Real Go Board vs GoQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Go Board
This application provides a beautiful and easy-to-use Go board for editing, reviewing, and managing game records. Improve your Go skills by analyzing your own games or those of professional players.
- Edit game records
- Review game records
- Manage game records
- Professional game analysis
- User-friendly Go board
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Real Go Board is the best go application for improvement of your skill. Real Go Board can edit, review and manage kifus not only yours but also Professionals' with the beatiful and easy for use go board.
GoQuest
Play the ancient board game of Go online with players worldwide, from beginners to pros. Study live games, challenge friends, and improve your skills with AI-powered Tsumego problems. Offers multiple board sizes for varied gameplay.
- Online Go multiplayer
- Play with beginners and bots
- Watch live games
- Study games
- 9x9, 13x13, 19x19 boards
- Tsumego Challenge
- Play with friends
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With Go Quest you can play the board game of Go (Igo/Baduk/Weiqi) online with people around the world! - Played by lots of beginners and very very weak bots! - Played by the world's top pros! - You can watch all live games being played and study. - You can choose from 9x9, 13x13 and 19x19(new! only at peak hours) - You can play with your friends! - All features are available for free. Newly introduced is the "Tsumego Challenge" feature! Problems appropriate to your level are automatically presented, and your problem-solving ability is scored. This feature makes solving Tsumego (life and death) problems fun. ※Important notes: Please play in areas with good network conditions. Devices that cannot be used in portrait mode (such as TVs) will not display correctly. - Privacy Policy https://d26termck8rp2x.cloudfront.net/static/questterms/privacy.html - Terms of Use https://d26termck8rp2x.cloudfront.net/static/questterms/term.html - Contact mindwalkapps@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GoQuest at 4.7 against Real Go Board's 3.8. GoQuest also leads on ratings volume (574 vs 24). Real Go Board's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 68%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Real Go Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GoQuest sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GoQuest holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoQuest has 574 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Real Go Board's written reviews are positive against 68% of GoQuest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Real Go Board ships an update every 3 weeks, GoQuest every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Go Board | GoQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (24 ratings) | 4.7 (574 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better | 68.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 574 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HiramekiLab Inc. | Mindwalk Corp. |
Customer experience
Real Go Board
GoQuest
Bugs and requests
Real Go Board
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GoQuest
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect scoring/result determination
- Disconnection issues causing lost games
- Placement issues - stones placed incorrectly
- Bugs with reporting/feedback system
Requested features
5 requests- Add chat functionality to connect with opponents
- Implement 19x19 board size option
- Provide detailed game history and analysis
- Allow players to add friends and challenge each other
- Improve time controls and add byo-yomi
In-app purchases
Real Go Board
- Premium$2.99
GoQuest
- Premium Plan$1.991 Month
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