Comparison

Piccolo vs Reverse Stone

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

Head to head
About

Piccolo

Experience the classic strategy board game with a powerful AI and a polished interface. Customize your game with beautiful themes, play online with friends or strangers, and enjoy a seamless experience across devices. Includes fun iMessage stickers.

Highlights
  • Strong, customizable AI engine
  • Polished native user interface
  • Variety of beautiful themes
  • Local and online multiplayer
  • Automatic game saves and move undo
  • iMessage stickers
Features
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• #1 Most Downloaded Game (April, May, June, July 2021) — Japan Mac App Store! • Featured in Apple's "What We're Playing", "Games We Love" and "Best Games Made in France"! • "Beautiful, minimalistic and highly addictive." — TouchArcade • "A simple but captivating game." — Mac4Ever • "From us, this small but fine application therefore receives an absolute recommendation." — Appgefahren • "Whether you're a fan of the game or not, Piccolo will make you love Othello." — MaxiApple Piccolo® is the best Othello app for iPhone®, iPad® and Mac®. It features a strong, fast AI on top of a polished user interface, with beautiful themes, advanced features, online play and more. Piccolo is available in 20 languages and comes with no ads or tracking. It's an Othello app made for Othello players by Othello lovers. • Strong AI: Piccolo features a custom Othello AI engine written in the Rust programming language, designed to be fast, challenging and customizable. The AI's default Level 1 difficulty can be beaten by beginners, while its Level 8 difficulty is likely to challenge even top Othello masters around the world. Designed from scratch, the Piccolo AI engine is sure to give seasoned Othello players a new type of opponent to play against, with often surprising and creative strategies. • User Experience: Piccolo features a native user experience designed for iOS and macOS. A modern design lets you focus on the game, with helpful move indicators, the ability to undo moves, and automatic game saves between every move in case you close the app by mistake or your phone's battery runs out. Multiplayer play is supported both locally and online. • Themes: Piccolo features a variety of beautiful themes to customize and breathe fresh life into your Othello experience. Othello veterans might enjoy sticking to the Classic theme, while others might prefer the handsome Seasoned Wood theme, the adorable Sailor Moon theme or even the Persian Spray theme, inspired by traditional Iranian ceramics. Additional themes designed by guest artist Aline Corrêa are also available, giving you access to an Othello game on top of an alligator lake, inside an ancient castle, next to Egyptian pyramids, and more! • Play Online: Piccolo Online is a free online service that lets you connect with friends via easily exchangeable Game Codes to play friendly Othello games wherever you are around the world. Piccolo Online also supports automatic matchmaking so that you can quickly play games with random opponents worldwide. Piccolo Online features quick, stable connections, and benefits from a strong privacy policy. • Cute iMessage Stickers: Send cute “chibi”-style iMessage stickers to your friends with Piccolo's bundled iMessage Sticker Pack! Featuring 36 custom illustrations drawn by anime artist Erica Li, the stickers feature Piccolo's adorable mascot in different relatable situations. • No Ads, No Tracking: Unlike a majority of games on the App Store today, Piccolo has no terms you need to accept before playing. Piccolo will never show you a single ad, and will never track you. The app is entirely a labor of love for the game of Othello, made by players for players. • Available in 20 Languages: Thanks to contributions from players around the world, Piccolo has been translated from English into Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese. No matter where you are, Piccolo's interface will be easy to understand. Othello® is a registered trademark of MegaHouse Corporation. Piccolo: Othello is an independent implementation of the underlying game, which is placed in the public domain.

About

Reverse Stone

A classic board game where players reverse their opponent's pieces by sandwiching them. Enjoy single-player challenges against AI or local multiplayer matches with friends and family. Perfect for quick gaming sessions.

Highlights
  • Sandwich and reverse opponent's stones
  • Play against AI with adjustable difficulty
  • Local two-player mode
  • Simple and easy to learn
  • Suitable for short play sessions
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It is a classic board game that reverse the opponent's stone by sandwiching it. It's a simple app, so you can easily play it even if you have a little free time. Play alone You can play against computers of various levels. If you win, you will be able to play against higher level computers. Play with two people You can play against two people such as friends and family.

Screenshots

Piccolo4 screens
Reverse Stone2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Piccolo at 4.7 against Reverse Stone's 4.0. Piccolo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Reverse Stone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Piccolo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Reverse Stone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piccolo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piccolo has 660 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piccolo ships an update every 4 days, Reverse Stone monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Piccolo versus Reverse Stone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiccoloReverse Stone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (660 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings660 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSymbolic SoftwareHirokazu Uno

Customer experience

Piccolo

All ratings603 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative14.9%

Reverse Stone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Piccolo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • AI getting extra moves in certain situations
  • Settings button not functioning properly
  • Game freezing or crashing on some devices
  • Inconsistent piece size on different screen sizes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add online multiplayer mode
  • Implement an undo move feature
  • Add a tutorial or tips section for new players
  • Introduce a 'watch AI vs AI' mode
  • Allow customization of game board and piece themes

Reverse Stone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Piccolo

One-time2
  • Theme Pack: Around the World$2.99
  • Theme Pack: Great Painters$2.99
None

Reverse Stone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Piccolo free?
Piccolo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reverse Stone free?
Reverse Stone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Piccolo or Reverse Stone?
Piccolo is rated higher. Piccolo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 660 ratings, while Reverse Stone averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Piccolo or Reverse Stone have ads?
Reverse Stone shows ads; Piccolo does not.
Which is updated more often, Piccolo or Reverse Stone?
Piccolo ships an update every 4 days, and Reverse Stone monthly. Most recently, Piccolo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Reverse Stone on October 15, 2026.

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