Tygem Go Lite vs Light GO 13x
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Light GO 13x
A straightforward 13x13 Go game with multiple play modes including single-player against AI, local multiplayer, and online network battles. It features automatic dead stone checking, turn indicators, and Game Center integration for leaderboards and achievements.
- 13x13 Go board
- Computer opponent
- 2-player mode
- Network battles
- Game Center leaderboards
- Achievements
- Automatic dead stone check
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* It is a simple GO game(13 x 13). It is easy to play. It provides Game Center Network Battle. * To avoid the argument, App check the dead stones that not be captured after game over. * The icon below the word "NOW" shows whose turn and the piece used. * To provide the diversified playing methods and different settings below: -Computer- Your opponent is the computer. This is a practice for you. The computer makes the first move. -2 Players- Your opponent is another person. The black player makes the first move. -Network- Game Center matches the two players and computer decides the colors. You can play with all players of the world. (Please join Game Center at first.) -Leaderboards- Game Center saves the result of the games including the wins, draws and defeats of the players, and provides the Leaderboards. -Achievements- Game Center saves the players’ “Points” and provides the achievements. -Audio Switch- Turn on/off audio. * The Undo function only for the Computer mode and the 2 Player mode. * The point formula for Achievements: 1 win=3 score, 1 draw=1 score, 1 defeat=-1 score, ten scores=1 point, points=(wins x 3 + draws - defeats) / 10 * The player who exits game before game over loses the game at the network mode. * The more explanations please refer to the Readme of the app or APP Support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Light GO 13x at none against Tygem Go Lite's shown. Light GO 13x also leads on rating (3.2 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (70 vs 18). Tygem Go Lite's advantage is review sentiment (34% vs 20%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Light GO 13x sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Light GO 13x holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 70 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Tygem Go Lite's written reviews are positive against 20% of Light GO 13x's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tygem Go Lite ships an update monthly, Light GO 13x every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tygem Go Lite | Light GO 13x |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (18 ratings) | 3.2 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.8% of reviews — better | 19.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Com2uS TYGEM Corporation | CHIA HO KUO |
Customer experience
Tygem Go Lite
Light GO 13x
Bugs and requests
Tygem Go Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Light GO 13x
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes mid-game
- Computer makes illegal moves
- Computer plays by different rules
- UI has visual artifacts on iPad
- App opens app center and web browser with ads
Requested features
10 requests- Add instructions/rules
- Implement an easier AI setting for beginners
- Allow choosing to play as black
- Add handicap options
- Improve UI/design to be more modern
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- Add end game calculations
- Allow setting board size
- Add offline play option
- Fix crashing bugs
- Add Korean language support
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
Light GO 13x
- Record Function$0.99






