Light GO 19x vs GoGrinari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light GO 19x
Engage in a classic 19x19 board game with AI, local multiplayer, or online opponents. Track your progress with leaderboards and achievements, and utilize helpful features like dead stone checking and an undo function.
- 19x19 board game
- AI opponent
- 2-player mode
- Network multiplayer
- Leaderboards
- Achievements
- Dead stone checking
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* It is a simple GO game(19 x 19). 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.
GoGrinari
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play your own set of go problem in GoGrinder format. (compress the set folder in a zip file)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoGrinari at none against Light GO 19x's 1. GoGrinari also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Light GO 19x's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Light GO 19x sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GoGrinari asks for nothing beyond the download.
Light GO 19x ships an update every 3 months, GoGrinari every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light GO 19x | GoGrinari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHIA HO KUO | Rosat David |
In-app purchases
Light GO 19x
- Record Function$0.99
GoGrinari
No in-app purchases








