Surround vs Go Capture 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surround
Play the strategy board game Go online with a global community. Engage in live or turn-based matches, observe ongoing games, and chat with fellow players. Features a convenient home screen widget and notifications for your turn.
- Play live and turn-based Go games
- Observe ongoing games
- Chat with other players
- Home screen widget for correspondence games
- Notifications for game turns
- Dark mode support
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Surround is a client to play Go online with other players on the website online-go.com (Online Go Server - OGS). OGS is a very popular Go Server with a friendly community, and this app aims to provide the best OGS experience on iPhones and iPads. Features: - Play Go with other Go players on OGS, either live games or turn-based (correspondence) games. - Observe other live games that are currently being played. - Chat with other players. - Get a glimpse of your correspondence games on your home screen with a widget. - Receive notifications when it is your turn in correspondence games. - Beautiful dark mode. There are many more features on OGS website that I plan to implement into the app gradually, so I hope to have your support to make it happen faster. Let me know if there is any feature you specifically want to have first. This app offers subscriptions for supporting the app's ongoing development. If you decide to participate in the subscriptions: - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. - All purchases are final. I cannot issue refunds for purchases charged to your Apple ID. The Terms of Use can be found at: https://files.honganhkhoa.com/SurroundTerms.html, and the Privacy Policy can be found at: https://files.honganhkhoa.com/SurroundPrivacyPolicy.html.
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.
- 3D board game mechanics
- Inspired by Go
- Offline play
- Play against AI
- Local multiplayer
- Adjustable board sizes
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Surround at Free against Go Capture 3D's $0.99. Surround also leads on ratings volume (78 vs 1). Go Capture 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). 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
Surround is free to download; Go Capture 3D costs $0.99 up front. Surround sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Go Capture 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Go Capture 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surround has 78 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Surround | Go Capture 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (78 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hong Anh Khoa | Emma Sinclair |
Customer experience
Surround
Go Capture 3D
In-app purchases
Surround
- Surround App Supporter$0.491 Month
- Surround App Supporter$1.991 Month
- Surround App Supporter$4.991 Month
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- Surround App Supporter$9.991 Month
Go Capture 3D
No in-app purchases
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