# Kifu: Go Puzzles — AI Matches, Coaching & Replays

> AI Matches, Coaching & Replays (iPhone/iPad app by A.D LONG & J ZHU.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kifu-go-puzzles/id6822902755 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [A.D LONG & J ZHU](https://appshunter.io/developer/1785999695)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Latin, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-16
- Data updated: 2026-10-19

## What is Kifu?

There’s more to every move. Explore it with Kifu.

Solve a problem, follow a great game or sit down for a match against AI. Kifu brings the challenge and culture of Go to your iPhone, with 3,000+ problems, player collections and advice from Apple Intelligence.

Make time for a good problem
Practise life and death, tesuji, captures, connections and shape. Choose a topic and rank, read ahead, then put your idea to the test. Hints and undo let you explore another line, while saved progress makes it easy to return.

Understand your next move
Get short explanations with Apple Intelligence as you solve problems, replay games or play against the computer. Explore what a move changes and compare your options before deciding where to play.

An AI opponent, wherever you play
Play against a custom-trained KataGo model running on your iPhone with Core ML. Enjoy a game offline and take what you’ve practised onto the board.

Follow the moves of great players
Browse player collections and replay their games one move at a time. Pause at an interesting position, consider your own move, then see how the game unfolded. Honinbo Shusaku’s collection is free. The optional All players in-app purchase unlocks the other player collections.

Something new to study
Enable daily game updates to check for new professional game records when you open Kifu. Explore recent play alongside historical games, with new records added as they become available.

A quieter side of Go
In Poems mode, Chinese and Japanese verses are paired with selected game records. Take a moment with the words, then return to the board—a different way to enjoy the game’s culture.

Ready when you are
Bundled problems, game records and Core ML play work offline. Daily game updates require an internet connection. Apple Intelligence requires a compatible device with the feature enabled and a supported language and region.

Find a position that makes you pause. See where the next move takes you.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| All players | $10.00 | one-time |


## Is Kifu safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Kifu.

## Is Kifu legit?

Kifu: Go Puzzles appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Kifu is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-16

No release notes.

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