Comparison

Windin vs Piccolo

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

Head to head
About

Windin

A casual puzzle game featuring a unique wind mechanic that influences gem placement. Plan your moves strategically to outsmart the wind and achieve high scores. Designed for quick play sessions, it offers both easy learning and deep mastery.

Highlights
  • Unique wind mechanic
  • Strategic gem placement
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
  • Brain-stimulating gameplay
  • Save progress for short breaks
  • Global player competition
Features
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Welcome to Windin, a casual puzzle game that will tickle your brain with its brand new wind mechanic. Plan your move, place your gems on the board, let the wind blow and reap the rewards of your clever play! Features: ● Introducing the brand new Wind feature: The ever-changing wind can be your ally or your adversary. You’ll need to think a few steps ahead to get the most out of a situation. ● Pick it up quickly: Windin is easy to learn, yet hard to master. ● Tickle your brain: Will you go for easy wins or will you set the board up for big points? Whichever path you take, Windin is sure to stimulate your brain with each step. ● Designed for short breaks: We will save your game when you leave. Resume playing from where you left off whenever you feel like it. ● Prove your skills as a Windin master: Compete against friends and other players from around the world! Enjoy Windin!

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

Windin4 screens
Piccolo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Piccolo at every 4 days against Windin's every 2 months. Windin's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Windin sells 6 one-off in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Windin against 4.7 for Piccolo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 816 and 603 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 77% and 77% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Windin ships an update every 2 months, Piccolo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Windin versus Piccolo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindinPiccolo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (816 ratings)4.7 (603 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better76.6% of reviews
Number of ratings816 — better603
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNP Yazilim ve Bilisim Hizmetleri Anonim SirketiSymbolic Software

Customer experience

Windin

All ratings816 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews494 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative14.8%

Piccolo

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

User reviews

Windin

From 816 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Unique and innovative concept
  • 💡 Challenging yet relaxing
  • 🎨 Appealing visuals and design

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Battery-draining
  • 📢 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🤖 Repetitive raccoon comments

Piccolo

From 603 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Beautiful and simple UI
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive
  • 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 👍 Challenging AI opponents

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Difficulty balancing issues (too easy or too hard)
  • 🤔 Lack of online multiplayer
  • 🤔 No option to undo moves
  • 🤔 Unclear win/loss indication at the end of games

Bugs and requests

Windin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when unlocking power-ups
  • Inconsistent wind direction behavior
  • Touch controls not always responsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Progression system with levels and challenges
  • Customization options for board size and themes
  • Multiplayer or competitive modes
  • Ability to disable ads for a one-time fee

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

6 purchases

Windin

One-time6
  • Unlock Crosswinds$0.99
  • Unlock Whirlwind$0.99
  • Unlock Lightning Strike$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Rainbow Bonanza Tokens$0.99
  • Unlock Rainbow Bonanza$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Piccolo

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

Questions

Is Windin free?
Windin 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, Windin or Piccolo?
Piccolo is rated higher. Windin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 816 ratings, while Piccolo averages 4.7 from 603 ratings.
Do Windin or Piccolo have ads?
Neither Windin nor Piccolo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Windin or Piccolo?
Windin ships an update every 2 months, and Piccolo every 4 days. Most recently, Windin was updated on October 13, 2026 and Piccolo on October 12, 2026.

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