Go Game Coach vs Learn Baduk

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.

A beginner-friendly app for learning the game of Go (baduk). No hard jargon, no crushing AI — just tap the board and learn the rules of Go one move at a time. ■ Interactive rules tutorial Placing stones, liberties, atari, capture, two eyes (life), and counting territory — you learn Go by doing, not by reading. Gentle, step-by-step guidance built for absolute beginners. ■ Step-by-step Go puzzles Start with simple captures and build up. Solve "one move to capture" Go problems to grow your reading. Correct moves get warm praise; mistakes just invite you to try again. ■ Play real Go against the AI Put what you learned into practice. Start with Capture Go (beginner match), then step up to real 9x9 Go with full rules. Play with a handicap (five stones to even) that fits your level, and unlock the next rung when you win. The AI is tuned so beginners can actually win — with an atari coach and undo to keep it stress-free. ■ Warm design made for beginners A warm wooden board and large, clear type instead of a cold, intimidating screen. A learn-to-play-Go experience that says "I can do this too." ■ Great for · Anyone who wants to learn Go but doesn't know where to start · Learners who want to really understand the rules (liberties, atari, capture, territory) · Parents starting Go with their kids · Returning players brushing up the basics Place your first stone with First Go today.