ONO vs Five Square
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ONO
A unique logic puzzle game where you clear 'O's from the screen to achieve 'ONO'. It offers a hybrid casual puzzle experience with increasing complexity and variety. Designed to improve clarity, focus, and working memory through engaging gameplay.
- Unique logic puzzle mechanics
- Chain reaction gameplay
- Hybrid casual puzzle experience
- Improves clarity and focus
- 24 levels with increasing difficulty
- Free play mode
- Thousands of puzzle variations
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Fun! Fast! Free! Unique Bedrock Logic Brain Game! Start a chain reaction that will clear all the O's from the screen -> ONO (no O's). A new type of hybrid casual puzzle game. An overlapping maze. Like Sudoku without numbers. Wordle without letters. Starting with the simplest forms + rules, complexity and variety emerge as elements are added in larger puzzles. A fun easy way to work on your clarity, focus and working memory. 24 levels from very easy to very hard. Master each level by solving 4 puzzles - you are allowed three tries in each of the first two, two tries in the next and, finally, you must solve one puzzle in a single try. The level is then open for free play with three tries forever. Skippable interstitial ads after every other level. You can to watch a :30 reward ad to unlock a level or get additional stickers Larger levels have 1000's of puzzle variations making ONO a game you can play over & over. *Hat tip to "A Thousand Brains" by Jeff Hawkins for game inspiration, you should buy this book.
Five Square
This card game offers a strategic solitaire experience where all cards are visible from the start. It challenges players to plan and strategize to win, unlike traditional solitaire games that rely heavily on luck. It's designed for thinkers who enjoy puzzles and strategy games.
- Strategic solitaire gameplay
- All cards visible at start
- Four difficulty levels
- Customizable gameplay options
- Gameplay statistics tracking
- Universal iOS support
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~~~ Note: Five Square is a Pay What You Want app. Download it for free and we’ll ask you to pay an amount that feels good after you’ve won a few games. You can also decide not to pay, or pay right away in the app's settings. ~~~ Ever gotten bored with regular solitaire, and all the luck involved in winning? Five Square is different. All the cards are visible at the start of the game, most layouts are winnable, and whether you win is determined almost entirely by how well you strategize and plan. That’s why we call it the Chess of Solitaire. And yet, unlike Chess, the rules can be described in little more than a sentence: ◆ Deal a 5x5 square of cards face up. ◆ Stack cards (or stacks of cards)… ◆ …onto others of the same suit or rank… ◆ …within the same row or column. ◆ Win by getting them all into one stack. That's it! People who enjoy Sudoku puzzles, Chess puzzles, or FreeCell will love Five Square. It's a thinker’s card game. Features: ‣ Four difficulty levels (2 Suit, 3 Suit, 4 Suit, and Challenge mode) ‣ Satisfying, beautiful cards that are a joy to use ‣ Concise How to Play guide with tips on best strategies ‣ Other ways to play (adding Jokers as wildcards or removing Face Cards to make the game easier) ‣ Gameplay statistics (Total Layouts Dealt, Wins, and a “Chess Wins” statistic for games won without restarting the layout or undoing multiple moves in a row) ‣ Customizable app behavior (turn on and off in-game sounds, haptic feedback, and more) ‣ Universal support for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad Can you get all the cards into one stack?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Five Square at none against ONO's shown. Five Square also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). ONO's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. ONO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Five Square sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ONO against 5.0 for Five Square. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ONO ships an update every 2 months, Five Square every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ONO | Five Square |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Real Maxwell LLC | George Woodliff-Stanley |
Customer experience
ONO
Five Square
In-app purchases
ONO
- Remove Ads in ONO$0.99
Five Square
- Purchase Five Square$0.99
- Purchase Five Square$3.99
- Purchase Five Square$8.99
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- Purchase Five Square$15.99
- Purchase Five Square$24.99









