Comparison

PANDANET(Go) vs OGS Notify

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

Head to head
About

PANDANET(Go)

Play, view, and learn the ancient strategy game of Go on your mobile device. Connect with a global community, watch professional matches, and improve your skills with daily challenges and archived games.

Highlights
  • Real-time game viewing and play
  • Watch professional Go matches
  • Daily Go trivia questions
  • Social networking features
  • Match history and archives
  • Automated opponent matching
Features
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At long last, a free iOS-compatible Go app is now available through Pandanet! Approximately 80 thousand members from more than 150 countries use the Pandanet Go Match website and its world-class online Go Salon. Go is gaining popularity around the world as a "mind game," and now Pandanet brings it to your fingertips to be enjoyed at home or "on the go." == App Features == [Game Viewing] This feature allows you to display a list of users currently in rooms, view matches in real time, etc. If you have a Pandanet account already, you can play games. At least 1,000 members are logged in at all times, allowing you to play or view Go matches 24 hours a day, every day of the year. A perfect way to wile the time during commutes to work or school. Plus a reliable, patented rating system allows you to match up with anyone, regardless of skill differences, under the appropriate handicaps to even out the playing field. -------- [Pro Games] This feature enables you to view live or archived title matches between top professional Go players, including the Qisheng, Meijin, Honinbo, Oza, Gosei, and Judan matches. Various other professional matches, Pair Go championship games, and even amateur tournaments are available for live or archival viewing as well. -------- [News / Streaming] Go has been gaining worldwide popularity as an international "mind game". Pandanet features a stream of relevant, up-to-date Go-related information, including professional title match and amateur match information in real time. -------- [Invitation] Pressing "Invitation" at the bottom of the screen will display a list of potential opponents who you can invite to play in a match. You can also select "Any player", which has the computer automatically match you with an opponent who meets your conditions. Checking the "Received" box shows invitations received from other players, and checking the "Sent" box shows you details for invitations that you've sent out. -------- [Question-a-day] A question is asked each day, covering various genres. Questions are updated on a daily basis, allowing you to answer at your own leisure. Answering a little each day will surely improve your playing skills. -------- [Net Social Plaza] - Pandanet offers a "Social Plaza" (SNS) feature that includes the following services: - The option to view your own match history and records. - The option to join a community that interests you, and to socialize with other community members by posting on a forum and sending messages. -------- [Archive] Every match you've played can be saved to the software. You can also enter your own game records to store them, enter a variation diagram, etc. so that you can look through past matches anywhere at any time. -------- [Settings] You can change the following settings, or check app controls here. == Content unrelated to matches == - Account - Change status - Set info - Move room + Match-related content + - Show coordinates - Change autoplay speed - Confirm moves - Zoom out after move - Adjust volume * Layout features such as stones and boards can be customized in the iPad version. -------- == Intro to Pandanet Events & Tournaments == Pandanet holds a variety of Go tournaments and events. (1) SportAccord-Pandanet Cup Online Go Tournament The "SportAccord Go Online Tournament" and "Pandanet Cup Internet World Amateur Go Tournament" were combined to form this large-scale internet world Go tournament. It's held for classes ranging from indiscriminate to C Class, and awesome prizes are awarded to the champions in each class. Participation is free, so please take advantage of this unique opportunity to compete with Go fans from around the world. (2) Pandanet Go European Team Championship Five players, each representing a European country, play in team competition. (3) Pandanet-AGA City League Five players, each representing an American city, play in team competition. (Many more events are available as well. Check the website for details.) --------

About

OGS Notify

Receive instant notifications for your Go games on online-go.com. This app helps you avoid timing out by alerting you to new moves, paused games, and the stone removal phase. It provides a quick overview of your current games and displays updated rankings.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for game moves
  • Today widget for game overview
  • Alerts for paused games and stone removal
  • Displays updated ranking system
  • Opens games in preferred browser
Features
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OGS Notify notifies you, when one of your Go games at the famous online-go.com server is waiting for you. Never time out on any of your go games! You can instantly get an overview over your current games. • Push notification gives you a glance of the board. Immediately see the played move! • Use the Today widget to get a quick overview of waiting games. • OGS Notify shows you when a game is paused manually, by vacation or weekend. You will also see when the game is in the stone removal phase. • Displays the ranking based on the new rating system • Open the games in your preferred browser ## If you use Facebook to authenticate at OGS: Please log into OGS and create a separate password at OGS under "Settings -> Account Settings". For the login in OGS Notify use your profile name and then created password!

Screenshots

PANDANET(Go)4 screens
OGS Notify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PANDANET(Go) at Free against OGS Notify's $0.99. PANDANET(Go) also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (34% vs 22%). OGS Notify's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PANDANET(Go) is free to download; OGS Notify costs $0.99 up front. PANDANET(Go) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OGS Notify sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OGS Notify holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PANDANET(Go) has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of PANDANET(Go)'s written reviews are positive against 22% of OGS Notify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PANDANET(Go) ships an update every 2 months, OGS Notify every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PANDANET(Go) versus OGS Notify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPANDANET(Go)OGS Notify
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (31 ratings)3.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.1% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPANDANET Inc.Gunther Cronenberg

Customer experience

PANDANET(Go)

All ratings31 ratings
Positive38.7%
Neutral25.8%
Negative35.5%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral14.4%
Negative51.5%

OGS Notify

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral33.3%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PANDANET(Go)

One-time1
  • 30 Days Registration$17.99
2 purchases

OGS Notify

One-time2
  • Green tea for Gunther$2.99
  • Burrito for Gunther$7.99

Questions

Is PANDANET(Go) free?
PANDANET(Go) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OGS Notify free?
OGS Notify costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PANDANET(Go) or OGS Notify?
OGS Notify is rated higher. PANDANET(Go) averages 3.0 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while OGS Notify averages 3.5 from 6 ratings.
Do PANDANET(Go) or OGS Notify have ads?
Neither PANDANET(Go) nor OGS Notify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PANDANET(Go) or OGS Notify?
PANDANET(Go) ships an update every 2 months, and OGS Notify every 7 months. Most recently, PANDANET(Go) was updated on September 28, 2026 and OGS Notify on September 6, 2026.

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