Gomoku vs Puzzlette
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gomoku
This abstract strategy board game challenges players to achieve an unbroken row of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. It offers multiple play modes, including playing against AI or a friend.
- Five in a row gameplay
- Play against AI
- Local multiplayer mode
- Computer vs. computer mode
- Multiple play modes
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Gomoku is an abstract strategy board game. Also called Gobang or Five in a Row, it is traditionally played with Go pieces(black and white stones) on a go board. The rule is black plays first if white did not just win, and plays alternate in placing a stone of their color on an empty space. The winner is the first player to get an unbroken row of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Gomoku- Professional version has four modes to choose : 1. you play first. 2.computer play first. 3.computer v.s. computer 4.you play with your friend
Puzzlette
Fill palettes with colorful paint pieces to reveal classic masterpieces. This game offers a relaxing artistic experience with varying difficulty levels and randomly generated puzzles for endless replayability.
- Fill palettes with paint pieces
- Reveal classic paintings
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Randomly generated puzzles
- 100 stages
- Hints available
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Puzzlette is a puzzle game and yet an artistic experience as well. It’s simple. You just fill up the palette with paint pieces, and each time you do, colorful pieces are painted on the canvas. Eventually a complete classic painting appears. This game is designed for everyone from children to puzzle lovers. Number of pieces on each palette (4 to 8) determines difficulty like jigsaw puzzles, and each level requires different number of puzzles to complete a painting. 4 pieces - 16 puzzles (Easy) 5 pieces - 14 puzzles 6 pieces - 12 puzzles 7 pieces - 10 puzzles 8 pieces - 8 puzzles (Hard) Paintings to complete are classic works of Impressionism and other different styles. You will encounter familiar ones while playing. Puzzles are randomly generated at each play, so you can enjoy your favorite stages many times. Of course there are hints available for every puzzle. Let’s give it a try! - 100 stages (paintings) - 5 levels of difficulty (4/5/6/7/8 pieces) - 2 hints available for each puzzle - Adjustable paint speed - Different puzzles at each play
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzlette at none against Gomoku's 1. Puzzlette also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). Gomoku's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Gomoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Puzzlette asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gomoku against 5.0 for Puzzlette. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Gomoku ships an update every 11 months, Puzzlette every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gomoku | Puzzlette |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppLabNexus LLC | Naohiko Mogami |
Customer experience
Gomoku
Puzzlette
In-app purchases
Gomoku
- 30 rewards $1.99$1.99
Puzzlette
No in-app purchases









