Comparison

Puppet Battle vs Gomoku

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

Head to head
About

Puppet Battle

Experience a unique blend of physical and ragdoll gameplay where simple controls lead to challenging mastery. This action game offers an immediately addictive experience that is hard to put down.

Highlights
  • Ragdoll physics gameplay
  • Easy to control
  • Difficult to master
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Action-packed
Features
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It is a combination of physical and ragdoll.  You can easily control it but it is difficult to master.  At first when you play, you feel this game is crazy.  But we advise you not to play anymore, because in just a few minutes you will be addicted to it immediately.

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

Puppet Battle3 screens
Gomoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Puppet Battle at 9.0 against Gomoku's 15.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Puppet Battle versus Gomoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet BattleGomoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDinh Vy Nguyen晓 郭

In-app purchases

None

Puppet Battle

No in-app purchases

None

Gomoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puppet Battle free?
Puppet Battle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gomoku free?
Gomoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puppet Battle or Gomoku have ads?
Neither Puppet Battle nor Gomoku shows ads.

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