Comparison

Read19 vs mrGoProblemWorkout

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

Head to head
About

Read19

Features
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Read19 brings cloud-powered KataGo analysis to iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Play directly against AI and watch win rate and score lead update move by move. Import SGF records to explore candidate moves, principal variations, ownership, and whole-game trends. Read19 flags inaccuracies, mistakes, and blunders by win-rate and point loss, so you can focus on the moves that changed the game. Your games and reviews stay on device. Sign in to sync privately with iCloud across devices and export standard SGF files. Read19 prefers secure WSS and falls back to HTTPS on restricted networks. Advanced users can connect to a compatible backend with custom HTTPS/WSS endpoints and an optional Bearer token. Free includes 100,000 visits each calendar month with the Fast model. Plus unlocks the stronger Balanced model, more concurrency, and 2,000,000 monthly visits. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

mrGoProblemWorkout

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This app is for Go players wanting to improve their strength through repetitive problem solving. The app lets you import problems into tagged collections (via SGF files) and practice solving them. You can also create and run timed drills.

Screenshots

Read194 screens
mrGoProblemWorkout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Read19 at Free against mrGoProblemWorkout's $0.99. mrGoProblemWorkout's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Read19 is free to download; mrGoProblemWorkout costs $0.99 up front. Read19 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. mrGoProblemWorkout asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read19 ships an update every 2 days, mrGoProblemWorkout every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Read19 versus mrGoProblemWorkout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead19mrGoProblemWorkout
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๆ€็จ‹ ้™ˆfrank brown

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Read19

Subscriptions1
  • KataGo Review Plus$6.991 Month
One-time3
  • 300K Visits$1.99
  • 1M Visits$3.99
  • 3M Visits$9.99
None

mrGoProblemWorkout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read19 free?
Read19 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mrGoProblemWorkout free?
mrGoProblemWorkout costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read19 or mrGoProblemWorkout have ads?
Neither Read19 nor mrGoProblemWorkout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read19 or mrGoProblemWorkout?
Read19 ships an update every 2 days, and mrGoProblemWorkout every 3 days. Most recently, Read19 was updated on November 10, 2026 and mrGoProblemWorkout on October 31, 2026.

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