OGS Notify vs Kifu Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OGS Notify
Receive instant notifications for your Go games on online-go.com. This app helps you avoid timing out by alerting you to new moves, paused games, and the stone removal phase. It provides a quick overview of your current games and displays updated rankings.
- Push notifications for game moves
- Today widget for game overview
- Alerts for paused games and stone removal
- Displays updated ranking system
- Opens games in preferred browser
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OGS Notify notifies you, when one of your Go games at the famous online-go.com server is waiting for you. Never time out on any of your go games! You can instantly get an overview over your current games. • Push notification gives you a glance of the board. Immediately see the played move! • Use the Today widget to get a quick overview of waiting games. • OGS Notify shows you when a game is paused manually, by vacation or weekend. You will also see when the game is in the stone removal phase. • Displays the ranking based on the new rating system • Open the games in your preferred browser ## If you use Facebook to authenticate at OGS: Please log into OGS and create a separate password at OGS under "Settings -> Account Settings". For the login in OGS Notify use your profile name and then created password!
Kifu Cam
Analyze Go board positions from photos to get AI-powered move suggestions and win probability estimates. Export game states to other applications. Ideal for Go enthusiasts and curious newcomers.
- Analyze Go boards from photos
- AI-powered move suggestions
- Win probability estimation
- Score estimation
- Export game positions
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Use your iphone to take a picture of a Go board or online client and find your winning probability and the next move with KataGo. Estimate the score at any time. You can export the game position to any app. If you do not own a Go set, buy one. It's fun to watch the app do its thing even if you don't know the rules. You can also take a picture of a computer screen with a Go board on it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OGS Notify at 3.5 against Kifu Cam's 2.0. OGS Notify also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Kifu Cam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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
OGS Notify costs $0.99 and Kifu Cam $3.99 up front. OGS Notify sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Kifu Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.
OGS Notify holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of OGS Notify's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kifu Cam's.
OGS Notify ships an update every 7 months, Kifu Cam monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OGS Notify | Kifu Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gunther Cronenberg | Andreas Hauenstein |
Customer experience
OGS Notify
Kifu Cam
In-app purchases
OGS Notify
- Green tea for Gunther$2.99
- Burrito for Gunther$7.99
Kifu Cam
No in-app purchases
