Hirnball vs Gomoku library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Hirnball
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Why not use your brain (from German "Hirn") instead of your foot to get the ball into the opponent's goal? Hirnball is a strategy board game for two players played on a go board of size 8x10. The game is won, when a ball reaches one of the goal. But to get it there is not as simple as you might think. During the play both players make their moves using board intersections and try to get as close to the opponent's goal as possible, but also to block as many paths to own goal as feasible. The game offers the following modes: - Human vs. Human mode - Human vs. Computer mode with three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Pro) - Human vs. Internet : Random matches mode - play with a random internet player - Human vs. Internet : Friendly matches mode - play with your game center friends Do you want to detect game situations, where you could loose? Activate "Game warnings", a feature for Pro players! Supported languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Slovak (SK) and Spanish (ES)
Gomoku library
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There are four different types of puzzles: Attack, defense, victory by Continuous fours and Special (interactive solving puzzles). If you want, you can solve "daily tasks" every day. For actively playing players, there is the database which allows you to save moves, add comments and analyze your gomoku games. On top of that, you will find few special functions for Gomoku-swap2 openings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gomoku library at none against Hirnball's 1. Gomoku library also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Hirnball's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Hirnball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gomoku library asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hirnball ships an update fortnightly, Gomoku library weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hirnball | Gomoku library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 โ better | 12.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smartdone GmbH | Martin Muzika |
In-app purchases
Hirnball
- Hirnball Pro Version$0.99
Gomoku library
No in-app purchases









