Comparison

Smart Othello vs Piyo 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

Piyo Reversi

This free strategy game offers a charming Reversi experience with cute chick characters. It features 20 AI difficulty levels, player-vs-player mode, and helpful hints. Analyze your games with detailed move evaluation and graphical representations.

Highlights
  • 20 AI difficulty levels
  • Player vs AI and Player vs Player modes
  • Placement hints for beginners
  • Recommended move hints
  • Game record analysis
  • Graphical game analysis results
  • Copy/paste game records
Features
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It's a Free Reversi Game. You play with Cute Chicks. ("Piyo" is chick twitter.) It's Cute, but with high functionality, AI is also authentic. 【Game Function】 ・Level of AI is 20 stage, enjoy from beginner to advanced! ・It is possible to play against not only [Player vs AI] but also [Player vs Player]. (It's not a network) ・Marks are displayed in places where chicks can be placed, easy for beginners ・"Hint" button will tell you the recommended move. 【Analysis Function】 ・Equipped with game record analysis function.  It is a function to analyze all moves, find bad hands, and evaluate ・Displays the results of the game analysis on a graph.  You can see at a glance which move was bad. ・You can copy and paste the game record to the clipboard and link with other apps. 【Official Website】 Please refer to the following for details about this application. http://www.studiok-i.net/ios/hiyoko_rev.html

Screenshots

Smart Othello4 screens
Piyo Reversi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piyo Reversi at none against Smart Othello's 1. Piyo Reversi also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 65%). Smart Othello's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (552 vs 6). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Piyo Reversi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Smart Othello against 4.7 for Piyo Reversi. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Othello has 552 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Smart Othello's written reviews are positive against 85% of Piyo Reversi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Othello ships an update every 2 months, Piyo Reversi every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Othello versus Piyo Reversi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart OthelloPiyo Reversi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (552 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews85.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings552 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB13 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSmart Go, Inc.STUDIO-K Inc.

Customer experience

Smart Othello

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

Piyo Reversi

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%

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

Piyo Reversi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Othello

One-time1
  • Pro Pack$2.99
None

Piyo Reversi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Othello free?
Smart Othello is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piyo Reversi free?
Piyo Reversi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Othello or Piyo Reversi?
Piyo Reversi is rated higher. Smart Othello averages 4.5 out of 5 from 552 ratings, while Piyo Reversi averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Smart Othello or Piyo Reversi have ads?
Piyo Reversi shows ads; Smart Othello does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Othello or Piyo Reversi?
Smart Othello ships an update every 2 months, and Piyo Reversi every 6 months. Most recently, Smart Othello was updated on November 2, 2026 and Piyo Reversi on November 2, 2026.

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