Tsumego Pro (Go problems) vs HexSweeper
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)
HexSweeper
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HexSweeper puts a twist on the classic Minesweeper, using hexagonal tiles to create a more dynamic and intricate puzzle with each hexagon adding new dimensions to your strategy as you work to locate all hidden mines. Mines are randomly placed within a honeycomb of possibilities so sometimes it can be better to be lucky than good! Free to Play No Adverts The perfect bathroom break distraction!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HexSweeper at none against Tsumego Pro (Go problems)'s 12. HexSweeper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence 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 12 one-off in-app purchases. HexSweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) ships an update every 3 weeks, HexSweeper fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tsumego Pro (Go problems) | HexSweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Mathis | Alan Watton |
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
HexSweeper
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
- +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
HexSweeper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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