Tsumego Pro (Go problems) vs Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tsumego Pro (Go problems)
Enhance your Go skills with a vast library of tsumego puzzles. Learn from detailed solutions and explore variations to understand mistakes. Features daily problems, adaptive difficulty, and customizable game settings.
- Daily tsumego problems
- Adaptive difficulty modes
- Detailed solutions and bad variations
- Color selection (black, white, random)
- Hint system
- Book theme
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Improve your Go game (weiqi, baduk) with Tsumego Pro and its large collection of tsumego problems! Each problem contains all valid answers and a lot of bad variations, to help you know why you are wrong. Features: - 6 daily problems - A simple mode: try to solve all problems in each package - A progress mode: the difficulty increases or decreases depending on your level - Choose your color (black, white, random) - Browse the solution, or just get a hint - A book theme (black and white)
Go
Engage in strategic board game matches against players globally. Supports multiple board sizes and includes features like rankings, in-game chat, and timers. Requires an internet connection to play.
- Online Human vs Human matches
- Multiple board sizes (9x9, 13x13, 19x19)
- Ratings and rankings system
- In-game chat
- Timers
- Discussion board
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Challenge yourself with the best GO players around the world! Internet is required for this app. Cross platforms support - checkout: https://go.mattle.online Features: - Online Human vs Human - Support 9x9, 13x13 and 19x19 board size - Ratings/ Rankings System / Statistics - In-game chat - Timers - Discussion Board
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tsumego Pro (Go problems) at 4.5 against Go's 3.0. Tsumego Pro (Go problems) also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 2). Go's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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. Tsumego Pro (Go problems) sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tsumego Pro (Go problems) has 1.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) ships an update every 3 weeks, Go every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tsumego Pro (Go problems) | Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Mathis | HiuKim Yuen |
Customer experience
Tsumego Pro (Go problems)
Go
Bugs and requests
Tsumego Pro (Go problems)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchases do not work
- Incorrect problems
- Issues with the progress mode and problem selection
Requested features
6 requests- Explanation when a move is correct or incorrect
- More explanations and instructions for beginners
- Ability to play out variations and see different outcomes
- Consistent difficulty ratings for problems
- Ability to bookmark and revisit problems
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- More content and problem sets
Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tsumego Pro (Go problems)
- +150 Basic Problems$0.99
- +150 Intermediate problems$0.99
- Beginner problems$1.99
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- Elementary problems$1.99
- Intermediate problems$1.99
- Advanced problems$1.99
- Advanced problems #2$1.99
- Basic tesuji$1.99
- Daily problems - Easy$1.99
- All-Access Pass$9.99
Go
No in-app purchases
