Sowly
by SempaQ
Mancala Board Game
Sow the seeds.
Fill your store.
Mancala, one of the oldest board games, made for your phone. Pick up a house of seeds, sow them one by one, and capture more than your opponent. Play the AI or a friend. Offline, no account.
Simple moves, deep game.
VS AI
Easy, Medium or Hard. Win and the AI steps up a level. Hard searches many moves ahead, but it only sees the board, the same as you.
2 Players
Pass the phone and play on one device. Rotate the board so it faces the other player.
3 rule sets
Kalah, the classic with 3 to 6 seeds per house. Oware, with chain captures on the other side. Congklak, with 7 houses and relay sowing.
Saved games
Leave a game and pick it up later exactly where you stopped.
Three ways to play.
Kalah
6 houses · 3 to 6 seeds
Your last seed lands in your store and you move again. Land in an empty house on your side and you capture the seeds across from it.
Oware
6 houses · 4 seeds
Stores are skipped when sowing. Bring a house on the other side to 2 or 3 seeds to capture it, plus the houses before it in a row.
Congklak
7 houses · 7 seeds
Last seed in a house that already has seeds? Pick them all up and keep sowing. A traditional game in Indonesia.
Sow seeds, fill your store
A fair AI on 3 levels
Kalah, Oware and Congklak
Capture the seeds opposite
New boards, new sounds
Neon and Marble with Sowly Pro
2 Players, one device
Landscape and tabletsWin coins.
Hear the difference.
Coins are earned in game, never sold
- Finish games to earn coins, with more against the AI on Medium and Hard
- Unlock boards like Stone and Clay, seed materials like Shell and Glass, and new seed colours
- Every seed material has its own sound, and each board changes how it rings
- Listen to an item in the Shop before you buy it
Pay once.
Play without ads.
$1.99 · one-time · no subscription
- No ads, now and later
- Coins x2 from every game
- Every board and seed unlocked, including the Neon and Marble boards, Orb seeds and Jewel colours
- Unlimited Hint and Undo, no ads to watch
How do you play Mancala?
Pick up all the seeds from one of your houses and sow them one by one into the next houses. Seeds that reach your store are yours. Depending on the rule set you can move again or capture seeds from the other side. When the game ends, the player with the most seeds wins.
Which rules does Sowly use?
Three rule sets: Kalah (6 houses, 3 to 6 seeds per house), Oware (6 houses, 4 seeds, captures on the other side) and Congklak (7 houses, 7 seeds, relay sowing). How to Play inside the app explains each one.
Is Sowly free?
Sowly is free to download and play. It shows a banner ad, a short full-screen ad after some games, and optional rewarded ads, for example for an extra Hint or Undo, Second Chance, or double coins. A one-time purchase of $1.99, Sowly Pro, removes ads, doubles coins, unlocks every board and seed, and gives unlimited Hint and Undo. No subscription.
What are coins for?
You earn coins by finishing games, with more against the AI on harder levels. Spend them in the Shop on boards, seed materials and seed colours. Coins cannot be bought with money and have no cash value. A few looks are only in Sowly Pro.
Does Sowly work offline?
Yes. Every rule set and mode works without an internet connection, and no account is needed. Coins, saved games, statistics and settings stay on your device. Ads need a connection to load.
What data does Sowly collect?
SempaQ collects no personal data and there are no accounts. Ads are served by Google AdMob, which may use device identifiers, and a consent prompt is shown where required (EEA/UK). See the privacy policy for details.
Version 1.0.0 · October 2026
- First release: Mancala with three rule sets, Kalah, Oware and Congklak.
- VS AI with adaptive Easy, Medium and Hard levels, plus 2 Players on one device.
- Coins and a Shop with boards, seed materials and seed colours. Each seed material and board has its own sound.
- Hint, Undo and Second Chance, saved games, statistics and streaks.
- Sowly Pro: no ads, coins x2, every board and seed, unlimited Hint and Undo.
- 14 languages: English, Indonesian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, German, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish.