Comparison

Hirnball vs Gomoku library

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

Head to head
About

Hirnball

Features
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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)

About

Gomoku library

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Hirnball3 screens
Gomoku library4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Hirnball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gomoku library asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hirnball ships an update fortnightly, Gomoku library weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Hirnball versus Gomoku library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHirnballGomoku library
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 โ€” better12.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartdone GmbHMartin Muzika

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hirnball

One-time1
  • Hirnball Pro Version$0.99
None

Gomoku library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hirnball free?
Hirnball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gomoku library free?
Gomoku library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hirnball or Gomoku library have ads?
Neither Hirnball nor Gomoku library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hirnball or Gomoku library?
Hirnball ships an update fortnightly, and Gomoku library weekly. Most recently, Hirnball was updated on November 2, 2026 and Gomoku library on November 3, 2026.

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