diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/BotLevelPicker.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/BotLevelPicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cbda7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/BotLevelPicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { FunctionComponent } from 'react';
+import { Pressable, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { BOT_LEVELS, BotLevel, getBotLevelTextKey, getLastBotLevel, setLastBotLevel } from '@mancala/core';
+import { Context } from '../context/context';
+import CircularPanel from './CircularPanel';
+
+// The four bot levels; the level chosen last is highlighted and remembered on the device.
+const BotLevelPicker: FunctionComponent<{ context: Context, onChoose: (level: BotLevel) => void }> = ({ context, onChoose }) => {
+    const { t } = useTranslation();
+    const theme = context.themeManager.theme;
+    const lastLevel = getLastBotLevel(context.storage);
+    return (
+        <View style={{ flexDirection: 'row', flexWrap: 'wrap', justifyContent: 'center', gap: 8 }}>
+            {BOT_LEVELS.map((level) => (
+                <Pressable key={level} accessibilityRole="button" onPress={() => {
+                    setLastBotLevel(context.storage, level);
+                    onChoose(level);
+                }}>
+                    <CircularPanel
+                        color={level === lastLevel ? theme.boardColor : theme.background}
+                        style={{ borderWidth: 1, borderColor: theme.boardColor }}
+                        children={<Text style={{ color: theme.textColor }}>{t(getBotLevelTextKey(level))}</Text>} />
+                </Pressable>
+            ))}
+        </View>
+    );
+};
+
+export default BotLevelPicker;
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/screens/GameScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/screens/GameScreen.tsx
index d05709e..404b432 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/screens/GameScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/screens/GameScreen.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { View, Text, useWindowDimensions, Alert, Pressable } from 'react-native'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { GameScreenProps } from '../types';
 import { useState } from 'react';
-import { Game, GameUsersConnectionInfo, GameMove, LoadingState, BoardViewModel, PitAnimator, getColorByBrightness, GameEndMessage, getSeat } from "@mancala/core";
+import { Game, GameUsersConnectionInfo, GameMove, LoadingState, BoardViewModel, PitAnimator, getColorByBrightness, GameEndMessage, getSeat, getBotLevel, getPlayerDisplayName } from "@mancala/core";
 import { MancalaGame, Pit } from 'mancala.js';
 import { v4 } from 'uuid';
 import { channel_on_game_update, channel_on_game_crashed, channel_on_game_user_leave, channel_on_user_connection_change, channel_listen_game_events, channel_unlisten_game_events, channel_leave_game, channel_game_move, channel_on_game_end } from '@mancala/core';
@@ -159,10 +159,12 @@ export function GameScreen({ navigation, route }: GameScreenProps) {
       });
   };
 
+  // In a game against the bot, a new game is another one at the same level.
   const onNewGameClick = () => {
     if (Util.checkConnectionAndMaybeAlert(context, t("ConnectionLost"))) return;
     context.storage.deleteString('lastGameId');
-    navigation.replace("Loby", { context })
+    const opponentBotLevel = isSpectator ? undefined : getBotLevel(getOpponentId());
+    navigation.replace("Loby", { context, botLevel: opponentBotLevel })
   };
 
