Comparison

Go Problems vs Go Challenger

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

Head to head
About

Go Problems

Sharpen your Go skills with a vast collection of hand-picked problems. Track your progress, solve life and death, and tesuji challenges, and receive personalized problem recommendations based on your skill level. Daily practice is made easy with this app.

Highlights
  • Over 4,500 Go problems
  • Life and death and tesuji problems
  • Automatic rating calculation
  • Bookmarking favorite problems
  • Auto-problem mode adjusts to skill
  • Progress tracking by difficulty
Features
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Improve your go by solving go problems. All problems hand-picked from the goproblems.com database. Over 4,500 problems to start, and more will be added over time. This app will automatically calculate your rating as you attempt the problems. Life and death and tesuji problems are the fastest way to get stronger at go. This app will help you practice every day. App features: * Over 200 free problems * Retina display on iPhone and iPad * Bookmarking your favorite problems * Auto-problem mode finds problems at your level and adjusts to your skill * Track your progress at each problem difficulty level * Two-finger swipe to quickly change between problems

About

Go Challenger

Enhance your Go skills with daily Life & Death quizzes and AI-powered move analysis. Practice thousands of problems tailored to your level, compete globally, and test your abilities.

Highlights
  • AI-powered move analysis
  • 5,000+ Life & Death quizzes
  • Daily tailored quizzes
  • Global user competition
  • Level testing
  • Customizable Go stones and boards
Features
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High-quality Life&Death application that is more fun and easy to understand with AI responding to all moves! It is a Go game that was created with the long-standing know-how and technology of the global Go site TYGEM. Improve your Go skills with carefully selected Life&Death quizzes every day. Characteristics of the game - PRO AI will respond to all your moves until you understand them. AI accepts all the wrong moves, so you can try indefinitely with your own thoughts. If you try multiple times, you'll be close to the answer. - There are approximately 5,000 high-quality Life&Death quizzes waiting for you. The quizzes are divided by "To kill" and "To live", so you can choose the quiz you want and try it. Also, each is divided into 7 levels of difficulty, so experience the quiz that fits your level right away. - A new quiz tailored to your Go level is recommended every day. Challenge your own Life&Death quizzes that change every day. Life&Death quizzes tailored to your level will upgrade your Go level further. - Compete with users all over the world Each quiz has a record of the number of challenges and success rates of users worldwide. If you succeed in a Life&Death quiz for the first time, you will remain the eternal successful challenger of the quiz. Try challenging quizzes with low success rates - How strong is my Life&Death level? You don't have to solve all the quizzes to know your level. Check your level in a short period of time with the level test. If you knew your level, all you have to do is boost your level. - Various Go stones and Go board skins If you're tired of the classic Go background, try changing the Go skin to suit your taste. There are many combinations of Go stones and Go boards, so find the best combination that makes you feel the best.

Screenshots

Go Problems3 screens
Go Challenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Go Challenger at 4.7 against Go Problems's 3.2. Go Challenger also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 45%). Go Problems's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Go Problems sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Go Challenger sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Go Challenger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Go Problems has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Go Problems's written reviews are positive against 58% of Go Challenger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Go Problems ships an update every 2 months, Go Challenger every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Go Problems versus Go Challenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGo ProblemsGo Challenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (15 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews58.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdumbration, Inc.Com2uS TYGEM Corporation

Customer experience

Go Problems

All ratings15 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral27.6%
Negative27.6%

Go Challenger

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative29.2%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Go Problems

One-time10
  • Carpenter's Square Problem Set$0.99
  • Standard Problem Set 9$1.99
  • Standard Problem Set 1$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Standard Problem Set 2$2.99
  • Standard Problem Set 3$2.99
  • Standard Problem Set 4$2.99
  • Standard Problem Set 5$2.99
  • Standard Problem Set 6$2.99
  • Standard Problem Set 7$2.99
  • Standard Problem Set 8$2.99
5 purchases

Go Challenger

One-time5
  • Key Single Item 1$1.99
  • Ad Removal Item$1.99
  • Key Single Item 2$3.99
Show 2 more
  • Monthly limitation$5.99
  • Key Single Item 3$19.99

Questions

Is Go Problems free?
Go Problems is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Go Challenger free?
Go Challenger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Go Problems or Go Challenger?
Go Challenger is rated higher. Go Problems averages 3.2 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Go Challenger averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Go Problems or Go Challenger have ads?
Go Challenger shows ads; Go Problems does not.
Which is updated more often, Go Problems or Go Challenger?
Go Problems ships an update every 2 months, and Go Challenger every 5 weeks. Most recently, Go Problems was updated on October 7, 2026 and Go Challenger on October 13, 2026.

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