Comparison

怀旧拼图1988 vs Gomoku

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

Head to head
About

怀旧拼图1988

Relive childhood memories with a digital recreation of a classic puzzle toy. Experience the nostalgia of past summers and train your brain with this engaging puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Digital puzzle toy recreation
  • Nostalgic childhood experience
  • Brain training
  • Retro entertainment
Features
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小时候我在山区里的农村读小学,每到放暑假就会坐绿皮火车到父母打工的地方。当然了,当年的火车要比现在高铁慢的多的多,自然需要一些小东西来消遣打发时间,玩拼图魔板就是一个很好的选择。 有一天,我突发奇想,如果把那些旧的记忆重现到iPhone上会是什么样呢?于是这个App就诞生了。我从一个怀旧商品收藏家那里购买了一个和当年一摸一样的拼图魔板原件,等比例的将它还原成App。 来吧,让我们一起体验过去,希望你能拿到奖状!

About

Gomoku

Engage in a strategic board game where the goal is to place five stones in a row. Enjoy challenging AI opponents offline, compete with cloud-based players, or play against friends on a single device. Save and replay matches to refine your strategy.

Highlights
  • 15x15 freestyle Gomoku
  • Strong offline AI opponent
  • Cloud-based AI matches
  • Pass-and-play local multiplayer
  • Saved match replay
  • Optional cloud rankings
Features
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Enter a quiet, modern game room built around one focused challenge: place five stones in a row before your opponent does. Play the strong on-device opponent anywhere, face a DeepSeek-powered cloud player when connected, or share one device for a two-player match. Open the app for a quick round on a commute, practise a difficult position offline, or return to a saved match to study where the game changed. Features: • 15×15 freestyle Gomoku with black moving first • One strong, varied offline opponent powered by local-v6 • Optional DeepSeek cloud matches with engine-guided move selection • Pass-and-play for two people on one device • Saved match records with step-by-step replay • Undo up to 3 times per AI game; each undo rewinds your and the AI’s latest round. Without an active AI Pass, one rewarded ad unlocks all 3 undos; an active pass grants them directly. After an undo, eligible ranked games use the final valid game record; finished games cannot be undone. • Local records and opt-in seasonal leaderboards for challenge score, wins, win rate, fastest wins, and streaks; choose a season and view past history • Move preview, haptics, sound, reduced motion, and 12 interface languages No social account is required. Match records remain on your device by default. Cloud play sends the board state and the anonymous session data needed to run the match. Joining public seasonal rankings is optional and is explained before any nickname or verified result is uploaded. DeepSeek is used as a third-party AI service and is not affiliated with this app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

怀旧拼图19884 screens
Gomoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gomoku at Free against 怀旧拼图1988's $0.99. Gomoku also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). 怀旧拼图1988's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

Gomoku is free to download; 怀旧拼图1988 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

怀旧拼图1988 ships an update every 8 months, Gomoku every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
怀旧拼图1988 versus Gomoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter怀旧拼图1988Gomoku
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer夏云 叶恒盛 程

Customer experience

怀旧拼图1988

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gomoku

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

怀旧拼图1988

No in-app purchases

None

Gomoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 怀旧拼图1988 free?
怀旧拼图1988 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gomoku free?
Gomoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 怀旧拼图1988 or Gomoku have ads?
Neither 怀旧拼图1988 nor Gomoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 怀旧拼图1988 or Gomoku?
怀旧拼图1988 ships an update every 8 months, and Gomoku every 2 days. Most recently, 怀旧拼图1988 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Gomoku on November 6, 2026.

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