Pencil Number Place
Write, erase, solve
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
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.
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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.
The developer, Shigeki Karouji, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Shigeki Karouji
- Size
- 7.4 MB
- Category
- Puzzle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 9 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pencil Number Place Pro $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 STUDIO.K
