Tsumego Pro (Go problems) vs GrandArena
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)
GrandArena
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GrandArena is chess without the friction. Open it and play — no sign-up, no clutter, no lessons to sit through. Just the board. PLAY YOUR WAY • Play the computer — five levels, from a gentle start to a real fight. Untimed, offline, no account. • Pass & play — two players, one device. Perfect for the sofa. • Play online — rated real-time games with matchmaking, live clocks, and an ELO rating that means something. BUILT TO GET OUT OF YOUR WAY • The chessboard is always ad-free — paid or not. • Offline-first: the computer and pass-and-play work with no network and no account. • Clean, quiet design. Pick your piece set and board theme. • Sign in with email, Google, or Apple when you want to play online and keep your rating. ONLINE, DONE RIGHT • Fast matchmaking across 5+0, 10+0, and 3+2 time controls. • Real ratings, leaderboards, and full match history. • See where you rank — globally and in your country. FAIR PLAY • Anti-cheat protects rated games so your rating is earned. GrandArena is free. Ads appear only on non-gameplay screens, and a single one-time purchase removes them for good if you'd rather not see them — the board stays ad-free either way. Just chess. Play anyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GrandArena at every 4 days against Tsumego Pro (Go problems)'s every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and GrandArena sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tsumego Pro (Go problems) ships an update every 3 weeks, GrandArena every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tsumego Pro (Go problems) | GrandArena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Mathis | Ricardo Marques |
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
GrandArena
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
GrandArena
- GrandArena Supporter$3.99
Questions
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