Comparison

Advanced Mill vs BadukPop Go

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Advanced Mill

Experience the classic board game of Nine Men's Morris on your iOS device. Play against an advanced AI with multiple difficulty levels, challenge friends locally or online, and utilize helpful features like undo and hints.

Highlights
  • Play against AI with four difficulty levels
  • Local two-player mode
  • Network multiplayer via Game Center
  • Undo move functionality
  • CPU hints and optional beginner hints
  • Game statistics and tie handling
Features
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Advanced Mill is an iOS adaptation of the traditional board game Mill. The game also known as Merils and Nine Men's Morris. Features: Play against CPU - Advanced AI with four difficulty levels. Two player game on the same device. Two player network game with Game Center. No ads. Undo function to take back moves. Getting CPU hint during a move. Displaying elapsed time, number of turns, reason of win at the end of the game. Checking and handling tie situations. Optional hints for beginner players. Displaying available moves. Saving and loading games from Main Menu. Thanks for your continuous support and reviews. Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vtdevinfo

About

BadukPop Go

Learn the ancient board game Go with interactive lessons, daily puzzles, and AI opponents. Play against players worldwide and track your progress. Suitable for all skill levels, from beginner to professional.

Highlights
  • Interactive Go lessons for all levels
  • Over 4,000 Go problems (Tsumego)
  • Play against AI opponents of varying strengths
  • Online play with global leaderboard
  • Correspondence games with friends
  • Automatic scoring for online games
Features
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This app is for Go players of any level, from beginner to professional. Learn how to play the ancient board game Go - also known as Igo (囲碁), Baduk (바둑), or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty. Play Go against a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. Enjoy correspondence games with your friends, and challenge other players around the world! • Includes over 4,000 Go problems (Tsumego) curated by pro Go players • Play with quirky AI opponents ranging in strength from 20 Kyu (beginner) to 7+ Dan (professional) • Compete with players around the world on the online Go leaderboard • Improve your Go and Tsumego knowledge with interactive Go lessons • Track your progress with a customized leaderboard for you and your friends LESSONS • Includes a range of fully interactive lessons from beginner to advanced level • Learn the basic rules of Go in just a few minutes • Get familiar with Go problems with step-by-step beginner lessons • Dig deeper into Go tactics like eye shapes, Ko, and shortage of liberties • Master advanced techniques for Tsumego problems like under-the-stones Tesuji and multi-step Ko GO PROBLEMS (Tsumego) • Play Life and Death, Tesuji, or Endgame problems • Rated mode tracks your skill level automatically • When you answer correctly, your rating rises and you face more difficult problems • If you make mistakes, your rating falls and you'll get easier problems • Use Practice mode to try Tsumego problems at your own choice of difficulty • Global leaderboard shows top players by Tsumego rating and problem practice points AI PLAY • Play Go on boards up to 19x19 with a variety of AI opponents • Includes weaker opponents for new Go players to practice with • Also includes a full-power neural-network AI that plays at human professional level ONLINE PLAY • Use "Automatch" to instantly play against a Go opponent near your own skill level • Play correspondence games with your friends on any board size: 9x9, 13x13, or 19x19! • Scoring is fully automatic, using advanced Go AI. There is no need to mark stones manually. HEAR FROM REAL STUDENTS: "I always wanted to learn to play Go and never found a time for it. Then after watching the documentary AlphaGo, I went searching and found this great app. The lessons and puzzles were exactly what I was hoping to find. This app has turned out to be exactly what I needed to help start my journey in Go. Thank you." "Fun app, and excellent for learning this fascinating game. Thanks developers." "It's the best app for Go that I've seen so far." Terms of Service: https://badukpop.com/terms Questions? Reach out to us at support@badukpop.com. Happy Go practice! Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS) Age Rating: 3+

Screenshots

Advanced Mill4 screens
BadukPop Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BadukPop Go at Free against Advanced Mill's $1.99. BadukPop Go also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 47%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Advanced Mill's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BadukPop Go is free to download; Advanced Mill costs $1.99 up front. BadukPop Go sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Advanced Mill asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BadukPop Go holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BadukPop Go has 6.8K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Advanced Mill's written reviews are positive against 77% of BadukPop Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advanced Mill ships an update every 7 months, BadukPop Go every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Advanced Mill versus BadukPop Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced MillBadukPop Go
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (49 ratings)4.8 (6.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings496.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVTDev Informatikai KftCorePlane Inc.

Customer experience

Advanced Mill

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

BadukPop Go

All ratings6,838 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative16.5%

Bugs and requests

Advanced Mill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BadukPop Go

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Paid subscription not working as expected
  • Notifications causing music playback issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More detailed explanations for puzzles and lessons
  • Ability to review past games
  • Option to disable AI resignations
  • Improved matchmaking system

In-app purchases

None

Advanced Mill

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

BadukPop Go

Subscriptions2
  • BadukPop Pro$6.991 Month
  • BadukPop Pro (1 Year)$49.991 Year
One-time5
  • Pack of BadukPop Coins$0.99
  • Pack of BadukPop Coins$4.99
  • Pack of BadukPop Coins$9.99
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  • Pack of BadukPop Coins$19.99
  • Pack of BadukPop Coins$39.99

Questions

Is Advanced Mill free?
Advanced Mill costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BadukPop Go free?
BadukPop Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Advanced Mill or BadukPop Go?
BadukPop Go is rated higher. Advanced Mill averages 4.4 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while BadukPop Go averages 4.8 from 6.8K ratings.
Do Advanced Mill or BadukPop Go have ads?
Neither Advanced Mill nor BadukPop Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Advanced Mill or BadukPop Go?
Advanced Mill ships an update every 7 months, and BadukPop Go every 2 months. Most recently, Advanced Mill was updated on September 23, 2026 and BadukPop Go on September 27, 2026.

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