Comparison

joygo vs Go Master 2017

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

Head to head
About

joygo

Play Go against AI opponents of all skill levels or challenge other players worldwide. Analyze your games with AI, solve thousands of problems, and stay updated on live tournaments. Connect with other enthusiasts through enhanced chat features.

Highlights
  • AI matches for all skill levels
  • Online multiplayer matches
  • AI game analysis
  • Extensive problem sets
  • Live tournament broadcasts
  • Personal game record management
  • Enhanced chat functions
Features
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JoyGo — Your Most Thoughtful Go Companion Play Go. Learn Go. Master Go. Your complete Go experience, anytime, anywhere! Launched in 2012, JoyGo has been dedicated to bringing the joy of Go (Baduk/Weiqi) to players for over a decade. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced player aiming for the next level, JoyGo offers everything you need to enjoy, study, and improve your game. Play against powerful AI, challenge real players online, analyze games with AI, solve thousands of Go problems, explore professional game records, and follow exciting tournaments — all in one app! 【AI Go Games — From Beginner to Professional Level】 Your perfect Go opponent is always ready. • Multiple AI difficulty levels for beginners and advanced players • Powerful cloud-based AI engines for challenging games • Play anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week • Improve your skills through practice and challenging matches 【Online Go — Play and Connect】 Go is more fun when shared with others. • Find suitable opponents and play online anytime • Challenge players of different skill levels • Communicate through text, voice, and multimedia chat • Review games and explore variations together after each match Meet fellow Go enthusiasts and make new friends through the game you love. 【AI Game Analysis — Understand Every Move】 Don't just discover your mistakes. Learn how to make better moves. • AI win-rate graphs reveal the turning points of each game • Explore recommended moves and alternative variations • Review critical positions and understand strategic decisions • Powerful cloud GPU servers deliver advanced AI analysis • Access AI analysis while playing, reviewing, or studying games Turn every game into an opportunity to improve. 【20,000+ Go Problems — Train Your Skills】 Build stronger reading skills, sharpen your intuition, and improve your endgame. • Life and Death (Tsumego): Develop reading and tactical skills • Tesuji: Discover clever moves and essential techniques • Endgame (Yose): Improve precision in the final stages • Thousands of exercises for players of different levels Practice a little every day and watch your Go skills grow. 【Professional Go Game Library — Learn from the Masters】 Study the games of great players and discover the beauty of professional Go. • Explore nearly 70,000 professional and master game records • Replay famous games and study key positions • Combine game reviews with powerful AI analysis • Save, organize, and manage your personal game records • Learn opening strategies, middle-game fighting, and endgame techniques 【Go Tournament Coverage — Follow the Best】 • Follow exciting professional Go tournaments • Watch top-level games and memorable matches • Learn strategies and techniques from professional players 【Dedicated to Go Since 2012】 For more than a decade, JoyGo has continued to evolve with one mission: making Go more accessible, enjoyable, and rewarding for everyone. Whether you want a relaxing game, a challenging opponent, a powerful AI analysis tool, or a complete Go learning experience, JoyGo is here for you. More than a Go app. Your companion on every step of your Go journey. One board. Endless possibilities. Official Website: https://www.gog361.com

About

Go Master 2017

This app offers a free library of Go problems for learners of all levels, from beginner to advanced. It provides detailed explanations, solutions, and variations for each problem, encouraging proactive learning with note-taking tools.

Highlights
  • Free Go problem library
  • Problems for all levels (40k to 9d)
  • Covers all game stages
  • Proactive learning encouragement
  • Detailed explanations and solutions
  • Note-taking tools
Features
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A joint product for learning board game go, by Go Eye author and BestGo Institute. A free, simple, and elegant go problem library app targeting at each level of go learners, with problems ranging from 40k to 9d. The problems include all stages of a go game, including opening, middle game, and end games. It is the first go learning app that encourages proactive learning. It provides comprehensive explanations to each problem with correct solution, wrong solution, variations, as well as comments. With handy note taking tools, you can document your thoughts in each problem. The problems are shared from BestGo's yearly accumulated teaching materials and the library is growing continuously.

Screenshots

joygo4 screens
Go Master 20174 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Go Master 2017 at 5.0 against joygo's 4.5. Go Master 2017 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). joygo's advantage is ratings volume (103 vs 8). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. joygo sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Go Master 2017 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Go Master 2017 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: joygo has 103 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of joygo's written reviews are positive against 96% of Go Master 2017's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

joygo ships an update monthly, Go Master 2017 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
joygo versus Go Master 2017: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterjoygoGo Master 2017
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (103 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings103 — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer延正 王Wenzhang Zhu

Customer experience

joygo

All ratings103 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews270 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative19.3%

Go Master 2017

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

Bugs and requests

joygo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Registration process not working for some users
  • Freezing issues when trying to pass during gameplay
  • Inconsistent scoring and result display
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for multiple board sizes
  • Improve online multiplayer functionality
  • Provide more detailed gameplay instructions
  • Implement undo/redo feature

Go Master 2017

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

joygo

One-time15
  • Purchase 100,000,000 beans$0.99
  • Purchase 100 diamonds$1.99
  • one month VIP right$2.99
Show 12 more
  • VIP 3 month$7.99
  • To close advertisement.$8.99
  • Purchase 1 billon beans$8.99
  • VIP 6 month$11.99
  • Purchase 1000 diamonds$14.99
  • VIP one year$20.99
  • Purchase 2000 diamonds$29.99
  • VIP 3 years$43.99
  • Unlimited playing with AI$49.99
  • Purchase 5000 diamonds$69.99
  • VIP forever$109.99
  • Purchase 10000 diamonds$159.99
None

Go Master 2017

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is joygo free?
joygo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Go Master 2017 free?
Go Master 2017 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, joygo or Go Master 2017?
Go Master 2017 is rated higher. joygo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while Go Master 2017 averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do joygo or Go Master 2017 have ads?
joygo shows ads; Go Master 2017 does not.
Which is updated more often, joygo or Go Master 2017?
joygo ships an update monthly, and Go Master 2017 every 3 weeks. Most recently, joygo was updated on October 19, 2026 and Go Master 2017 on October 17, 2026.

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