Go Joseki Dictionary vs The Public Variable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Go Joseki Dictionary
This app is a comprehensive study tool for Go players, offering a vast library of corner patterns and standard sequences. Users can explore traditional and AI-generated patterns, search specific board positions, and practice sequences to build memory. It supports SGF-style navigation and multiple comment languages.
- Browse traditional joseki
- Explore AI joseki patterns
- Search positions on board
- Practice fixed joseki sequences
- SGF-style navigation
- Move numbers and comments
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Go Joseki Dictionary is a powerful study tool for Go corner patterns and standard sequences. Browse traditional joseki, explore modern AI joseki patterns, search positions on the board, and practice fixed joseki sequences. The app supports SGF-style joseki navigation, move numbers, comments, and multiple comment languages. Useful for Go, Baduk, and Weiqi players who want to review corner patterns, compare variations, and build joseki memory through practice.
The Public Variable
Experience a unique augmented reality theatre piece exploring perspective and communication. This evolving digital space will eventually host the full production, offering an immersive artistic experience accessible from anywhere.
- Augmented reality theatre
- Perspective exploration
- Immersive digital space
- Evolving content
- Accessible anywhere
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I'm building a feature length AR experience, scene by scene. A piece of theatre about perspective, and how we stopped hearing each other. And how we might fix it. And, through this platform, a piece of theatre you can experience wherever you are. This space will be updating and expanding until it eventually contains the entire piece, and more. Your support couldn't mean more than it would right now. publicvariabletheatre.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Public Variable at none against Go Joseki Dictionary's 1. The Public Variable also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 57 months). Go Joseki Dictionary's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Go Joseki Dictionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Public Variable asks for nothing beyond the download.
Go Joseki Dictionary ships an update every 57 months, The Public Variable every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Go Joseki Dictionary | The Public Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 1.4 GB |
| Age rating | +12 | 17+ |
| Developer | Ping Zheng | John Sullivan |
Customer experience
Go Joseki Dictionary
The Public Variable
In-app purchases
Go Joseki Dictionary
- Remove Ads$2.99
The Public Variable
No in-app purchases
Questions
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