Go Master 2017 vs HIGO圍棋
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
HIGO圍棋
Explore professional Go game records from Taiwan and around the world, with commentary from professional players. Watch live broadcasts of Taiwanese professional matches and record your own games for review and learning.
- Browse game records
- Professional player commentary
- Live match broadcasts
- Game recording function
- Learn Go strategies
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主要功能 (1) 瀏覽台灣及世界賽等棋譜，隨時掌握最新對局。 (2) 由台灣職業棋士解說精彩棋譜，深入瞭解對局策略。 (3) 直播台灣職業比賽，即時感受精彩對弈。 (4) 記譜功能，保存個人對局，方便回顧學習。 立即下載「HIGO圍棋」，讓流傳千年的遊戲走入你的生活！ 不管你是初學者還是高手，這款APP都將伴你在圍棋之路上不斷進步，享受無窮樂趣！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Go Master 2017 at every 3 weeks against HIGO圍棋's every 19 months. Go Master 2017 also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Go Master 2017 against 5.0 for HIGO圍棋. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Go Master 2017 has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Go Master 2017 ships an update every 3 weeks, HIGO圍棋 every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Go Master 2017 | HIGO圍棋 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wenzhang Zhu | Goer Tech Inc. |
Customer experience
Go Master 2017
HIGO圍棋
In-app purchases
Go Master 2017
No in-app purchases
HIGO圍棋
No in-app purchases
