Surround vs Farbduell
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.
Farbduell
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Spiele klassische Kartenspiele mit Freunden über lokales WLAN! MEHRSPIELE IN EINER APP FARBDUELL Das beliebte Kartenspiel für 2-6 Spieler. Lege passende Karten ab, nutze Sonderkarten und sei der Erste ohne Karten! MÜHLE Das strategische Brettspiel für 2 Spieler. Bilde Mühlen und gewinne, indem du die Steine deines Gegners eroberst. SCHIFFE VERSENKEN Das strategische Brettspiel für 2 Spieler. Suche die gegnerischen Schiffe und gewinne, indem du alle Schiffe deines Gegners versenkst. FEATURES - Multiplayer über lokales WLAN/Bluetooth - Keine Internet-Verbindung nötig - Spielverlauf mit Statistiken - Anpassbare Einstellungen - Sound- und Haptik-Feedback - Hell/Dunkel Theme PERFEKT FÜR - Familienabende - Partys mit Freunden - Unterwegs ohne Internet - Kurze Spielrunden zwischendurch Keine Registrierung, keine Werbung, kein Internet nötig! Datenschutzerklärung unter: https://snoks.ch/datenschutz-farbduell
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Farbduell at none against Surround's 4. Surround's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Surround sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Farbduell asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surround ships an update fortnightly, Farbduell every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surround | Farbduell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hong Anh Khoa | CHRISTIAN VOLLMER |
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
Farbduell
No in-app purchases









