Pencil Number Place
Shigeki Karouji Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Pencil Number Place is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Shigeki Karouji. Requires iOS 18.6. Updated October 2, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 7 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 2
- 2026 · v1.3
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About Pencil Number Place
Solve at your own pace, with the feel of paper and pencil. Pencil Number Place is a handwriting-friendly Sudoku app designed to feel like solving on paper. Write numbers directly into empty cells and swipe over them to erase. Switch freely between handwriting and number buttons, and use notes and hints whenever you need them. Features • Automatically generated puzzles from Intro to Expert • Five difficulty levels based on the logical techniques required • A new “Today’s Puzzle” every day • Records for solving times and completed puzzles • Import puzzles from photos • Enter and save puzzle grids manually • Replay saved puzzles and puzzles from your history • Handwriting recognition that learns the way you write Enjoy a calm, paper-like Sudoku experience wherever you are.
What’s new
Version 1.3 · Updated October 2, 2026
Keep several Sudoku puzzles in progress and return to each one whenever you like. This update also adds clearer hints and more ways to make solving comfortable. New • Resume unfinished puzzles from the Problem Book without losing your numbers or notes. • Work through hints in three stages: focus on the relevant cells, understand the reasoning, then apply the next step. • Redo an action after using Undo. • Choose a hidden timer, an analog timer, or a digital timer that updates every 10 seconds. Larger notes and darker paper colors are available in Settings. Improved • Your lifetime completion count and play time are preserved as your recent history grows. • Night paper changes the open Settings screen immediately. • Resuming a puzzle preserves its play mode and daily puzzle date, and hint explanations respect previously eliminated candidates.
Play today's Queens puzzle
One queen in every row, column and color. A free daily puzzle from Fiplay, same board for everyone. It plays right here, no download.
App privacy
The developer, Shigeki Karouji, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pencil Number Place | – | Free | October 2, 2026 | |
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