Comparison

SmartGo One vs Go Capture 3D

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

Head to head
About

SmartGo One

Learn, play, and study the ancient game of Go with this comprehensive app. It offers adjustable board sizes, a powerful AI engine, interactive books, and a vast database of professional games to help you improve your skills.

Highlights
  • Multiple board sizes (9x9 to 19x19)
  • Powerful KataGo AI engine
  • Interactive Go books
  • 138,000+ professional game records
  • Go problems and tutorials
  • Pattern matching for game analysis
  • Record, annotate, and edit games
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/

About

Go Capture 3D

A 3D board game inspired by Go, where players strategically surround opponent stones on a grid. Offers both 2D and 3D gameplay with adjustable difficulty and board sizes. Play offline against AI or a friend on the same device.

Highlights
  • 3D board game mechanics
  • Inspired by Go
  • Offline play
  • Play against AI
  • Local multiplayer
  • Adjustable board sizes
Features
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Capture is a calm and engaging 3D board game, where you try to surround your opponent's stones along the gridlines. Start with 2-dimensional play, and advance to 3D play when you want to try out the game in three dimensions! Based on the mechanics of Go, this is a simple but challenging game as you move into 3D play. Play in multiple ways: - Against the computer in "easy" or "hard" modes - On the same device with another human player - With classic (4x4) or pro (5x5) board sizes No network connection is used, making this a highly versatile app you can play wherever you are. See the gear icon for color theme selection and new game options. Happy capturing!

Screenshots

SmartGo One4 screens
Go Capture 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SmartGo One at Free against Go Capture 3D's $0.99. SmartGo One also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 1). Go Capture 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SmartGo One is free to download; Go Capture 3D costs $0.99 up front. SmartGo One sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Go Capture 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Go Capture 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartGo One has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SmartGo One versus Go Capture 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartGo OneGo Capture 3D
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart Go, Inc.Emma Sinclair

Customer experience

SmartGo One

All ratings1,970 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative14.8%

Go Capture 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Go Capture 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SmartGo One

Subscriptions2
  • SmartGo One Pro – Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Games and Features14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • Go Problems Master Collection$3.99
  • Go Problems Add-on 1: Easy$3.99
  • Go: A Complete Introduction$5.99
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  • How Not to Play Go$5.99
  • Learn to Play Go 1$7.99
  • Graded Go Problems 1$9.99
  • Fundamental Principles of Go$11.99
  • Pro – Lifetime Unlock$99.00
None

Go Capture 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartGo One free?
SmartGo One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Go Capture 3D free?
Go Capture 3D costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartGo One or Go Capture 3D?
Go Capture 3D is rated higher. SmartGo One averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Go Capture 3D averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SmartGo One or Go Capture 3D have ads?
Neither SmartGo One nor Go Capture 3D shows ads.

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