Comparison

BearTsumego vs Capture Go

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

Head to head
About

BearTsumego

This app offers daily Go puzzles to improve your stone life and death skills. Collect stickers by solving puzzles regularly and track your progress with detailed records and timed challenges. It provides detailed explanations for incorrect moves and allows you to confirm answers until satisfied.

Highlights
  • Daily Go puzzles
  • Sticker collection for motivation
  • Detailed move explanations
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Review mistakes feature
  • Proficiency tests
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Bear Tsumego is a tsumego app that focuses "Little and often fills the purse". Let's collect stickers by solving tsumego everyday! I hope you will enjoy and solve tsumego little by little everyday and become better when you realized it. *Please note that "Bear Tsumego" app is for users that know go rules and stones' life & death. ●○ Polite Response ●○ Have you ever not understand why your move is wrong when you solve tsumego? "In a book, I can't understand because there are only a few answers." "In an app, I can't understand because white doesn't respond to my move." In BearTsumego, I elaborate exercises so that white responds to possible moves. Also, because you can put stones as you like after ○× show on a screen, you can confirm the answer until satisfied. ●○ Main features ●○ - Free 120 tsumego exercises! - 3 difficulties: Beginner(from entry to 11k), Intermediate(from 10k to 1k), Advanced(from 1d to high grade) - Moreover there are 3 levels in every difficulty. - Stickers appear on a calendar when you solve tsumego! They motivate you to continue everyday. - "Today's Exercise": 3 random exercises appear on a top view everyday. - "Review Mistake": You can review effectively by solving the exercises that you made a mistake. - "Proficiency Test": Challenge a proficiency test (10 random exercises are set from a specific difficulty) to try your strength! - Exercises rotate and invert randomly. Tackle exercises with fresh feeling. - You will know your growth as you can see a previous record when you solve an exercise. - In addition, there is a timer to measure time to solve! ●○ Paid Features ●○ You can buy additional exercises outright! From the viewpoint of an abundant number of exercises, niceness of answers and BearTsumego's unique useful features, we offer the additional exercises at greater price than books. ●○ Terms ●○ -Terms of Use https://igokuma.com/tsumego-terms-en/ -Privacy Policy https://igokuma.com/tsumego-privacy-policy-en/ ●○ Contact ●○ kumaporo@igokuma.com

About

Capture Go

This app offers a simplified version of the classic game of Go, designed for younger players or beginners. It focuses on the core mechanic of capturing stones, making it easier to learn and enjoy while still providing a challenge. Skills developed here can transfer to the full game.

Highlights
  • Simplified Go rules
  • Focus on stone capturing
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Suitable for children and beginners
  • Skills transferable to Go
Features
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Capture Go is similar to a more famous game that is simply called "Go". Capture Go is like the younger kid brother, where the rules are a little simpler and the game is easier to learn. And yet, Capture Go is still quite interesting and challenging. In addition, many of the skills you develop playing Capture Go will carry over directly, if you ever decide to learn Go later. Play at Level 1 is easy enough for children to have fun and win. Play at Level 3 is hard enough for new adult players to be challenged. I created this app for my six year old grandson who was showing interest in my Go playing, but is not yet mature enough to understand ko fights, trade-offs, and sacrifice. This app allows him to practice capturing stones – which he loves to do – while avoiding capture himself. When we get together, he often asks, "Papa, can I play Capture Go on your phone?"

Screenshots

BearTsumego4 screens
Capture Go3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Capture Go at none against BearTsumego's 10. BearTsumego's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (95% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. BearTsumego sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Capture Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BearTsumego holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of BearTsumego's written reviews are positive against 75% of Capture Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BearTsumego ships an update monthly, Capture Go every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BearTsumego versus Capture Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBearTsumegoCapture Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better6
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHOUKO SAKURAITimothy Hoel

Customer experience

BearTsumego

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

Capture Go

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

BearTsumego

One-time10
  • Beginner Level 1$2.99
  • Intermediate Level 1$2.99
  • Basic Life&Death Level 1$2.99
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  • Intermediate Pack 2 Level 2$2.99
  • Intermediate Level 2$2.99
  • Beginner Set Level 1-3$5.99
  • Intermediate Level 1-3 Set$5.99
  • Advanced Set Level 1-3$5.99
  • Basic Life&Death Set$5.99
  • Intermediate Pack2 Set$5.99
None

Capture Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BearTsumego free?
BearTsumego is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Capture Go free?
Capture Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BearTsumego or Capture Go?
BearTsumego is rated higher. BearTsumego averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Capture Go averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do BearTsumego or Capture Go have ads?
Neither BearTsumego nor Capture Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BearTsumego or Capture Go?
BearTsumego ships an update monthly, and Capture Go every 2 months. Most recently, BearTsumego was updated on November 2, 2026 and Capture Go on November 2, 2026.

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