™ Easy Gomoku vs Valence Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
™ 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.
- Undo moves
- Save and load games
- Four difficulty levels
- Timer-based gameplay
- Free-style Gomoku rules
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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.
Valence Lab
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Take atoms from cylinders and bond them into molecules! Valence Lab is a molecule-building puzzle on a hexagonal board. Currently 251 named molecules, from water to benzene. Collect them all to complete the codex! HOW TO PLAY 1. Tap a cylinder to place an atom. 2. Slide to a neighbor to bond. Slide again for a double or triple bond. 3. Fill every hand to complete the molecule. Start with the tutorial. Hints are available too. FILL THE CODEX Molecules are identified by atoms and bonds. Unnamed combinations are saved as original molecules. The codex shows how many times you made each one. DAILY GOALS Daily missions change every day. Make varied molecules to unlock achievements. Rank up through 10 title levels. GROW YOUR LAB Earn research points by making molecules. Unlock new atoms and skins. More atom types, more molecules to build. RECOMMENDED FOR - Puzzle fans - Collectors who like a full set - Anyone curious about molecules BEFORE YOU PLAY - No account needed. Progress stays on your device. - Core play works offline. Ads and purchases need a connection. - A banner ad shows at the bottom. - Optional rewarded videos give bonuses such as hints. - In-app purchases: Gold Member and Full restore. Gold Member removes ads and adds a board row. - Valence and bonding are simplified. Not every isomer, reaction, or molecular stability is reproduced. - In English and Japanese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ™ Easy Gomoku at none against Valence Lab's shown. ™ Easy Gomoku also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Valence Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ™ Easy Gomoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Valence Lab sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
™ Easy Gomoku ships an update every 7 months, Valence Lab every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ™ Easy Gomoku | Valence Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VM Mobile Team | POYOFARM |
In-app purchases
™ Easy Gomoku
- Premium$0.99
Valence Lab
- Full restore$0.99
- Gold Member$4.99
Questions
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