plain language
• Study plan — your stage and three tasks for today
• A wood-grain board with thick octagonal wooden pieces and a placement sound (can be turned off in Settings)

### 1.0.5 — 2026-09-29

The AI now reads much deeper.

• Fixed Hard and Master effectively playing the same moves
• Master thinks for up to 6 seconds a move (a progress bar shows while it thinks)
• Far fewer shallow blunders that simply gave away a rook, horse or cannon
• The match screen now shows the depth the AI actually searched

### 1.0.4 — 2026-09-26

Hints are now free and unlimited.

• "Ad hint" is gone — hints are always free
• Ads appear only when you open the app (at most 3 a day, 4 hours apart)
• Nothing interrupts a match, a puzzle, or a replay
• No ad on the first launch after installing

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-25

You can now get extra hints by watching an ad.

• Every game still includes 3 free hints
• After that, tap "Ad hint" and a short video unlocks the hint
• The game clock stops while the ad plays
• Ads appear only when you tap that button — no banners, no full-screen interstitials
• If an ad can't be loaded (for example offline), you get the hint without one

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-17

• Games in progress are saved automatically — close the app and pick up right where you left off
• The game clock now shows real thinking time (it runs only on your turn and pauses when you leave)
• The review 'good moves %' is now calculated from AI analysis during the game
• Rating is now an Elo score against a fixed AI rating for each difficulty
• Today's puzzle is marked done only when you actually solve it, with a daily streak
• Achievement badges now match the real number of puzzles, and the back icon on the game screen is fixed

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