SHOTIMER vs Shogi Vault

SHOTIMER is a game clock app that announces your remaining time by voice. Use it for chess, shogi, Go — any two-player board game. "3 minutes left." "50 seconds… 1, 2, 3…" Leave the countdown to the character voices and keep your eyes on the board. It couldn't be simpler: make your move, then tap your side. Place your phone or tablet next to the board and you're ready for a serious match. ■ Voices for the countdown - Zundamon - Shikoku Metan - Hiroyuki - Buzzer / ECG - Mute and random options available ■ Six time controls - Sudden Death - Byoyomi - Main Time + Byoyomi - Fischer (the increment system used in official chess events) - NHK Cup Style (byoyomi with extra thinking time) - Canadian (used in Go: play a set number of moves within a set time) Main time and seconds are fully adjustable — from official tournament rules to casual blitz. ■ Features that support your game - "Per side" mode: set time and voice separately for each player - "Enlarge active side": the running player's area grows, making it easier to tap - Landscape display support — comfortable on iPad and tablets - Choose which player presses the button to start the game ■ 12 themes from traditional Japanese colors Sumi ink, iron navy, navy, hanada blue, blue-green, bamboo green, ochre, persimmon, crimson, peony, wisteria and dark brown — match your mood. ■ Available in 8 languages Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified / Traditional), Spanish, French, Portuguese and Arabic At the club, with friends, or at home with family — SHOTIMER keeps time for your games.

Shogi Vault is a shogi (Japanese chess) study app for reviewing your games and building opening research with an on-device AI engine. Note: the app's interface is in Japanese. - AI game analysis Import your games and analyze every move. Good moves, dubious moves and blunders are marked automatically on the move tree and the evaluation graph. - Fully on-device AI The YaneuraOu engine with the Suisho5 evaluation runs on your device. No network connection is needed, and positions and games are never sent out for analysis. Pro users can switch to stronger evaluation functions. - Variation tree Record unlimited variations from any position, compare them, add comments and pick up your research where you left off. - Import and export Supports KIF, KI2, CSA and SFEN, including games with variations. Imported games are sorted into folders by opening automatically. - Tsume shogi and endgame study Analyze tsume and hisshi problems with the on-device engine. - Optional account sync Sign in with Apple or email to sync settings, research and games across devices. Without signing in, all data stays on your device. - Privacy Only when you sign in, your email address and research/game data are stored on the server for syncing. The ad network may collect data for the rewarded ads in the AI battle screen. Usage and crash information is sent to improve the app (game and research contents are not sent; you can turn this off in Settings). - Open-source engine The bundled shogi engines are licensed under GPLv3. The corresponding source code of the engine integration is available at: https://github.com/irep-takeshi-maya/shogi-vault-gpl-source - Pro plan (auto-renewable subscription) Monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions and a one-time purchase are available. Prices are shown in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and are charged to your Apple ID account. You can cancel from your Apple ID subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://irep-takeshi-maya.github.io/shogi-vault-gpl-source/privacy.html