Comparison

隐智围棋 vs Go Master 2017

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

隐智围棋

Features
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一款适合围棋初学者自学围棋的平台。集围棋对弈、死活题库、定式练习、人机对战、入门教程于一体,尤其适合围棋初学者自学围棋,也适合高手挑战。平台集成KataGo引擎,支持KataGo对弈和分析。 【功能介绍】 【对弈功能】人人对弈、人机对弈、赛事直播,人机对弈包含9路围棋、13路围棋、19路围棋。 【教学功能】入门教程、棋力测试、题库练习、棋谱库、定式大全。 【其他功能】对局记录AI复盘、拍照数子分析、棋盘管理(智能棋盘用户使用)。

About

Go Master 2017

This app offers a free library of Go problems for learners of all levels, from beginner to advanced. It provides detailed explanations, solutions, and variations for each problem, encouraging proactive learning with note-taking tools.

Highlights
  • Free Go problem library
  • Problems for all levels (40k to 9d)
  • Covers all game stages
  • Proactive learning encouragement
  • Detailed explanations and solutions
  • Note-taking tools
Features
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A joint product for learning board game go, by Go Eye author and BestGo Institute. A free, simple, and elegant go problem library app targeting at each level of go learners, with problems ranging from 40k to 9d. The problems include all stages of a go game, including opening, middle game, and end games. It is the first go learning app that encourages proactive learning. It provides comprehensive explanations to each problem with correct solution, wrong solution, variations, as well as comments. With handy note taking tools, you can document your thoughts in each problem. The problems are shared from BestGo's yearly accumulated teaching materials and the library is growing continuously.

Screenshots

隐智围棋4 screens
Go Master 20174 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Go Master 2017 at 9.1 against 隐智围棋's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
隐智围棋 versus Go Master 2017: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter隐智围棋Go Master 2017
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—95.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer湖南隐智科技有限公司Wenzhang Zhu

In-app purchases

None

隐智围棋

No in-app purchases

None

Go Master 2017

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 隐智围棋 free?
隐智围棋 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Go Master 2017 free?
Go Master 2017 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 隐智围棋 or Go Master 2017 have ads?
Neither 隐智围棋 nor Go Master 2017 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 隐智围棋 or Go Master 2017?
隐智围棋 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Go Master 2017 every 3 weeks. Most recently, 隐智围棋 was updated on November 11, 2026 and Go Master 2017 on November 6, 2026.

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