   const onPitSelect = (index: number, pit: Pit) => {
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ export function GameScreen({ navigation, route }: GameScreenProps) {
               onLeaveGameClick();
             }
           }}>
-            <CircularPanel color={context.themeManager.theme?.background} children={<Text style={{ color: context.themeManager.theme.textColor }}>{isError ? t('Home') : (isGameEnded ? t('NewGame') : t('Leave'))}</Text>} />
+            <CircularPanel color={context.themeManager.theme?.background} children={<Text style={{ color: context.themeManager.theme.textColor }}>{isError ? t('Home') : (isGameEnded ? (!isSpectator && getBotLevel(getOpponentId()) ? t('PlayAgain') : t('NewGame')) : t('Leave'))}</Text>} />
           </Pressable>
           <Pressable onPress={() => {
             navigation.push("Help", { context })
@@ -278,17 +280,20 @@ export function GameScreen({ navigation, route }: GameScreenProps) {
   const showBoardView = game && boardViewModel && userKey && true;
   const topLocatedUserId = (isSpectator ? mancalaGame?.player2Id : getOpponentId()) || "0";
   const bottomLocatedUserId = (isSpectator ? mancalaGame?.player1Id : userKey) || "1";
+  // Players have no names on mobile yet (legacy users), except the bot.
+  const topBotName = getPlayerDisplayName({ userId: topLocatedUserId }, t);
+  const bottomBotName = getPlayerDisplayName({ userId: bottomLocatedUserId }, t);
   const topLocatedUser = {
     id: topLocatedUserId,
-    name: "Anonymous",
+    name: topBotName ?? "Anonymous",
     isOnline: isUserOnline(topLocatedUserId),
-    isAnonymous: true
+    isAnonymous: !topBotName
   };
   const bottomLocatedUser = {
     id: bottomLocatedUserId,
-    name: "Anonymous",
+    name: bottomBotName ?? "Anonymous",
     isOnline: isSpectator ? isUserOnline(bottomLocatedUserId) : context.rtmt.connectionState === "connected",
-    isAnonymous: true
+    isAnonymous: !bottomBotName
   };
   const currentUser = isSpectator ? {
     id: "2",
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
index aa7757b..0bbf6b4 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { View, Button, Pressable, Text } from 'react-native';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { HomeScreenProps } from '../types';
 import CircularPanel from '../components/CircularPanel';
+import BotLevelPicker from '../components/BotLevelPicker';
 import { SvgXml } from 'react-native-svg';
 import helpSvg from '../svg/help';
 import { getColorByBrightness } from "@mancala/core";
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export function HomeScreen({ navigation, route }: HomeScreenProps) {
   const { context } = route.params;
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [lastGameId, setLastGameId] = React.useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [choosingBotLevel, setChoosingBotLevel] = React.useState(false);
 
   const textColorOnAppBar = getColorByBrightness(
     context.themeManager.theme.appBarBgColor,
@@ -44,6 +46,17 @@ export function HomeScreen({ navigation, route }: HomeScreenProps) {
       <Pressable onPress={() => navigation.replace('Loby', { context })}>
         <CircularPanel color={context.themeManager.theme?.boardColor} children={<Text style={{ color: context.themeManager.theme.textColor }}>{t('NewGame')}</Text>} />
       </Pressable>
+      <View style={{ height: 20 }} />
+      {choosingBotLevel ? (
+        <View style={{ alignItems: 'center', gap: 10, paddingHorizontal: 16 }}>
+          <Text style={{ color: context.themeManager.theme.textColor }}>{t('ChooseBotLevel')}</Text>
+          <BotLevelPicker context={context} onChoose={(botLevel) => navigation.replace('Loby', { context, botLevel })} />
+        </View>
+      ) : (
+        <Pressable onPress={() => setChoosingBotLevel(true)}>
+          <CircularPanel color={context.themeManager.theme?.boardColor} children={<Text style={{ color: context.themeManager.theme.textColor }}>{t('PlayWithBot')}</Text>} />
+        </Pressable>
+      )}
       {lastGameId && (
         <>
           <View style={{ height: 20 }} />
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/screens/LobyScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/screens/LobyScreen.tsx
index 7c5bf78..76648d4 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/screens/LobyScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/screens/LobyScreen.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { LobyScreenProps } from '../types';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { CommonMancalaGame } from 'mancala.js';
-import { channel_cancel_new_game, channel_on_game_start } from '@mancala/core';
+import { BOT_OFFER_DELAY_MS, BotLevel, channel_cancel_new_game, channel_new_bot_game, channel_new_game, channel_on_game_start } from '@mancala/core';
+import BotLevelPicker from '../components/BotLevelPicker';
 import CircularPanel from '../components/CircularPanel';
 import { getColorByBrightness } from "@mancala/core";
 import { SvgXml } from 'react-native-svg';
@@ -12,7 +13,13 @@ import helpSvg from '../svg/help';
 
