Go-tcha for Pokemon GO Review: An Alternative to Pokemon GO Plus
Ever Heard of Go-tcha? We are pretty sure you have by now, but if you haven’t or probably have and want to know much about it, you are in the right place.
A competitor to the Official Niantic Band to the game, Pokemon GO+, Gotcha has much more to offer than what the latter does.
What is Go-tcha?
Considered as a spin-off of Pokemon GO+, Gotcha is a based on a fitness tracker called the Fitgo Prime (or sometimes the Primefit). The Go-tcha helps you enjoy Pokémon GO on the move without looking at your smartphone! Yes, it is true, it helps you catch Pokémon and collect items on the go. It provides the trainers on-screen and vibrates alerts. working with a tap the screen to grab the items. But how it is different than Pokemon GO Plus? 🤔
If you’ve used the GO Plus, you have to push a button to perform actions like making capture attempts and spinning nearby Pokéstops. The Go-tcha removes this limitation, with the ‘Auto-Catch’ mode on the Go-tcha you don’t even need to respond – Go-tcha does it all! Collect Pokéballs, Potions, Eggs and other items at Pokéstops without you having to check your smartphone.
Go-tcha is available in 3 different variants: Original Go-tcha, Go-tcha Evolve, Go-tcha Ranger.
1. Unique Features
All the 3 Go-tcha comes with all of these features.
Auto Catch Pokémon
Auto Collect items at Pokéstops when nearby
‘Auto-Catch’ mode
Touchscreen
Animated graphics
Vibration feedback (It can be turned off)
2. Looks and Display
Go-tcha comes in 3 different looks, Go-tcha Original, Go-tcha Evolve and Go-tcha Ranger.
Go-tcha Original
Go-tcha Original looks very similar to the Mi Fitness band, with the package containing a removable strap and the main unit. The strap provided feels like its made of some average or cheap material. but you always have the option to replace the strap with Mi Silicon strap or some silicon cases which easily available in the market.
The Go-tcha Ranger comes with a power bank of 1200mAh Battery, It has an attached flashlight and a compass in it.
Go-tcha Evolve
Like the Go-tcha original, the Go-tcha Evolve resembles a fitness tracker. It comes a much larger unit as compared to the original Go-tcha and it looks much better than the original Go-tcha, but the strap cannot be removed in the Go-tcha Evolve.
Even though the strap cannot be removed, there are few premium cases available through which you can use it as a keychain.
All the 3 device uses a touch-sensitive button which cycles through several options, the display shows each option with one colours icons
Pokemon Capture – shown in the form of a Pokeball
Pokestop Spinning – shown in the form of Pokestop
Pokemon Found – shown with a question in the box
Each of these options has a box below it with an X option to turn it on or off. It also has an option in the cycle to turn on/off the vibration.
3. Battery Life and Charging
We had the following results at the end of the week:
A full charge takes approx. 1 hour and lasts for approx. 12 hours with continuous use. Standby time is approx. 48 hours for Go-tcha Original.
Go-tcha Evolve has a giant plus for original Go-tcha in terms of battery life, Go-tcha evolve can last for a few days with a single charge.
Go-tcha Ranger can last around a week without a charge. with Go-tcha ranger you can even charge your Mobile Phone, it works as a power bank.
Go-tcha Original
Go-tcha Evolve
Go-tcha Ranger
Battery
12-48hrs
2-3 days
7-10 days
Charging
Unique charger
USB Charging
USB Charging
For Gotcha Orginal, We had to mention charging separately in the Head Point because this comes with a unique charger, so if it ever gets damaged, it won’t be an easy task to finds its replacement.
Go-tcha Ranger wins this section due to its extra battery life.
4. Connectivity
All the Go-tcha shows up connected to Pokemon GO on a smartphone as if it were a real-deal Pokemon GO Plus device. As far as the game knows, the Go-tcha is a Pokemon GO Plus device made by Niantic.
It had a 92% successful connection rate and it lasts a great deal longer than expected, even solving the Go plus connectivity issue.
5. Got-cha vs Pokemon Go Plus
Let’s talk the real deal now. How does Got-cha fare against the GO Plus?
Go-tcha
Pokemon Go Plus
Better Connectivity
Frequent Connection Lost
Auto Catch Feature
Need to Press button
Auto Collects from the Pokestops
It doesn’t
Not official by Niantic
Official Niantic product
Fairly speaking both the bands have their own sets of Pros and Cons, but looking at the usability, efficiency and the costs. We feel the Gotcha outweighs the Go Plus by a margin.
6. Some FAQs
Will this lead to an Account Ban?
The chances of that are extremely, extremely thin. Slim to the extreme. Go-Tcha shows up connected to Pokemon GO on a smartphone as if it were a real-deal Pokemon GO Plus device. As far as the game knows, the Go-Tcha is a Pokemon GO Plus device made by Niantic
I don’t like the Go-tcha strap, can I change it?
Yes you can, Go-tcha Original comes with a removable strap, so if don’t like you can just remove it and keep the Go-tcha device in your pocket or bag and it will continue doing its work
and even you purchase some Funky straps, we have added a few recommendations 😉 Select the one which suits you the best
Go-tcha is for all, it supports both iOS and Android system
I heard, after an update, it got connectivity issue and few features are not working in iOS?
Yes, you heard it right, but to tackle that issue, Go-tcha team released a Software Update, on applying the update it resolves the issues with Auto Catch features on iOS devices
Yes, with the help of the App you can view the catch statics – View statistics
7. Final Verdict
Well If your question Is Go-tcha worth the money and which Go-tcha you should choose?
Then Yes, it definitely is, it’s better than Pogo Plus, it has better connectivity which currently lacks in Pogo plus
Pros
Cons
Auto-spins of Pokestops
Low visibility in sunlight
Auto-catches of Pokemon
Might change future compatibility
Prioritizes Pokemon catch first
Not official from Niantic
Battery life up to 3 days plus, up to 7 days for Go-tcha Ranger
Takes out the attempt of playing
Charger included in the box
Unique Charger for the device
For us, Go-tcha Evolve wins the race beacause of watch type looks and battery life compared to Go-tcha original. The Go-tcha comes with latest firmware and has proven some better connectivity than the Go-tcha original.
Go-tcha Original is the oldest product from the Team Datel, its a small size and can be detached from the band and can be used as a keychain with some replacement bands. The only negative side the battery size and charging cable.
You can go for Go-tcha Ranger if you’re looking for a powerpack device and if you travel a lot, the ranger comes with a compass and flashlight to help and it can even be used to charge your mobile phone.
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