Comparison

Tricky Bridge vs SmartGo One

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

Head to head
About

Tricky Bridge

Learn and play the card game bridge with this comprehensive app. It offers free lessons for beginners, solo practice modes, and competitive robot tournaments for all skill levels. Customize your experience and improve your game with AI opponents.

Highlights
  • 57 free bridge lessons and challenges
  • Robot bridge tournaments (Knockouts, Daily)
  • Play with World Champion AI
  • Solo practice with bidding hints
  • Customize bidding system
  • Collect card back and theme customizations
  • Complete achievements and missions
Features
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Tricky Bridge is the app for all levels of bridge players, including complete beginners who want to learn the world's greatest card game! Learn bridge basics with short, fun, and free "how to play bridge" lessons, practice solo for free, and play robot "duplicate" bridge tournaments online. There's no better way to learn how to play bridge than with the Tricky Bridge app. Tricky Bridge is the app built for players starting right from the beginning: Completely new to the game? You're in the right place! 3 friendly robot characters will guide you through a linear lesson plan of 57 short bridge lesson modules and challenges that make learning bridge fun from the first minute. In Tricky Bridge, bridge is 100% free to learn, with no pop-up ads. Tricky Bridge is the app for experienced bridge players, too! Just play bridge, anytime, 24/7: Practice solo, or enjoy the best robot duplicate bridge tournaments online and face off against players around the world. Practice the bridge card game play, bidding, and tactical skills necessary to hold your own against a series of bridge masters. FEATURES * LEARN bridge basics solo for free through 57 lessons, challenges, and competitions. * COMPETE in robot bridge tournaments, including Knockouts, Quick Tournaments, and Daily Tournaments. Climb the skill ranks from Rookie to Grand Master. * IMPROVE your game by playing with World Champion AI, online or offline * PRACTICE bridge solo, any time, with random deals and a helpful bidding Hint button * CUSTOMIZE your bidding system * COLLECT over 80 beautiful card backs, tabletops, and card face themes to customize your experience. * COMPLETE achievements and missions for rewards. * ENJOY great card feel -- never play the wrong card by accident Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13XMRoK9VVHiL0PcjZI8zqk3ThMX-wDHL/ Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zwud1fFNnmfY9n7yu0tOkuTy63_qCuGyoEBpruuh2qc/

About

SmartGo One

Learn, play, and improve at the ancient game of Go. This app offers adjustable board sizes, a strong AI opponent, and tools to study professional games and solve Go problems. It's designed for players of all skill levels, from beginners to masters.

Highlights
  • Adjustable board sizes (9x9 to 19x19)
  • Strong KataGo game engine
  • Study professional game records
  • Solve Go problems and tutorials
  • Pattern matching for move suggestions
  • Territory estimator
  • Game recording and annotation
Features
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SmartGo One is the only Go app you’ll need, whether you’re just getting started or already a seasoned player. Learn, play, study, and improve with SmartGo One. Experience the ancient game of Go on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac in a whole new way. Also known as igo (囲碁), wéiqí (围棋), or baduk (바둑), Go begins with an empty board that gradually fills as players surround territory and capture stones. Start with a 9x9 board and move up to 13x13 and 19x19 as your skills grow. SmartGo One adapts to your strength, automatically adjusting handicaps so games remain competitive and enjoyable. And when you’re ready for a serious challenge, the powerful KataGo-based engine delivers strong, rewarding play. But SmartGo One is far more than a way to play Go. Read interactive Go books while replaying the moves they describe to deepen your understanding. Explore a collection of more than 138,000 professional game records spanning both modern and historical masters. Improve your reading and decision-making skills with a growing library of Go problems and tutorials. Want to know how a master would handle a position on your board? SmartGo’s pattern matching technology compares your game with historical pro games and shows how strong players approached similar situations. No matter your level, SmartGo One helps you continue improving. Features include: • 9x9, 11x11, 13x13, and 19x19 board sizes • Powerful KataGo-based engine • Fast and responsive gameplay • Manual or automatic handicap adjustment • Record, annotate, and edit your games • Territory estimator • Hints and move analysis • Undo and replay controls • Tutorial with over 100 problems • Extensive user manual We value your privacy and only collect the minimum information necessary to make our apps work well for you. Learn more at https://smartgo.com/privacy.html. This app is licensed under Apple’s standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tricky Bridge4 screens
SmartGo One4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tricky Bridge and SmartGo One both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Tricky Bridge's written reviews are positive against 77% of SmartGo One's. Tricky Bridge also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Tricky Bridge sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and SmartGo One sells 47 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tricky Bridge against 4.8 for SmartGo One. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.4K and 2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Tricky Bridge's written reviews are positive against 77% of SmartGo One's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricky Bridge ships an update fortnightly, SmartGo One every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tricky Bridge versus SmartGo One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricky BridgeSmartGo One
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.4K ratings) — better4.8 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews92.4% of reviews — better76.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better2K
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size346 MB154 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperForklift Studios LLCSmart Go, Inc.

