Comparison

Dango vs GoReview

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

Head to head
About

Dango

Engage in the strategic board game of Go anytime, anywhere. Challenge players globally, test your skills against AI, or spectate professional matches. Customize your experience with beautiful themes and connect with a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • Online Go matches
  • Play with friends
  • AI opponents with adjustable difficulty
  • Spectate professional games
  • Customizable themes
  • Search and connect with players
Features
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Dango, a powerful mobile Go (Weiqi, Baduk) app that allows you to enjoy the game of Go anytime, anywhere. With Dango, you have a complete Go experience in the palm of your hand. Key Features: Online Go: Play Go matches in real-time, anytime, and anywhere. Challenge players from around the world and showcase your strategic prowess. Play with Friends: Invite your friends to engage in exciting Go matches and experience the joy of playing together. AI Opponents: Test your skills against powerful AI opponents. Choose from various difficulty levels to challenge yourself and improve your gameplay. Multiple Accounts: Manage multiple accounts effortlessly. Switch between different accounts and keep track of your progress. Spectate Games: Watch thrilling Go matches between top players. Learn from their techniques and strategies to enhance your own gameplay. Beautiful Themes: Customize your gaming experience with a variety of visually stunning themes. Personalize the game board and make it truly yours. Search Other Players: Explore the Go community and connect with fellow enthusiasts. It can be used as an OGS app and supports most OGS features. Whether you want to immerse yourself in a challenging game of Go, compete with friends, or enjoy the thrill of spectating top-notch matches, Dango is the Go app for you. Download Dango now and embark on your journey to become a Go master! Privacy Policy: https://dangoapp.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://dangoapp.com/terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GoReview

Features
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GoReview is the iPhone and iPad Go reviewer that turns every game you play into your personal learning library — local-first, on-device KataGo, no subscription. YOUR LIBRARY, EVERY SOURCE • OGS: sign in once and your finished games sync automatically. • Other servers: drop SGF or Tygem .gib files into the GoReview folder in iCloud Drive — they appear in your library on the next launch. • Batch import: select multiple SGF files at once, with per-file progress and a result summary. Duplicate games are skipped automatically. • Face-to-face: play someone next to you on another device over a local Wi-Fi peer-to-peer connection. No internet needed. • Same device: play the AI at 7 strength levels, or hand the iPad back and forth between two players. • iCloud backup and restore: automatically back up games and settings, then restore or merge manually on another device. Includes overwrite confirmation and protection against replacing a larger library; not two-way sync. REVIEW BECOMES PRACTICE • On-device KataGo reviews your full game in seconds — top-3 candidate moves on the board, win-rate chart, territory overlay (Benson), move-by-move commentary written into the SGF when you export. Mistake detection adapts to the rank you set—kyu players see the big blunders, while dan players catch finer slips. Cancel analysis at any time; completed moves stay saved, and you can resume from the checkpoint with an estimated time remaining. • One tap turns each mistake into a practice problem in your personal library. The AI prefills a solution line and likely failure variations. • Author your own twist: replace the suggested move, write why it works in your own words, add the failure paths you actually want to remember. • Solve as multi-move sequences with SM-2 spaced repetition — not single-guess flash cards. • Interactive review: tap the board to branch a variation, the AI re-analyzes, step back and the original game resumes. No modals, no menus. • 9×9, 13×13, 19×19. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, New Zealand rules. • Pinch to zoom, long-press to preview, board sounds and haptics. • Localized in English, 繁體中文, 简体中文, 日本語, and 한국어. TEN PROBLEMS A DAY, A REASON TO COME BACK • Daily practice: due mistake reviews and rank-matched tsumego form one fixed set. Finish it and you're done—not an endless queue. • Streaks, badges, and reminders: choose a time; GoReview nudges you when your streak is at risk, and stays quiet once you're done for the day. • Progress dashboard: streak calendar, 30-day accuracy, total problems solved, and the next 7 days of due reviews—see yourself improve. • 4,000+ OGS collections: browse offline and filter by rank. Download a collection into daily practice; finished for today but want more? Keep solving from the same collection. PRICING GoReview is free. The free tier includes 1,000 saved games and unlimited AI analysis — enough to make this your everyday review tool. Premium is a one-time purchase that lifts the library cap. No subscription, ever. Family Sharing supported. FOR WHO Whether you're a kyu player trying to break through to dan, a single-digit kyu who wants the bot to actually punish your overplays, or a serious amateur who just wants the strongest pocket review tool — GoReview is built for you. Built by a Go player who got tired of every other reviewer either being a web app, a paid subscription, or both. Free: 1,000 saved games and 7 days of progress history. Premium: 30 days of progress history and lifetime totals for every category. --- SUPPORT https://gameboardlab.com/goreview/support PRIVACY POLICY https://gameboardlab.com/privacy

Screenshots

Dango4 screens
GoReview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GoReview at every 2 days against Dango's weekly. Dango's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Dango sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and GoReview sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dango ships an update weekly, GoReview every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dango versus GoReview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDangoGoReview
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB298 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperODYSS LTDWei Zhi Qin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dango

Subscriptions3
  • L1$1.991 Month
  • L2$4.991 Month
  • L3$14.991 Month
1 purchases

GoReview

One-time1
  • GoReview Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Dango free?
Dango is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoReview free?
GoReview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dango or GoReview have ads?
Neither Dango nor GoReview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dango or GoReview?
Dango ships an update weekly, and GoReview every 2 days. Most recently, Dango was updated on October 15, 2026 and GoReview on October 11, 2026.

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