Barouche vs Go Game Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barouche
A trick-taking card game for four players divided into two teams. It uses a modified deck and features an auction for naming the trump suit. The objective is to meet or exceed the bid during the trick-taking phase.
- Trick-taking gameplay
- Four-player teams
- Modified card deck
- Auction for trump suit
- Widow card mechanic
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Barouche is a trick-taking card game popular in communities around the world. The game uses a standard deck, but with 2s, 3s and 4s removed. Four players form 2 teams, with partners sitting across from each other. Each player is dealt 9 cards, plus 4 cards for the widow in the middle of the table. An auction bid begins at 30, for the right to name the trump suit. The high bidder swaps out cards with the widow, then leads a trump. During the tricks phase, Aces are high, 5s are worth 5 points, 10s and Aces are worth 10 points. The other cards are worth nothing. The high bidder's team needs to meet or exceed its high bid.
Go Game Coach
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Go Game Coach teaches you to play Go — from your very first stone to real games on a full board. LEARN, STEP BY STEP 30 courses and 138 interactive lessons take you from "what is a liberty?" through good shape, life and death, capturing races, and counting the endgame. Every lesson is hands-on: you place the stones and the board answers. Nothing is a wall of text. AN OPPONENT THAT FITS YOU A 60-level ladder powered by a neural engine that runs entirely on your device. Level 1 plays gently and gives you chances. The upper levels will test a serious amateur. Move up a rung whenever you're winning comfortably. A COACH WHILE YOU PLAY Switch the tutor on and the app follows your game as it happens — warning you before a move that drops stones, naming the shape you just made, and showing where it would have played instead. It explains in plain language, not jargon. REVIEW AFTER THE GAME Step back through any finished game move by move and see where it actually turned. REAL GO, PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED 9×9, 13×13 and 19×19 boards. Chinese, AGA and Japanese rules, with adjustable komi and handicap games. Ko, seki and scoring all handled correctly. COMPLETELY OFFLINE No account. No ads. No tracking. No network connection — ever. The engine, the lessons and your progress all live on your device, so it works on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. Levels 1–20 are free to play, with the tutor free through level 10. One optional purchase unlocks all 60 levels and the tutor at every level. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barouche at none against Go Game Coach's 1. Barouche also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Go Game Coach's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 13 months). On price 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 Game Coach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Barouche asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barouche ships an update every 13 months, Go Game Coach every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barouche | Go Game Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Cheng-Ta Hsieh |
In-app purchases
Barouche
No in-app purchases
Go Game Coach
- 全レベルを解放$4.99
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