# Gonarabe — Five in a Row online & vs CPU

> Five in a Row online & vs CPU (iPhone/iPad app by Toru Kitajima.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gonarabe/id6779718309 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Toru Kitajima](https://appshunter.io/developer/6773041151)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) and 1 more
- Released: 2026-06-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gonarabe/id6779718309/reviews.md

## What is Gonarabe?

Gonarabe is a beautifully crafted Gomoku (Five in a Row) board game you can play anywhere - against players around the world, against a friend, or offline against the CPU.

Black and white take turns placing stones on a 15x15 board. Line up five of your stones vertically, horizontally or diagonally to win. The rules take seconds to learn, but every game is a battle of reading ahead.

THREE WAYS TO PLAY
- Random Match: tap once and get paired with someone who is playing right now.
- Friend Match: agree on a room code, both enter it, and you are in a private one-on-one game.
- CPU Match: three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, Hard) and your choice of black or white. Works fully offline.

CLIMB THE RANKS
- Global leaderboard driven by a rating system, calculated on the server
- Ranks from 10 Kyu all the way up to Master
- Win, loss and streak records tracked for every mode
- Rematch with colors swapped as soon as a game ends

DESIGNED TO FEEL GOOD
- Realistic wooden board and glossy stones
- Smooth stone-placing animation, sound effects and haptics
- Winning line highlighted with a celebration
- Clean, uncluttered controls

PLAY FOR FREE
Each game uses one life, and lives refill automatically over time. You can also earn coins by winning and spend them to refill instantly. Coin packs are available as an optional in-app purchase - the game is fully playable without spending anything.

SWITCHING PHONES?
Account Transfer moves your rating, records and coins to a new device with a one-time 8-digit code. No sign-up and no login, ever.

AVAILABLE IN 11 LANGUAGES
English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. The app follows your device language and can be changed any time in Settings.

Start your first game now.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-18

- Now available in 11 languages. The app follows your device language automatically, and you can switch any time in Settings.
- Added lives and a coin shop. Earn coins by winning or buy a pack to refill lives instantly - the game is still fully playable for free.
- Global ranking is now calculated on the server for more accurate ratings.
- Added Account Transfer in Settings so you can move your progress to a new device with an 8-digit code.
- Online games now award a win if your opponent stops responding, plus connection stability fixes and other small improvements.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-07

Bug fixes and stability improvements. Thanks for playing

### 1.0 — 2026-06-17

No release notes.

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