Comparison

SmartGo One vs Resonance Rift

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

Resonance Rift

Engage in a strategic board game where you master elements and form powerful patterns on a hex grid. Outsmart AI opponents across three difficulty levels with dynamic gameplay phases. Unlock achievements and cosmetic items as you explore the game's mechanics.

Highlights
  • Strategic hex-based gameplay
  • Five unique elements
  • Three AI difficulty levels
  • Dynamic Flux phases
  • Discover resonance patterns
  • Unlockable achievements and cosmetics
Features
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A strategic board game of elements and resonance. Place tokens, form powerful patterns, and outsmart three levels of AI on a hex grid. Features: - Strategic hex-based gameplay across 18 turns with 5 unique elements - Three AI opponents: Novice, Adept, and Rift Master - Dynamic Flux phases that shift strategy each game - 5 resonance patterns to discover: Triad, Conduit, Prism, Singularity, and Echo - 28 achievements across Discovery, Mastery, Elements, and Meta categories - Cosmetic unlocks for boards and tokens - Game Center / Play Games leaderboards and achievements - Hint system powered by AI analysis - Tutorial to learn the elements and mechanics - Original sound effects and alchemical dark theme

Screenshots

SmartGo One4 screens
Resonance Rift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Resonance Rift at none against SmartGo One's 10. Resonance Rift also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). SmartGo One's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2K vs 1). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. SmartGo One sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Resonance Rift asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Resonance Rift 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartGo One ships an update every 8 days, Resonance Rift fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SmartGo One versus Resonance Rift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartGo OneResonance Rift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart Go, Inc.Friendly Robots

Customer experience

SmartGo One

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

Resonance Rift

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

Resonance Rift

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

Resonance Rift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartGo One free?
SmartGo One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Resonance Rift free?
Resonance Rift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartGo One or Resonance Rift?
Resonance Rift is rated higher. SmartGo One averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Resonance Rift averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SmartGo One or Resonance Rift have ads?
Resonance Rift shows ads; SmartGo One does not.
Which is updated more often, SmartGo One or Resonance Rift?
SmartGo One ships an update every 8 days, and Resonance Rift fortnightly. Most recently, SmartGo One was updated on November 6, 2026 and Resonance Rift on October 31, 2026.

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