Dragon Go Client vs Tygem Go Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dragon Go Client
Play the ancient game of Go online with players worldwide. This app provides a fast and simple interface to join, manage, and play full Go games directly from your iPhone. Communicate with opponents and track your ongoing matches.
- Play Go on Dragon Go Server
- Start and join games
- View games awaiting your move
- Tap-to-zoom for precise moves
- Full game support including scoring
- In-app messaging with opponents
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Dragon Go Client is the easiest way to play Go on the Dragon Go Server from your iPhone! The Dragon Go Server (http://www.dragongoserver.net) is a place where people around the world can get together and play the game of Go. Dragon Go Client is the fast, simple way to catch up on your games on the iPhone. Features * Start and join games with other Dragon Go Server players * See the games that are awaiting your move * Tap-to-zoom makes it simple to play the right move, every time * Play full games of Go, from placing handicap stones to scoring * Read, write, and respond to messages from opponents all over the world
Tygem Go Lite
Play Go online with millions of players worldwide. Watch professional game broadcasts, enjoy quick 9x9 matches, and review games with analysis tools. Supports Picture-in-Picture mode and guest access.
- Live professional game broadcasts
- 9x9 board Go games
- Game review and analysis
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Guest mode for instant play
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This is the online Go 'Tygem Go · Lite' that can be enjoyed with more than 4 million players worldwide! ■ There are more features! - Live broadcast Watch Profeesional game live broadcasts from all over the world - 9-9 board game Enjoy a 9-9 board Go game so you can enjoy it quickly when you don't have time - Review Anybody can use features like preplay, analyzing the situation during watching the game - Support for PIP mode You can check out the progress of the game during using other apps - Guest mode You can enter right away without any membership registration ■ What's the live broadcast of a professional game only on Tygem? - Tygem KOR-CHN Time Match The semifinal tournament of professional Korean and Chinese Go players, which is held every day in a new match - Tygem KOR-CHN Super Match The real time game between Korean and Chinese top rankers - Smile club(Korean young professional go players club) league Live broadcast fo the Smile club
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dragon Go Client at 3.9 against Tygem Go Lite's 2.8. Dragon Go Client also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 34%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Tygem Go Lite's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Tygem Go Lite sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dragon Go Client asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dragon Go Client holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Dragon Go Client's written reviews are positive against 34% of Tygem Go Lite's.
Dragon Go Client ships an update every 6 months, Tygem Go Lite monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dragon Go Client | Tygem Go Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (28 ratings) — better | 2.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better | 33.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Niclas Eriksson | Com2uS TYGEM Corporation |
Customer experience
Dragon Go Client
Tygem Go Lite
Bugs and requests
Dragon Go Client
Reported bugs
21 issues- Notifications stopped working completely
- Notifications no longer work
- Join a game function did not work
- No games were shown
- Shows nothing when attempting to look for a game
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- App seems to not actually work
- Nothing happens after submitting a game request
- No indication that a request was sent
- Cannot send message to the other person
- No 'done' or 'submit' button to send message
- Friend requests not received
- No interface to find friend requests
- Client crashes when trying to set up a game
- App begins to work now (after not working)
- Makes a move and then board is empty again
- Impossible to play the game
- Fails to recognize standard paradigms
- Confusing interface
- Cannot join or start games
- Difficult to look for games
- App is a little buggy
Requested features
21 requests- Dark mode option
- More integrations of website features
- Link to current game's online page
- Push notifications
- Ability to analyze moves before submitting
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- Ability to chat with other players
- Ability to review games within the app
- Support for other board sizes
- Option to choose maximum rank difference
- Send game invites in app
- Send chat messages when it's opponent's turn
- Step back through games to review moves
- View all running games
- See and join games in the waiting room
- Chat functionality
- View/invite from contact list
- Live updated gameplay for fast play
- Support for all DGS features
- Port to larger screens (iPad)
- Selectable tone for notification
- Badges
Tygem Go Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dragon Go Client
No in-app purchases
Tygem Go Lite
- 젬 30개$1.99
- master$5.99
- 젬 100개$6.99
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- 젬 350개$19.99
- master 6m$34.99
Questions
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