Comparison

Puzzle Games vs Gomoku

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Games

Engage in a variety of puzzle challenges with over 700 missions to conquer. Test your problem-solving skills and enjoy endless entertainment.

Highlights
  • Over 700 missions
  • Multiple puzzle types
  • Infinite fun
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Single-player experience
Features
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One game. Many ways to play. Infinite fun. How many puzzles can you solve? How well can you solve them? More than 700 missions to complete. Play now. :)

About

Gomoku

Features
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Gomoku — Five in a Row, refined. A meditative, fully offline take on the timeless five-in-a-row board game. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Just you, the board, and a thinking AI. CORE FEATURES • Classic 15×15 board with crisp wood-grain visuals and warm dark theme. • Six AI difficulty levels — Novice, Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Master — built on heuristic scoring and minimax search up to depth-3. • Renju Forbidden Rule (optional, applied to black): double-three, double-four and overline are restricted, faithfully reproducing professional rule sets. • One-tap Undo to revert your last full round, perfect for learning. • Beautiful animated stones, last-move highlight, hint toggle. • Local statistics: total games, wins, losses, draws, real-time win rate, instant reset. • Haptic feedback and subtle sound effects (both can be disabled). WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • 100% offline. No network requests, ever. • No accounts, no sign-ups, no ads, no in-app purchases. • All data stays on your device. • iPhone-optimized portrait layout, dark mode by design. WHO IT'S FOR • Casual players who want a quick, calming match. • Strategy lovers seeking a sharp opponent. • Anyone who wants to learn Gomoku from scratch — start at Novice and climb to Master. Place your stone. Plan five in a row. Outwit the silicon.

Screenshots

Puzzle Games4 screens
Gomoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gomoku at none against Puzzle Games's 3. Gomoku also leads on ads (none vs shown). Puzzle Games's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Puzzle Games sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Gomoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Puzzle Games versus Gomoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle GamesGomoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarkus Wu晓 郭

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Puzzle Games

One-time3
  • 5 Thousands Coins$0.99
  • 12 Thousands Coins$1.99
  • 25 Thousands Coins$2.99
None

Gomoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Games free?
Puzzle Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gomoku free?
Gomoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle Games or Gomoku have ads?
Puzzle Games shows ads; Gomoku does not.

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