TextingGo vs Hoshi Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextingGo
Play the ancient strategy game of Go with friends locally or remotely. Supports multiple rule sets and allows for text-based communication during games. Enjoy Go on your iPhone or iPad.
- Local multiplayer
- Text-based multiplayer
- Multiple rule sets (American, Chinese, NZ)
- Play on the go
- iPhone and iPad support
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Local and Texting Multiplayer GO! Play Go on the Go ! American, Chinese, Japanese, and New Zealand Rules! Text your friends games of Go.
Hoshi Go
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Hoshi Go is a free, beautiful, fully offline way to play and learn Go — the ancient board game also known as Baduk or Weiqi. PLAY • 9×9, 13×13 and full 19×19 boards • Pass-and-play with a friend on one phone • Challenge a built-in bot opponent, made for beginners and casual players • Handicap stones (2–9) to balance any matchup • Undo, resign, and proper Chinese (area) scoring with interactive dead-stone marking LEARN • Five short interactive lessons take you from "what is a liberty?" to scoring your first game • Solve real capture puzzles right inside the lessons • Covers liberties, capture, ko, suicide, eyes, life & death, and territory PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, no accounts, no tracking, no internet required — ever • Collects zero data Whether you have five minutes for a quick 9×9 game or an evening for a full 19×19 battle, the board is always ready.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hoshi Go at none against TextingGo's 1. Hoshi Go also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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. TextingGo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hoshi Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | TextingGo | Hoshi Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Schorr | JUAN CARLOS CELIS PINTO |
In-app purchases
TextingGo
- Emote Pack$1.99
Hoshi Go
No in-app purchases