Customer experience

Tricky Bridge

All ratings4,412 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews432 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.2%

SmartGo One

All ratings1,955 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral8.4%
Negative15.0%

User reviews

Tricky Bridge

From 4.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to follow lessons
  • 🎨 Engaging graphics and storyline
  • 🤖 Helpful and amusing robot characters
  • 🆓 Free to play with no ads
  • 🏆 Rewarding scoring and progression system

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall for full access and unlimited play
  • 🤖 Inconsistent or suboptimal bot behavior
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🤔 Lack of explanations for some bridge concepts
  • 📚 Abrupt end to the tutorial/campaign

SmartGo One

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome app
  • 👍 Great for playing and learning Go
  • 📚 Excellent integration with Go books
  • 🔍 Powerful analysis and review features
  • 💻 Seamless experience across devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🤔 Unintuitive user interface for beginners
  • 💰 Paywall for full 19x19 board and some features
  • 🤖 AI too strong for novice players

Bugs and requests

Tricky Bridge

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lesson 31 bug preventing progress
  • Bidding issues with bot partners
  • Disappearing bid history

Requested features

6 requests
  • More advanced lessons and tutorials
  • Ability to replay or review past hands
  • Option to play against human opponents
  • Customization options for cards, table, etc.
  • Hints or analysis to improve play
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  • Ability to save progress and resume later

SmartGo One

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Illegal move detection issues on certain board positions
  • Problems with missing variations or incorrect answers
  • Inconsistent behavior when passing moves

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add read-only mode
  • Improve move suggestion explanations
  • Introduce difficulty settings for AI
  • Integrate online play functionality
  • Provide more randomness in AI moves

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Tricky Bridge

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month Infinite Deals Bridge$9.991 Month
  • 1 Month Infinite Deals Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 1 Year Infinite Deals Bridge$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • 50 Bridge Deals Offer$0.99
  • 50 Bridge Deals$3.99
47 purchases

SmartGo One

Subscriptions2
  • SmartGo One Pro – Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Games and Features14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time45
  • Just Enough Japanese 1Free
  • Key Concepts in Life and Death$2.99
  • Go Problems Master Collection$3.99
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  • Go Problems Add-on 2: Medium$3.99
  • Go Problems Add-on 1: Easy$3.99
  • Go Problems Add-on 3: Hard$3.99
  • Counting Liberties$4.99
  • The Monkey Jump$4.99
  • Double Digit Kyu Games$5.99
  • Go: A Complete Introduction$5.99
  • How Not to Play Go$5.99
  • Encyclopedia of Go Principles$5.99
  • Want to Play Go? Level 1$5.99
  • Black to Play 30-25 Kyu$5.99
  • The Workshop Lectures 1$5.99
  • Rethinking Opening Strategy$6.99
  • Learn to Play Go 1$7.99
  • Learn to Play Go 2$7.99
  • Learn to Play Go 3$7.99
  • Correct Joseki$7.99
  • “The Theory of Go”$7.99
  • Learn to Play Go 4$7.99
  • Buddhist Philosophy Game of Go$8.99
  • Graded Go Problems 1$9.99
  • Graded Go Problems 2$9.99
  • Want to Play Go? Level 2$9.99
  • Basic Techniques of Go$9.99
  • Graded Go Problems 3$9.99
  • Get Strong at Life and Death$9.99
  • Mastering Mini Go by Mark Tomlinson$11.99
  • Fuseki Revolution$11.99
  • Fundamental Principles of Go$11.99
  • The Basics of Life and Death$11.99
  • Joseki Revolution$11.99
  • Life and Death$11.99
  • A Survey of the Basic Tesujis$11.99
  • Tesuji$11.99
  • Tesuji for Beginners$14.99
  • AlphaGo to Zero, vol. 4$14.99
  • Trouble Master, volume 2$14.99
  • Trouble Master, volume 1$14.99
  • AlphaGo to Zero, Vol. 2$14.99
  • Invincible$24.99
  • Essential Go Proverbs$24.99
  • Pro – Lifetime Unlock$99.00

Questions

Is Tricky Bridge free?
Tricky Bridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartGo One free?
SmartGo One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tricky Bridge or SmartGo One?
Tricky Bridge is rated higher. Tricky Bridge averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while SmartGo One averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.
Do Tricky Bridge or SmartGo One have ads?
Neither Tricky Bridge nor SmartGo One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tricky Bridge or SmartGo One?
Tricky Bridge ships an update fortnightly, and SmartGo One every 10 days. Most recently, Tricky Bridge was updated on October 19, 2026 and SmartGo One on October 19, 2026.

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