Comparison

Tsumego Pro (Go problems) vs Proelium

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

Proelium

Features
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The most minimalist strategy game (with the permission of go). Proelium is a turn-based tactical game inspired by classic board games like checkers, go, and mainly the almost forgotten latrones, played in the Roman Empire. A minimalist gameplay system with very few rules to memorize, yet it offers depth and room to develop your own play style. Arrange your pieces, block your opponent’s pieces, and eliminate them to claim victory. Challenge a friend on the same device (the iPad version is optimal for this mode, but it’s also avalaible on iPhone), play against a friend or stranger over the Internet, or try to defeat the AI at three different difficulty levels. In Proelium, there’s only one type of piece, and it can perform only two actions: move and attack. The key is to position your pieces to flank the enemy from at least two sides, blocking them (while avoiding the same fate). Only blocked pieces can be attacked and removed. The interplay of blocks and counterblocks makes Proelium a game of emergent complexity ―easy to learn, but challenging to master. The rules of Proelium symbolize, in an abstact way, the combat between phalanxes in ancient Greece. The result is a dynamic reminiscent of hoplite warfare ―fundamentally positional and defensive.

Screenshots

Tsumego Pro (Go problems)4 screens
Proelium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Proelium at none against Tsumego Pro (Go problems)'s 12. Proelium also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tsumego Pro (Go problems)'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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. Proelium asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tsumego Pro (Go problems) ships an update every 3 weeks, Proelium every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) versus Proelium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTsumego Pro (Go problems)Proelium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmanuel MathisSERGIO COPETE GARCIA

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

Proelium

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

Proelium

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 Proelium free?
Proelium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tsumego Pro (Go problems) or Proelium have ads?
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) shows ads; Proelium does not.
Which is updated more often, Tsumego Pro (Go problems) or Proelium?
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) ships an update every 3 weeks, and Proelium every 2 months. Most recently, Tsumego Pro (Go problems) was updated on September 24, 2026 and Proelium on September 11, 2026.

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