Comparison

Go vs KanjiBrush

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

Head to head
About

Go

This app reimagines Go puzzles with AI to better prepare players for real game scenarios. It focuses on whole-board analysis, early-stage fighting tactics, and shape evaluation skills, offering over 15,000 puzzles for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Whole-board tsumego puzzles
  • AI-powered problem generation
  • Focus on early and middle game fights
  • Shape evaluation skill development
  • 15,000+ free puzzles
  • Responsive AI opponent
  • Life-and-death analysis tools
Features
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Master the Fight, Not Puzzles. Tsumego Reimagined for the AI Era. Traditional tsumego is essential, but it often fails to prepare players for the chaos of real games. Powered by AI, "Go: The Infinite Path" bridges this gap, delivering puzzles that mirror the battles you face in real games. We’ve redefined tsumego with 3 key innovations: 1. Whole-Board Tsumego Traditional tsumego focuses on internal eye spaces, ignoring the influence of surrounding stones and hidden potential. In real games, nearby stones often dictate the outcome of a situation. Our app offers tsumego problems grounded in whole board contexts, teaching you to analyze the entire board, not just localized positions. 2. Early Moves Shape the Battle Tsumego typically emphasizes the final stage of a fight, where eyes are either forming or being destroyed. But what about the earlier stages, when conflicts are just beginning to take shape? Mastery in early and middle stage of a fight often determines the course of the fight. Our app challenges you with battles across all stages, sharpening your tesuji and tactics from the beginning. 3. Shape Evaluation Skills Traditional tsumego clearly defines objectives—kill or survive—leaving little room to develop judgment. In real games, however, players must evaluate positions and predict outcomes before acting. In "Go: The Infinite Path", objectives are not pre-defined. You'll learn to assess statuses, enabling you to make decisions with confidence in real games. Sound familiar? • Hesitant to start fights and play too defensively? • Struggling to apply isolated tsumego knowledge in a real game? • Want to sharpen your fighting instincts and tactical skills? Key Features: • 15,000+ Free Whole-Board Puzzles: One of the largest and most unique. • Responsive AI: AI reacts intelligently to every move you make. • Powerful Analysis Tools: An automatic tsumego solver and a life-and-death analyzer for regular games. • All Levels Welcome: From beginner-friendly tutorials to 9D+ problems. "Go: The Infinite Path" isn’t just a tsumego app—it’s your full combat-skill dojo. Start your journey today!

About

KanjiBrush

Features
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Practice Japanese kanji by writing them. Trace with a guide, then write from memory and check stroke order, direction and shape. Start with 80 Grade 1 kanji free. Premium opens the remaining characters in the 1,257-kanji library. A FOCUSED FIRST ROUND Start with three characters. Continue with eight-character rounds as you build a writing routine. REVIEW YOUR RECALL Return to scheduled reviews that begin with a meaning prompt and a blank canvas. Guided tracing and unaided writing are recorded separately. Successful recall on later reviews builds your progress. YOUR OWN KANJI SETS Choose characters from your available content to follow a class, reading or personal study goal. Your sets, favorites and study history stay on your device. OFFLINE WRITING GUIDES Animated stroke-order guides and component breakdowns are bundled with the app. Use flashcards and quizzes to connect characters with meanings and readings. Hear Japanese readings using your device's text-to-speech voices. FREE & PREMIUM Grade 1 includes 80 free kanji. Optional monthly and annual Premium subscriptions unlock the rest of the library. Current regional pricing is shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. No account required. No advertising or third-party learning analytics SDKs. Stroke and component reference data: KanjiVG, copyright Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source and license links are available in Progress. Privacy: https://kanjibrush-site.vercel.app/privacy/ Terms: https://kanjibrush-site.vercel.app/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Go4 screens
KanjiBrush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Go at none against KanjiBrush's 2. Go also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. KanjiBrush sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Go ships an update weekly, KanjiBrush every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Go versus KanjiBrush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoKanjiBrush
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZihMin WangGilad Ronen

In-app purchases

None

Go

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KanjiBrush

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Go free?
Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KanjiBrush free?
KanjiBrush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Go or KanjiBrush have ads?
Neither Go nor KanjiBrush shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Go or KanjiBrush?
Go ships an update weekly, and KanjiBrush every 4 months. Most recently, Go was updated on October 30, 2026 and KanjiBrush on November 5, 2026.

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