Comparison

Chess puzzles! vs Gomoku Board Game

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

Head to head
About

Chess puzzles!

Engage in mind-teasing chess challenges designed for all skill levels, from beginners to seasoned players. Test your strategic thinking with various puzzle difficulties and enjoy a fun variation of the classic board game.

Highlights
  • Tutorial levels for beginners
  • Simple tap and drag controls
  • Mate in 1 challenges
  • Mate in 2 challenges
  • Alternate chess challenges
  • Categorized difficulty levels
Features
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Do you love chess & puzzle challenges? Well, you’ll love Chess Puzzles! This fun variation of the chess game includes mind-teasing challenges categorized in levels that are sure to test your chess skills and problem-solving thinking. Can you pass all levels? Great for anyone! From beginner to seasoned chess player! WHY YOU’LL LOVE CHESS PUZZLES! - Tutorial levels included (great for beginners) - Simple tap & dragging controls - Mate in 1, mate in 2 challenges and some alternate challenges - Cool variation of the classic board game Now, it’s chess puzzle time! Download the app for free!

About

Gomoku Board Game

Features
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A classic two player game where the goal is to have 5 of the players pieces in a row; horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Play towards computer or a friend Gomoku is an abstract strategy board game also know as Five in a Row or in Swedish Luffarschack Players alternates and place its game piece on an empty cell or empty intersection depending on layout. The goal is to have 5 of the players pieces in a line, either horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. A played piece can not be moved or removed. You can play either with a friend or towards AI. Current player are highlighted in the menu. Undo is supported as well as highlighting the last played piece. Board can be configured for 15x15, 19x19 squares, alternative to fill the display. Support for both classic layout where stones are placed on an empty intersection and layout where stone or players cross or ring are placed in an empty grid cell For iPad both portrait and landscape is supported Setting menu contains - Selecting between different predefined layout can be selected and fine tuned - AI search level English and Swedish supported

Screenshots

Chess puzzles!4 screens
Gomoku Board Game3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chess puzzles! at Free against Gomoku Board Game's $0.99. Chess puzzles! also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Gomoku Board Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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

Chess puzzles! is free to download; Gomoku Board Game costs $0.99 up front. Chess puzzles! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Gomoku Board Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess puzzles! ships an update every 6 weeks, Gomoku Board Game every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chess puzzles! versus Gomoku Board Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess puzzles!Gomoku Board Game
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik BrandsmaJan Fex

Bugs and requests

Chess puzzles!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Puzzle with no solution ("Mate in 3 - Queen pack - AAAAAAAY-OH")
  • Puzzle solution not recognized ("you have one move only ;)")

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reset puzzle option
  • Next puzzle button
  • Ability to make wrong moves in puzzles
  • Puzzle solution hints or explanations

Gomoku Board Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Chess puzzles!

One-time4
  • Fun pack!$0.99
  • Human vs machine$0.99
  • Funky moves$1.99
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  • Remove all ads$1.99
None

Gomoku Board Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess puzzles! free?
Chess puzzles! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gomoku Board Game free?
Gomoku Board Game costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess puzzles! or Gomoku Board Game have ads?
Neither Chess puzzles! nor Gomoku Board Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess puzzles! or Gomoku Board Game?
Chess puzzles! ships an update every 6 weeks, and Gomoku Board Game every 18 months. Most recently, Chess puzzles! was updated on October 29, 2026 and Gomoku Board Game on October 13, 2026.

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