Go Game Coach vs Forma Mind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Go Game Coach
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Go Game Coach teaches you to play Go — from your very first stone to real games on a full board. LEARN, STEP BY STEP 30 courses and 138 interactive lessons take you from "what is a liberty?" through good shape, life and death, capturing races, and counting the endgame. Every lesson is hands-on: you place the stones and the board answers. Nothing is a wall of text. AN OPPONENT THAT FITS YOU A 60-level ladder powered by a neural engine that runs entirely on your device. Level 1 plays gently and gives you chances. The upper levels will test a serious amateur. Move up a rung whenever you're winning comfortably. A COACH WHILE YOU PLAY Switch the tutor on and the app follows your game as it happens — warning you before a move that drops stones, naming the shape you just made, and showing where it would have played instead. It explains in plain language, not jargon. REVIEW AFTER THE GAME Step back through any finished game move by move and see where it actually turned. REAL GO, PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED 9×9, 13×13 and 19×19 boards. Chinese, AGA and Japanese rules, with adjustable komi and handicap games. Ko, seki and scoring all handled correctly. COMPLETELY OFFLINE No account. No ads. No tracking. No network connection — ever. The engine, the lessons and your progress all live on your device, so it works on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. Levels 1–20 are free to play, with the tutor free through level 10. One optional purchase unlocks all 60 levels and the tutor at every level. No subscription.
Forma Mind
Engage your visual perception with this calming puzzle game. Identify three identical shapes from a field of similar ones before the board refreshes. Offers timed and untimed modes with adjustable difficulty.
- Match identical shapes
- Recall shape positions
- Daily challenges
- Adjustable timer
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Progress tracking
- Light and dark themes
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Forma Mind is a quiet visual puzzle. Every board holds exactly three identical shapes among a field of lookalikes. Find them before the board changes. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Match: scan 12 or 16 original shapes and tap the identical three before time runs out. • Recall: study the board, then find the matching positions after the shapes disappear. A DAILY CHALLENGE Everyone gets the same ten boards each day. Share your result without spoiling the answers. YOUR PACE • Ten boards per session, about a minute or two. • Choose 5 to 30 seconds per board, or turn on Relaxed play for no timer at all. • Three difficulty levels: Gentle, Balanced, and Expert. • Track sessions, practice days, and personal bests. MADE WITH CARE • 48 original shapes. • Light and dark themes, reduced motion, haptics, and sound options. • Available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Brazilian Portuguese. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no advertising, no analytics. Your settings and results stay on your device. DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES Try the first ten Rotate puzzles free. One optional purchase unlocks 50 more boards in five chapters, with unlimited replay. No subscription. The App Store displays your local price. Play purchased boards offline for up to 30 days after online confirmation; restore with the same App Store account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forma Mind at none against Go Game Coach's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Go Game Coach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Forma Mind asks for nothing beyond the download.
Go Game Coach ships an update every 11 days, Forma Mind weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Go Game Coach | Forma Mind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cheng-Ta Hsieh | Damien Asseya |
In-app purchases
Go Game Coach
- 全レベルを解放$4.99
Forma Mind
No in-app purchases









