Comparison

Smart Othello vs ™ Easy Reversi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Smart Othello

Experience the classic strategy board game with this app. Play against friends or a computer with five difficulty levels. Improve your skills with a tutorial and helpful aids, making it easy to learn but challenging to master.

Highlights
  • Five computer play levels
  • Real-time matches via Game Center
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Blunder Guard
  • Hint, undo, and replay functions
  • Collection of top player games
Features
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Play Othello against your friends or the computer. Created by the 1992 US Othello Champion, this is the Othello app you’ve been waiting for. A powerful engine wrapped in a clean user interface. With five levels to choose from, you’ll find the level that gives you the right challenge. The built-in tutorial and teaching aids will help you improve your game — advance to the next level and give your friends a good fight. — A MINUTE TO LEARN … A LIFETIME TO MASTER — Othello has simple rules: just bracket opponent discs and flip them to your color. But proper strategy is more complex than you might think. Smart Othello makes the game enjoyable while improving your play. Features: • Five levels of computer play, from novice to master. • Real-time matches using Game Center. • Achievements and leaderboards to challenge you. • Blunder Guard to keep you from making bad mistakes. • Random openings that give both players an equal chance. • Hint, undo, and easy game replay. • Collection of games by top players for replay and study. Smart Othello was created by the 1992 US Othello Champion, who also developed the acclaimed SmartGo apps for the game of Go. Othello® is a registered trademark of MegaHouse Corporation. Used with permission.

About

™ Easy Reversi

A beginner-friendly digital adaptation of the classic two-player strategy board game. Challenge AI opponents of varying difficulties or save your progress to continue later. Gain experience points by defeating AI players.

Highlights
  • Undo functionality
  • Save/load game progress
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • Timer-based gameplay
  • Experience points system
Features
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This is the easy version of Reversi for beginners. Reversi is a strategy board game for two players, played on an 8×8 uncheckered board. Players take turns placing disks on the board with their assigned color facing up. During a play, any disks of the opponent's color that are in a straight line and bounded by the disk just placed and another disk of the current player's color are turned over to the current player's color. The object of the game is to have the majority of disks turned to display your color when the last playable empty square is filled. Reversi brings this great game to your iPhone/iPad. You can enjoy Reversi in family game time, or you can also enjoy the game by playing with the AIs of varying difficulties. Beware that it is very challenging to beat the best AI in this game! The game is extremely well-known in Japan. You will also gain experience points by winning against the AIs (+1 for Easy, +3 for Medium, +5 for Hard and +7 for Expert). Features: * Undo * Save/load unfinished game * AIs with 4 levels of difficulties * Timer based game

Screenshots

Smart Othello4 screens
™ Easy Reversi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Othello at 65% against ™ Easy Reversi's 33%. Smart Othello also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (552 vs 13). ™ Easy Reversi's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart Othello sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ™ Easy Reversi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Othello holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Othello has 552 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Smart Othello's written reviews are positive against 33% of ™ Easy Reversi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Othello ships an update every 2 months, ™ Easy Reversi every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart Othello versus ™ Easy Reversi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Othello™ Easy Reversi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (552 ratings) — better4.3 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings552 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart Go, Inc.VM Mobile Team

Customer experience

Smart Othello

All ratings535 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative28.6%

™ Easy Reversi

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Smart Othello

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App freezes on launch when Game Center is enabled
  • Game crashes mid-play on certain difficulty levels
  • Online play fails to find opponents or pair players
  • App locks up when switching to other applications
  • Game Center notifications excessive and intrusive
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  • Online games create duplicate concurrent matches
  • Game sync fails between multiple devices
  • Support email from within app doesn't work
  • Game becomes unresponsive during online play

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fix online multiplayer functionality
  • Add local 2-player head-to-head mode
  • Implement time limits for online moves
  • Add option to remove/customize player avatars
  • Improve Game Center integration and sync
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  • Better online mode instructions and documentation
  • Auto-play engine for replay functionality
  • Restore previous purchases
  • Improve difficulty level progression

™ Easy Reversi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Othello

One-time1
  • Pro Pack$2.99
1 purchases

™ Easy Reversi

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Smart Othello free?
Smart Othello is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ™ Easy Reversi free?
™ Easy Reversi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Othello or ™ Easy Reversi?
Smart Othello is rated higher. Smart Othello averages 4.5 out of 5 from 552 ratings, while ™ Easy Reversi averages 4.3 from 13 ratings.
Do Smart Othello or ™ Easy Reversi have ads?
Neither Smart Othello nor ™ Easy Reversi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Othello or ™ Easy Reversi?
Smart Othello ships an update every 2 months, and ™ Easy Reversi every 17 months. Most recently, Smart Othello was updated on October 22, 2026 and ™ Easy Reversi on October 24, 2026.

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