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🇺🇸 English

What PlayGoKids is

PlayGoKids (Go Kids: Weiqi & Capture) is a Go (Weiqi) learning game for children on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Coach Mochi the orange cat helps kids learn, with readable green / red / ⚠ hints so children can see every move. It starts with Capture Go — capture a stone and you win — then progresses through territory play up to a real match against the KataGo neural net. It is completely free, ad-free, collects no data, and works fully offline.

Requirements

Common questions

Is PlayGoKids really free? Are there ads or in-app purchases?

Yes — every feature is free and unlocked, with no ads. The only in-app purchase is an optional "buy the developer a coffee" tip in the parent area (behind the parental gate); it unlocks nothing, and children can't reach it.

How do I open the parent zone? What is the parental gate?

Tap the gear icon — the parental gate appears right away, and once you pass it the whole Settings page is the parent zone (since version 1.1.20260918; earlier versions had a separate Parent Center inside Settings). The gate shows an adult-level multiplication question with three answers; parents can also switch it to a 4-digit passcode of their own. Anything that could leave the app — exporting statistics, the optional tip jar, the App Store pages of our other apps — sits behind it, so children can't leave the app or change limits without an adult.

There's no sound / the voice is silent.

Check that your device volume is turned up and not muted, and that the silent switch (iPhone/iPad) is off — PlayGoKids respects the physical silent switch. In the app, open Settings and make sure voice/sound is enabled. All audio plays on-device, so no internet is needed.

How do I switch between Chinese and English?

Open Settings → Language and choose English, 中文, or Follow System. Text and voice both switch together.

My child finds the games too hard / too easy.

There are three modes. Choose Beginner for Capture Go with guidance (capture a stone to win), Improve to learn territory, or Advanced for a real match against the KataGo neural net. Visual hints (green / red / orange / blue star) help at every level.

What is the KataGo opponent on Mac? Does it need anything?

The advanced engine runs on-device (CoreML) and needs nothing extra. On Mac it can optionally use a KataGo engine you have already installed yourself; the app never bundles or downloads an executable, and if it's absent or fails, it automatically falls back to the built-in engine.

How is my child's data handled?

All games, statistics, and settings are stored on the device only and never uploaded. PlayGoKids collects no data at all. See our Privacy Policy.

Contact

Email us at [email protected]. We typically reply within 1–2 business days.


🇹🇼 繁體中文

圍棋小學堂是什麼

圍棋小學堂(Go Kids: Weiqi & Capture)是一款給孩子的 iPhone / iPad / Mac 圍棋學習遊戲。橘貓老師陪著學,搭配看得懂的綠/紅/⚠ 提示,讓孩子「看得懂」每一手。從最好玩的吃子棋入門——先吃到對方就贏——再一路學圍地,進階到挑戰 KataGo 神經網路真戰。完全免費、零廣告、不收集資料、完全離線。

系統需求

常見問題

圍棋小學堂真的免費嗎?有廣告或內購嗎?

是的——所有功能免費全開、沒有廣告。唯一的 App 內購買是家長區(家長閘之後)的「請開發者喝杯咖啡」自由讚助,它不解鎖任何東西,孩子也碰不到。

如何進入家長區?家長閘是什麼?

點齒輪圖示——家長閘會立刻出現,答對後整頁設定就是家長區(1.1.20260918 版起;更早的版本是在設定裡另有一個「家長中心」)。家長閘是一道大人級的乘法題、三個選項;家長也可以改用自己設定的 4 位數密碼。任何可能離開 App 的東西——匯出統計、自由讚助、我們其他 App 的 App Store 頁面——都在家長閘之後,孩子沒有大人陪同就無法離開 App 或更改限制。

沒有聲音 / 語音不會響。

請確認裝置音量已調高、未靜音,iPhone/iPad 的靜音開關已關閉(圍棋小學堂尊重實體靜音鍵)。並在 App 的「設定」中確認語音/音效已開啟。所有聲音都在裝置本機播放,不需要網路。

如何切換中文 / 英文?

進入「設定 → 語言」,可選 English、中文或跟隨系統。文字與語音會一起切換。

孩子覺得太難 / 太簡單。

共有三種模式:初學為吃子棋+提示指導(先吃到對方就贏)、中階學圍地、進階挑戰 KataGo 神經網路真戰。各階段都有綠/紅/橘/藍星視覺提示輔助。

Mac 上的 KataGo 對手是什麼?需要另外安裝嗎?

進階引擎在裝置端(CoreML)運算,不需額外安裝。在 Mac 上可選擇使用「你自己已安裝」的 KataGo;App 不會內建或下載任何執行檔,若不存在或失敗會自動改用內建引擎。

孩子的資料怎麼處理?

所有對局、統計與設定只存在裝置本機,不會上傳。圍棋小學堂完全不收集任何資料。詳見隱私權政策。

聯絡我們

請寄信至 [email protected],通常 1–2 個工作天內回覆。