Comparison

Renju Rules Gomoku vs Lichess

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

Head to head
About

Renju Rules Gomoku

Compete globally in this online strategy board game, adhering to official Renju rules. Challenge AI opponents or friends, review master plays, and climb the ranks. Supports multiple languages and achievements.

Highlights
  • Official Renju rules implementation
  • Online ranked matchmaking
  • AI opponent with 6 difficulty levels
  • Local 2-player mode
  • Replay mode with 50 slots
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Supports 16 languages
Features
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Online Gomoku game has applied matching system based on ranking! Compete players from all around the world with official rules and challenge highest rank as much as you can! [What Renju rule is?] According to the official rules, 33, 44, or six moku is forbidden only for first turn player in order to prevent first turn advantage. [ Game Features] - Renju Rule has applied as an official rule in international Gomoku federation. - 1 player mode: Available to compete AI with 6 different difficulties. - 2 player mode: Available to compete with friends in one device. - Replay mode: Available to see master’s skill to improve your skill and provide 50 replay slots. - Available to reset the online records. - Supported 16 languages. - Supported achievements and leaderboard. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1

About

Lichess

Play chess online with millions of users, participate in tournaments, solve puzzles, and analyze games. This free and open-source application offers a comprehensive chess experience for players of all levels, with features for learning and casual play.

Highlights
  • Real-time and correspondence chess
  • Arena tournaments
  • Chess puzzles
  • Game analysis with Stockfish
  • Interactive study feature
  • Chess clock
Features
Currently charting
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Lichess is a free/libre, open-source chess application powered by volunteers and donations. Today, Lichess users play more than five million games every day. Lichess is one of the most popular chess websites in the world while remaining 100% free. The following features are available right now: - play real time or correspondence chess - play arena tournaments - play against online bots - solve chess puzzles from a wide variety of themes, online or offline - race against the clock in Puzzle Storm - analyse your games with latest Stockfish locally or on the server - board editor - study chess with a collaborative and interactive study feature - learn board coordinates - play over the board with a friend - watch live chess broadcasts from all major chess tournaments - watch Lichess TV and online streamers - use a chess clock for your over the board games - many different board themes and piece sets - custom background themes - translated into 55 languages

Screenshots

Renju Rules Gomoku4 screens
Lichess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lichess at none against Renju Rules Gomoku's shown. Lichess also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (759 vs 10). Renju Rules Gomoku's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 53%). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Renju Rules Gomoku against 4.1 for Lichess. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lichess has 759 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Renju Rules Gomoku's written reviews are positive against 53% of Lichess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Renju Rules Gomoku ships an update every 4 months, Lichess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Renju Rules Gomoku versus Lichess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRenju Rules GomokuLichess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10 ratings)4.1 (759 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better53.4% of reviews
Number of ratings10759 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank—#40 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOBIRIXLICHESS.ORG

Customer experience

Renju Rules Gomoku

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Lichess

All ratings754 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews596 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative36.6%

Bugs and requests

Renju Rules Gomoku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lichess

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Swipe-to-go-back gesture interferes with piece placement

Requested features

3 requests
  • Name of opening in opening explorer
  • Ability to add and subtract additional things on the homepage
  • Reset/replay button on puzzles

In-app purchases

None

Renju Rules Gomoku

No in-app purchases

None

Lichess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Renju Rules Gomoku free?
Renju Rules Gomoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lichess free?
Lichess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Renju Rules Gomoku or Lichess?
Lichess is rated higher. Renju Rules Gomoku averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Lichess averages 4.1 from 759 ratings.
Do Renju Rules Gomoku or Lichess have ads?
Renju Rules Gomoku shows ads; Lichess does not.
Which is updated more often, Renju Rules Gomoku or Lichess?
Renju Rules Gomoku ships an update every 4 months, and Lichess fortnightly. Most recently, Renju Rules Gomoku was updated on October 12, 2026 and Lichess on October 25, 2026.

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