 export default function LobyScreen({ navigation, route }: LobyScreenProps) {
 
-    const { context } = route.params;
+    const { context, botLevel } = route.params;
+    // Shown when no opponent has been found for a while.
+    const [botOffered, setBotOffered] = React.useState(false);
+
+    const startBotGame = (level: BotLevel) => {
+        context.rtmt.sendMessage(channel_new_bot_game, { level });
+    }
     const { t } = useTranslation();
 
     const onGameStart = async (message: Object) => {
@@ -32,8 +39,15 @@ export default function LobyScreen({ navigation, route }: LobyScreenProps) {
 
     useEffect(() => {
         context.rtmt.addMessageListener(channel_on_game_start, onGameStart);
-        context.rtmt.sendMessage("new_game", {});
+        let botOfferTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+        if (botLevel) {
+            startBotGame(botLevel);
+        } else {
+            context.rtmt.sendMessage(channel_new_game, {});
+            botOfferTimer = setTimeout(() => setBotOffered(true), BOT_OFFER_DELAY_MS);
+        }
         return () => {
+            if (botOfferTimer) clearTimeout(botOfferTimer);
             context.rtmt.removeMessageListener(channel_on_game_start, onGameStart);
         }
     }, []);
@@ -62,7 +76,13 @@ export default function LobyScreen({ navigation, route }: LobyScreenProps) {
 
     return (
         <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', backgroundColor: context.themeManager.theme?.background }}>
-            <CircularPanel color={context.themeManager.theme?.boardColor} children={<Text style={{ color: "#000" }}>{t('SearchingOpponent') + " " + t('PleaseWait') + "..."}</Text>} />
+            <CircularPanel color={context.themeManager.theme?.boardColor} children={<Text style={{ color: "#000" }}>{(botLevel ? t('PlayWithBot') : t('SearchingOpponent')) + " " + t('PleaseWait') + "..."}</Text>} />
+            {botOffered && (
+                <View style={{ alignItems: 'center', gap: 10, marginTop: 20, paddingHorizontal: 16 }}>
+                    <Text style={{ color: context.themeManager.theme.textColor }}>{t('NoOpponentYet')}</Text>
+                    <BotLevelPicker context={context} onChoose={startBotGame} />
+                </View>
+            )}
             <View style={{height: 10}}></View>
             <Pressable onPress={onCancelNewGameClick}>
                 <CircularPanel color={context.themeManager.theme?.boardColor} children={<Text style={{ color: context.themeManager.theme.textColor }}>{t('Cancel')}</Text>} />
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/types/index.ts b/apps/mobile/src/types/index.ts
index 4b2db02..190597a 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/types/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import type { NativeStackScreenProps } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
+import { BotLevel } from '@mancala/core';
 import { Context } from '../context/context';
 
 export type RootStackParamList = {
     Home: { context: Context },
-    Loby: { context: Context },
+    // botLevel: start a game against the bot at once instead of searching for an opponent.
+    Loby: { context: Context, botLevel?: BotLevel },
     Game: { context: Context, gameId: string, userKey: string }
     Help: { context: Context }
 };
diff --git a/docs/specs/game-bot/tasks.md b/docs/specs/game-bot/tasks.md
index dc3a7d3..3459e5f 100644
--- a/docs/specs/game-bot/tasks.md
+++ b/docs/specs/game-bot/tasks.md
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ Work through the tasks in order; each ends with its tests passing and a commit.
       `getBotLevel`, `getPlayerDisplayName` for bots, texts in English and Turkish; unit tests.
 - [x] 7. **Web app**: `BotLevelPicker`, the home page button, the lobby offer and `?bot=`, "Play again" after a bot
       game, bot names everywhere players are shown.
-- [ ] 8. **Mobile app**: lobby offer and `botLevel`, home screen button, bot names; type check and bundle.
+- [x] 8. **Mobile app**: lobby offer and `botLevel`, home screen button, bot names; type check and bundle.
 - [ ] 9. **End to end and docs**: the Chrome tests from `design.md`; `README.md`, `apps/backend/README.md`,
       `AGENTS.md` (the specs list, bot ids, the calibration test) and `TODO.md` (the out of scope items).