GO FRIEND vs Simple Checkmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GO FRIEND
Connect with trainers globally to participate in remote raid battles. Host raids by posting details and recruiting guests, or join worldwide raids by searching active invitations and sending friend requests.
- Find trainers for remote raids
- Host raids by posting details
- Recruit guest trainers
- Search active worldwide raids
- Join raids via invitations
- Send friend requests
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GO Friend is an application to find trainers who want participate in Invitation Raid Battle. Let's participate Raids around the world using "Invitation Raid BBS" of GO Friend ! 【How to use Invitation Raid BBS】 ■Host Trainer (who invite Guest trainer to the raids) 1．Report Raids Tap the “+” button at the top of Invitation Raid BBS Enter the required contents such as Raid information and the number of recruitment, and post. 2．Approve the Friend Request from guests 3．Join the Raid and invite guests ■Guest Trainer (who invited to raids by the Host Trainer) 1．Search active Raids on BBS. Search the active raids reported worldwide. 2．When you find the Raid you want to join, tap “ENTRY”. 3．Send a Friend Request When you find the raid you want to join, copy the Host trainer's friend code and send a Friend Request to the trainer. 4．Wait for the invitation Join the raid when you get an invitation from your Host trainer.
Simple Checkmate
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Strengthen your piece and kick enemies to the curb in one fell swoop! ・Merge your pieces on the board! ・Merge pieces in your hand into pieces on the board! Use your strengthened pieces to wipe out your enemies!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Checkmate at none against GO FRIEND's 4. Simple Checkmate also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and 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 FRIEND sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Checkmate asks for nothing beyond the download.
GO FRIEND ships an update every 3 months, Simple Checkmate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GO FRIEND | Simple Checkmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (984 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 984 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | takumi suzuki | TechQiao Inc. |
Bugs and requests
GO FRIEND
Reported bugs
3 issues- Refreshing issues after hosting raids
- Inability to rate players after raids
- Randomly getting banned/locked out of app
Requested features
4 requests- Group chat functionality
- Better raid coordination tools
- Refund system for unused raid passes
- Improved anti-abuse measures
Simple Checkmate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GO FRIEND
- 100 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$0.99
- 550 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$4.99
- 1100 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$9.99
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- 2200 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$19.99
Simple Checkmate
No in-app purchases
