Comparison

Tsumego Pro (Go problems) vs NBack Game

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily tsumego problems
  • Adaptive difficulty modes
  • Detailed solutions and bad variations
  • Color selection (black, white, random)
  • Hint system
  • Book theme
Features
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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)

About

NBack Game

This game challenges your memory by requiring you to match sounds and positions from a specified number of rounds ago. Regular play has been shown to enhance both short-term and long-term memory recall. Unlock new levels as you successfully complete each stage of increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • N-back task implementation
  • Sound and position matching
  • Short and long-term memory improvement
  • 25 difficulty levels
  • Progressive level unlocking
  • In-game tutorial
Features
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NBack game is an implementation of an N-back task where the player needs to match sound and selected position N times ago. It has been proved many times in many types of research that regular playing this type of games help to improve short and long term memory. The game offers 25 rounds with different level of difficulty, you need to decide if the sound or/and position were the same N rounds ago, at the end of the game you will see a summary board with your results. When you complete a level successfully you unlock the next level. If you do not how to play you will find a tutorial explaining how to play with examples.

Screenshots

Tsumego Pro (Go problems)4 screens
NBack Game3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NBack Game at 5.0 against Tsumego Pro (Go problems)'s 4.5. NBack Game also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). Tsumego Pro (Go problems)'s advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 27). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tsumego Pro (Go problems) sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. NBack Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NBack Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tsumego Pro (Go problems) has 1.8K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Tsumego Pro (Go problems)'s written reviews are positive against 89% of NBack Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) versus NBack Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTsumego Pro (Go problems)NBack Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmanuel MathisKornel Miszczak

Customer experience

Tsumego Pro (Go problems)

All ratings1,780 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative16.5%

NBack Game

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%

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

NBack Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Tsumego Pro (Go problems)

One-time12
  • +150 Basic Problems$0.99
  • +150 Intermediate problems$0.99
  • +150 Easy problems$0.99
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  • Beginner problems$1.99
  • 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
  • Daily problems - Hard$1.99
  • All-Access Pass$9.99
None

NBack Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tsumego Pro (Go problems) free?
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NBack Game free?
NBack Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tsumego Pro (Go problems) or NBack Game?
NBack Game is rated higher. Tsumego Pro (Go problems) averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while NBack Game averages 5.0 from 27 ratings.
Do Tsumego Pro (Go problems) or NBack Game have ads?
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) shows ads; NBack Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Tsumego Pro (Go problems) or NBack Game?
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) ships an update every 3 weeks, and NBack Game every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tsumego Pro (Go problems) was updated on September 29, 2026 and NBack Game on September 29, 2026.

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