
Kifu: Go Game & Puzzles
Tsumego, Strategy & Offline
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Weekly new games
Explore new game selections. Replay every move. Checked weekly, subject to source availability. Monthly subscription required for downloads. Downloaded games remain available offline. All players is a separate purchase.
Play Ripple
Tap a stone to flip it and its four neighbours. Matching groups clear and send waves across the board. Twelve introductory levels lead into generated, solvable offline puzzles. A win opens the next puzzle; choose Keep flowing to start generated play immediately. Undo and retry at your own pace. No extra purchase or account is needed.
One move at a time. Explore Go with Kifu.
Solve a problem, follow a classic game or play against the computer on iPhone and iPad. Kifu brings Go practice, game records and the culture of the board together.
Practise with purpose
Explore life and death, tesuji, captures, connections and shape. Choose a topic and rank, read ahead and test your idea. Hints and undo help you try another line. Saved progress lets you pick up where you left off.
Replay great games
Browse player collections and follow their games one move at a time. Pause to consider your own move, then see how the game unfolded. Honinbo Shusaku’s collection is free. The optional All players purchase unlocks the other bundled player collections.
Play offline
Challenge the on-device computer powered by KataGo and Core ML. Bundled problems, game records and computer play work without an internet connection.
Explore a position
On compatible devices, Apple Intelligence offers short explanations while solving problems, replaying games or playing the computer. Availability depends on device, language, region and Apple Intelligence settings.
Enjoy the culture of Go
Poems mode pairs Chinese and Japanese verses with selected game records. Original poems retain their source language. Read, reflect and return to the board.
Make the board your own
Choose a board style and coordinate display. Focus on the board or show the study tools. Your saved games and progress stay close at hand.
Take your time. Find your next move.
Optional monthly collections
A separate auto-renewing monthly subscription provides new game and player collections. The app checks for updates when opened. Downloaded editions remain available offline after the subscription ends. All players is a separate purchase. Price and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel in your Apple account settings.
Accessibility options
Go board points have spoken labels. Coordinate entry appears with VoiceOver or Switch Control, or when Accessibility is enabled in Kifu Settings. Enter a point or choose its column and row; named coordinate controls also provide Voice Control labels. Pinch to enlarge the Go board. Animations follow the system Reduce Motion setting. Ripple stones use dots and rings as well as color, with labeled rows, columns and states. With VoiceOver, a win waits for Continue. Sound and loading haptics can be switched off in Settings.
Choose your app language in Kifu Settings. Select Chinese or Japanese original poems separately, or browse both. Continue and 14 Days of Go now share one practice card.
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What's New in Kifu
1.0.2
November 1, 2026
Improved large-text layouts for home actions and search results.
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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases
Monthly updates
New game and player collections each month.
$5.001 Month











