Comparison

Tsumego Pro (Go problems) vs 바둑 사활

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

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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

바둑 사활

This app offers a vast collection of Go problems, with over 2,800 available for free. It's designed to help players of all levels improve their game through practice and AI-assisted feedback. The problems are categorized by difficulty and include answer keys and reference charts.

Highlights
  • 3000 Go problems
  • Over 2,800 free problems
  • Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
  • Answer keys and reference charts
  • AI response for practice
  • Constant updates
Features
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Seokmun (石問) means to ask a stone. The Seokmun Origin Go series will be released in the future in the form of Chungseok, Mac, Poseok, and Finish. Seokmun Origin Seokmun Go - 3000 Go Problems is a set of 3000 Go problems. provides more than 2,800 Go problems for free. It can be considered the Go bible. It is constantly updated until it reaches 3,000 problems. Games like Go, Shogi, or Poker are all about winning moves against your opponent. The best way to practice your moves is to play a lot of the best way to practice. Practicing Go is much more helpful than studying the rules. How to improve your game The most important thing is that you should never look at the answers. You should try your best to solve each problem with your own thoughts and conclusions. Only then will you truly improve. 1. Difficulty level The questions are divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, and you can solve them according to your level. you can solve the problems according to your level. 2. Answers and references Each question has an answer key and a reference chart. To improve your skills the correct answer before solving the problem. 3. AI Response The AI responds to your actions according to what it has learned, so you can practice effectively. You can practice effectively.

Screenshots

Tsumego Pro (Go problems)4 screens
바둑 사활4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tsumego Pro (Go problems) at 4.5 against 바둑 사활's 1.0. Tsumego Pro (Go problems) also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 바둑 사활's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tsumego Pro (Go problems) holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tsumego Pro (Go problems) has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tsumego Pro (Go problems) ships an update every 3 weeks, 바둑 사활 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) versus 바둑 사활: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTsumego Pro (Go problems)바둑 사활
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmanuel Mathisjongsin kim

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%

바둑 사활

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

바둑 사활

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

바둑 사활

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 바둑 사활 free?
바둑 사활 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tsumego Pro (Go problems) or 바둑 사활?
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) is rated higher. Tsumego Pro (Go problems) averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while 바둑 사활 averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tsumego Pro (Go problems) or 바둑 사활 have ads?
Both Tsumego Pro (Go problems) and 바둑 사활 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tsumego Pro (Go problems) or 바둑 사활?
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) ships an update every 3 weeks, and 바둑 사활 every 3 months. Most recently, Tsumego Pro (Go problems) was updated on September 24, 2026 and 바둑 사활 on June 9, 2026.

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