Comparison

™ Easy Reversi vs Piccolo

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

Head to head
About

™ Easy Reversi

A beginner-friendly digital adaptation of the classic two-player strategy board game. Challenge AI opponents of varying difficulties or save your progress to continue later. Gain experience points by defeating AI players.

Highlights
  • Undo functionality
  • Save/load game progress
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • Timer-based gameplay
  • Experience points system
Features
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This is the easy version of Reversi for beginners. Reversi is a strategy board game for two players, played on an 8×8 uncheckered board. Players take turns placing disks on the board with their assigned color facing up. During a play, any disks of the opponent's color that are in a straight line and bounded by the disk just placed and another disk of the current player's color are turned over to the current player's color. The object of the game is to have the majority of disks turned to display your color when the last playable empty square is filled. Reversi brings this great game to your iPhone/iPad. You can enjoy Reversi in family game time, or you can also enjoy the game by playing with the AIs of varying difficulties. Beware that it is very challenging to beat the best AI in this game! The game is extremely well-known in Japan. You will also gain experience points by winning against the AIs (+1 for Easy, +3 for Medium, +5 for Hard and +7 for Expert). Features: * Undo * Save/load unfinished game * AIs with 4 levels of difficulties * Timer based game

About

Piccolo

Experience the classic strategy board game with a powerful AI and a polished interface. Customize your game with beautiful themes, play online with friends or strangers, and enjoy a seamless experience across devices. Includes fun iMessage stickers.

Highlights
  • Strong, customizable AI engine
  • Polished native user interface
  • Variety of beautiful themes
  • Local and online multiplayer
  • Automatic game saves and move undo
  • iMessage stickers
Features
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• #1 Most Downloaded Game (April, May, June, July 2021) — Japan Mac App Store! • Featured in Apple's "What We're Playing", "Games We Love" and "Best Games Made in France"! • "Beautiful, minimalistic and highly addictive." — TouchArcade • "A simple but captivating game." — Mac4Ever • "From us, this small but fine application therefore receives an absolute recommendation." — Appgefahren • "Whether you're a fan of the game or not, Piccolo will make you love Othello." — MaxiApple Piccolo® is the best Othello app for iPhone®, iPad® and Mac®. It features a strong, fast AI on top of a polished user interface, with beautiful themes, advanced features, online play and more. Piccolo is available in 20 languages and comes with no ads or tracking. It's an Othello app made for Othello players by Othello lovers. • Strong AI: Piccolo features a custom Othello AI engine written in the Rust programming language, designed to be fast, challenging and customizable. The AI's default Level 1 difficulty can be beaten by beginners, while its Level 8 difficulty is likely to challenge even top Othello masters around the world. Designed from scratch, the Piccolo AI engine is sure to give seasoned Othello players a new type of opponent to play against, with often surprising and creative strategies. • User Experience: Piccolo features a native user experience designed for iOS and macOS. A modern design lets you focus on the game, with helpful move indicators, the ability to undo moves, and automatic game saves between every move in case you close the app by mistake or your phone's battery runs out. Multiplayer play is supported both locally and online. • Themes: Piccolo features a variety of beautiful themes to customize and breathe fresh life into your Othello experience. Othello veterans might enjoy sticking to the Classic theme, while others might prefer the handsome Seasoned Wood theme, the adorable Sailor Moon theme or even the Persian Spray theme, inspired by traditional Iranian ceramics. Additional themes designed by guest artist Aline Corrêa are also available, giving you access to an Othello game on top of an alligator lake, inside an ancient castle, next to Egyptian pyramids, and more! • Play Online: Piccolo Online is a free online service that lets you connect with friends via easily exchangeable Game Codes to play friendly Othello games wherever you are around the world. Piccolo Online also supports automatic matchmaking so that you can quickly play games with random opponents worldwide. Piccolo Online features quick, stable connections, and benefits from a strong privacy policy. • Cute iMessage Stickers: Send cute “chibi”-style iMessage stickers to your friends with Piccolo's bundled iMessage Sticker Pack! Featuring 36 custom illustrations drawn by anime artist Erica Li, the stickers feature Piccolo's adorable mascot in different relatable situations. • No Ads, No Tracking: Unlike a majority of games on the App Store today, Piccolo has no terms you need to accept before playing. Piccolo will never show you a single ad, and will never track you. The app is entirely a labor of love for the game of Othello, made by players for players. • Available in 20 Languages: Thanks to contributions from players around the world, Piccolo has been translated from English into Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese. No matter where you are, Piccolo's interface will be easy to understand. Othello® is a registered trademark of MegaHouse Corporation. Piccolo: Othello is an independent implementation of the underlying game, which is placed in the public domain.

Screenshots

™ Easy Reversi3 screens
Piccolo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Piccolo at 77% against ™ Easy Reversi's 33%. Piccolo also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 17 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). ™ Easy Reversi's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Reversi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Piccolo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piccolo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piccolo has 661 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of ™ Easy Reversi's written reviews are positive against 77% of Piccolo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

™ Easy Reversi ships an update every 17 months, Piccolo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
™ Easy Reversi versus Piccolo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter™ Easy ReversiPiccolo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings)4.7 (661 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13661 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVM Mobile TeamSymbolic Software

Customer experience

™ Easy Reversi

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

Piccolo

All ratings603 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative14.9%

Bugs and requests

™ Easy Reversi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Piccolo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • AI getting extra moves in certain situations
  • Settings button not functioning properly
  • Game freezing or crashing on some devices
  • Inconsistent piece size on different screen sizes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add online multiplayer mode
  • Implement an undo move feature
  • Add a tutorial or tips section for new players
  • Introduce a 'watch AI vs AI' mode
  • Allow customization of game board and piece themes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

™ Easy Reversi

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
2 purchases

Piccolo

One-time2
  • Theme Pack: Around the World$2.99
  • Theme Pack: Great Painters$2.99

Questions

Is ™ Easy Reversi free?
™ Easy Reversi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piccolo free?
Piccolo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ™ Easy Reversi or Piccolo?
Piccolo is rated higher. ™ Easy Reversi averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Piccolo averages 4.7 from 661 ratings.
Do ™ Easy Reversi or Piccolo have ads?
Neither ™ Easy Reversi nor Piccolo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ™ Easy Reversi or Piccolo?
™ Easy Reversi ships an update every 17 months, and Piccolo every 4 days. Most recently, ™ Easy Reversi was updated on November 2, 2026 and Piccolo on November 3, 2026.

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