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Go Eye app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 1552 ratings )
Sports Education
Developer: E-Intuit Limited
19.99 USD
Current version: 3.8.6, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 25 Sep 2012
App size: 27 Mb

The most advanced full-fledged SGF viewer and editor on iOS devices, seamlessly integrated with the web to support downloading of unlimited and most fresh professional go games, with a clean and simple user interface.

+ Deep integration with the professional go database from go4go.net so that you can access latest professional games by just a tap from go4gos rich resources, and search the desired games from the database by criteria like player names and tournaments, etc.

+ Clean and simple UI built on top of the deep technologies and elegant iOS platform. You can replay games in normal plain flat board with color or black/white mode, 3D perspective view, or browse the game like reading a real book. Even you can view the game with real 3D go ban model through Argument Reality technologies (available for devices running iOS 11+).

+ Web integration goes beyond browsing go4go database to support downloading games from any web site with SGF links. You can use the in-app web browser to view a web site with SGF resources and download them into your device with a tap on the link. Even with running games which are updated in remote server from time to time can be downloaded and updated with pull down gesture. The in-app browser supports downloading games from links to a single SGF file, or a Zip/RAR archive.

+ Local games downloaded or created manually can be organized in groups. Games starred are kept in favorite page. Games deleted are protected by keeping them in trash folder until you decide to delete them permanently or restore them back. You can search games by user names or tournament names in local game resources.

+ Full SGF editing features for complex SGF games with variations and comments. You can also transform the games by flipping and rotating a game. Scoring an end game is provided.

+ Support AirPlay with a new board viewing scheme mirroring on big TV screens.

+ Including image recognition for user to generate SGF from images. Work for computer generated board images with 90%+ recognition rate. Support real life board photos from 1.8.0 version. But dont buy if only for this feature as it is not the most advanced image recognizer now (was in its early release).

+ Many features hidden in small details. You can play with the settings and find many handy small shining things.

The nearly 10-year old app was updated and polished continuously, with inputs from various go fans all over the world. Lets keep the go app standard high together.

Pros and cons of Go Eye app for iPhone and iPad

Go Eye app good for

I was looking for an app to have a second look at my GO / Weiqi / Baduk games with. Via Twitter I got to know GoEye - and its awesome. Its exactly what I was looking for. Nice design, great possibilities to export the games again to various targets and - in the first place - easy to use! Just great!
Great App! But crashes from time to time... The unique thing, it can replay games from go4go in no time (embeded)
I tested almost all GO related applications running on iOS, and I confirm that GO-eyes is the best! You can down load recent games of world top professional players timely, and application records what you have downloaded already, so that you do not waste your time to download again the same games. There are lots more functionalities that you will love them. (Such as showing game tree and image of variations, create PDF image, exporting SGF files in Zip format...) I recommend this application! ほとんど全てのiOSで動く囲碁ソフトを試しましたが、囲碁の目がベストです。最新の世界のプロ棋士の棋譜も直ぐにダウンロード出来ますし、既にダウンロードしたか管理されているので、同じ棋譜を重複してダウンロードすることがありません。他にも沢山の役に立つ機能があります。変化図をイメージ付きでツリー表示したり、PDFで棋譜を表示したり、sgfファイルをZIP形式で出力したり。おすすめです!
Best app on the net for keeping current with the professional Go world. Unbeatable collaboration with Go4Go.

Some bad moments

Web integration makes it an excellent way to follow pro games. Editing generally good. I wish there were a convenient way to export .sgf files. The territory estimation feature is weak, only reliable when all territories absolutely defined. Otherwise marking a stone or group as dead May result in all stones of that color also being marked as dead. GoEye has made several improvements already, and I hope the things Ive mentioned will be addressed in future.
Newest update wont load. Support page has no support email. I had it in the past but have lost it. I am running 5.1.1 on a 2nd Gen iPad. Liked the program until this latest update. Happy to revise review if I can get a resolution. I would not recommend anyone update to the newest ver....for now any way.