No Four in a Row vs Kurotto Extreme
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
No Four in a Row
This logic puzzle game challenges players to fill a grid with two symbols, adhering to a single rule: no four identical symbols in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. With thousands of unique levels and varying difficulty, it requires keen attention and logical deduction.
- Fill grid with X and O
- Avoid four identical symbols in a row
- 6000 unique levels
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Logical deduction required
- Single unique solution per level
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"No Four in a Row" is an entertaining puzzle. Despite the only simple rule, some levels are very difficult to solve. Solving this puzzle requires a lot of attention. To solve the puzzle you need to fill ALL the cells of the playing field with only two characters: "X" and "O". The only rule - horizontally, vertically or diagonally there should not be four identical symbols. If in the process of solving a puzzle, an application will notice such a situation, it will indicate to you by highlighting the corresponding characters. Each level has only one, unique solution. Each level can be completed guided only by simple logical solutions, without guessing. In our application, we have created 6000 unique levels with varying degrees of difficulty. If this is your first time playing this game, try the Novice level. Each difficulty level contains 1000 unique levels. Where level 1 is easiest and 1000 is the most difficult. If you can easily solve the 1000th level, try the first level of the next level of difficulty. Good luck!
Kurotto Extreme
A logic puzzle game originating from Japan with simple rules for hours of engaging challenges. Fill empty cells based on numbered circles indicating continuous black cells, with no time limits and autosave functionality.
- 350+ challenges across 7 difficulty levels
- 7 new daily challenges
- Autosave progress
- No time limits
- 2 global leaderboards
- Full tutorial
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This game originated in Japan. The rules are really simple so you could enjoy hours of challenges, from easy to complex difficulty. Fill in some of the empty cells with the following rules: 1. The number in a circle indicates the total number of continuous black cells extending from it, vertically and horizontally. 2. Dragon circles may have any number of black cells around them. 3. Cells with circles cannot be colored. This game includes: + 350 challenges across 7 levels of difficulty. + 7 new daily challenges (1 per level of difficulty) + Autosave of your progress solving a grid so you could pause and resume as you wish. + No time limits to complete a challenge + 2 global leaderboards + Full Tutorial + and many more capabilities
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Verdict
No Four in a Row and Kurotto Extreme both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Kurotto Extreme's written reviews are positive against 40% of No Four in a Row's. No Four in a Row's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for No Four in a Row against 5.0 for Kurotto Extreme. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: No Four in a Row has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of No Four in a Row's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kurotto Extreme's.
No Four in a Row ships an update every 2 months, Kurotto Extreme every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | No Four in a Row | Kurotto Extreme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aliaksandr Uvarau | Christophe Baranger |
Customer experience
No Four in a Row
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In-app purchases
No Four in a Row
No in-app purchases
Kurotto Extreme
No in-app purchases
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