Comparison

™ Easy Gomoku vs Gomoku Clan

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

Head to head
About

™ Easy Gomoku

Engage in a classic strategy board game where the goal is to achieve an unbroken row of five stones. This version is designed for newcomers, offering adjustable difficulty levels for a fun and challenging experience.

Highlights
  • Undo moves
  • Save and load games
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Timer-based gameplay
  • Free-style Gomoku rules
Features
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Gomoku (Five in a Row) is a strategy board game played on a Go board. The first player to get an unbroken row of five stones wins the game. Also known as Caro, Omok or Gobang, it is traditionally played with Go pieces (black and white stones) on a go board with 15x15 intersections. Easy Gomoku is a fun Gomoku game for beginners! The difficulty has been set so that if you are new to gomoku, you will have great time winning the computers while still have fun and challenging games. Features: * Undo * Save/load unfinished game * 4 levels of difficulties * Timer based game The variation of Gomoku supported in this game is free-style Gomoku. A player just needs to make a row of five or more stones to win.

About

Gomoku Clan

Experience a classic strategy game with multiple rule sets and competitive play. Challenge AI opponents or other players in tournaments and friendly matches. Enjoy a user-friendly interface with engaging animations and sound effects.

Highlights
  • Multiple Gomoku rule sets (Free, Renju, Opening Renju)
  • Online tournaments and ranking system
  • Play against Alphago level AI
  • Friendly matches
  • Placement animations and sounds
  • Smart forbidden move checking
  • User-friendly UI
Features
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Gomoku introduction - Gomoku is a traditional game with simple rules. - Anyone can win by aligning five stones in a row. Gomoku Clan - Free Rule, Renju Rule, Opening Renju Rule provided - Tournaments to raise your ranks by competing with other players - Weekly Championships - Friendly matches available to everyone - Dual against Alphago level AI - Placement Animation and Sounds - Smart forbidden moves Check on 33 or 44 - User friendly UI and soft pallete graphic design Customer Service - When running into an issue using the app, please inform us through [Menu][Send ] on the upper left button. - Encountering a bug or any errors inform us at giangames.dev@gmail.com.

Screenshots

™ Easy Gomoku3 screens
Gomoku Clan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gomoku Clan at 82% against ™ Easy Gomoku's 31%. Gomoku Clan also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). ™ Easy Gomoku's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (27 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. ™ Easy Gomoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gomoku Clan sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gomoku Clan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ™ Easy Gomoku has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of ™ Easy Gomoku's written reviews are positive against 82% of Gomoku Clan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

™ Easy Gomoku ships an update every 7 months, Gomoku Clan every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
™ Easy Gomoku versus Gomoku Clan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter™ Easy GomokuGomoku Clan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (27 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.4% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVM Mobile TeamHyun Woong Ko

Customer experience

™ Easy Gomoku

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive31.4%
Neutral20.0%
Negative48.6%

Gomoku Clan

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral13.6%
Negative4.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

™ Easy Gomoku

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
8 purchases

Gomoku Clan

One-time8
  • 1200p Point$0.99
  • Beginner Package$1.99
  • Event Package$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Remove Ad$3.99
  • 6600p(+10%) Point$4.99
  • Monthly Package$7.99
  • 14400p(+20%) Point$9.99
  • Remove Ad$9.99

Questions

Is ™ Easy Gomoku free?
™ Easy Gomoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gomoku Clan free?
Gomoku Clan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ™ Easy Gomoku or Gomoku Clan?
Gomoku Clan is rated higher. ™ Easy Gomoku averages 4.3 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Gomoku Clan averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ™ Easy Gomoku or Gomoku Clan have ads?
Gomoku Clan shows ads; ™ Easy Gomoku does not.
Which is updated more often, ™ Easy Gomoku or Gomoku Clan?
™ Easy Gomoku ships an update every 7 months, and Gomoku Clan every 2 weeks. Most recently, ™ Easy Gomoku was updated on October 26, 2026 and Gomoku Clan on October 26, 2026.

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