Comparison

Piccolo vs TorusOthello

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

TorusOthello

Features
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『トーラスオセロ』は、従来のオセロの常識を打ち破る、全く新しいルールの新感覚ボードゲームです。 最大の魅力は、盤面の端と端が見えないパイプのようにつながっている「トーラス構造」。 右端を越えれば左端から、下端を越えれば上端から盤面がループしてつながっているため、従来の「角(四隅)」や「辺」という概念がすべてなくなりました。 どこに石を置いても盤面の中心となり、思いがけない方向から一気に石を裏返される(裏返せる)大逆転劇が頻発します!定石が一切通用しない未知の盤面で、新たな戦術と思考を働かせて勝利をつかみましょう。 ◆主な特徴 ◆ 【角が存在しない「ループ盤面」】 これまでのオセロで必勝法だった「角を取る」という戦法が使えません。常に全方位に気を配る、スリリングな頭脳戦を楽しめます。 【スタイリッシュなサイバーパンク・デザイン】 ネオンが煌めくダークな色調の世界観。プレイヤーカラーやCPUカラーもお好みに合わせてカスタマイズ可能で、ビジュアル面でも没入感を与えられます。 【臨場感を高めるサウンド設定】 ゲームプレイを盛り上げる独自のBGMと効果音を実装。世界観にぴったりなサウンドとともに、じっくりと対局に集中できます。 【いつでも遊べるCPU対戦モード】 自分のペースでじっくり戦略を練りたいときに最適な、対CPUモードを用意。暇つぶしやパズルゲーム感覚でのプレイにも最適です。 ◆ こんな方におすすめ! ◆ ・普通のオセロ(リバーシ)の定石に飽きてしまった方 ・まったく新しいルールの頭脳戦やパズルゲームを探している方 ・サイバーパンク調のネオンデザインやスタイリッシュなUIが好きな方 ・短時間でサクッと遊べて、かつ奥深いゲームを楽しみたい方 オセロが得意な人も、これまでの戦法が通用しない「トーラス盤面」で新たな攻め方を見つける楽しさを味わえます。 今すぐ『トーラスオセロ』をダウンロードして、無限にループする盤面での熱い頭脳戦を体験しよう!

Screenshots

Piccolo4 screens
TorusOthello4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TorusOthello at none against Piccolo's 2. TorusOthello also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (13 vs 26.0). Piccolo's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. TorusOthello asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piccolo ships an update every 4 days, TorusOthello daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Piccolo versus TorusOthello: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiccoloTorusOthello
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (603 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings603 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSymbolic Software株式会社Stableソフト

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

TorusOthello

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

TorusOthello

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Piccolo free?
Piccolo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TorusOthello free?
TorusOthello is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Piccolo or TorusOthello have ads?
TorusOthello shows ads; Piccolo does not.
Which is updated more often, Piccolo or TorusOthello?
Piccolo ships an update every 4 days, and TorusOthello daily. Most recently, Piccolo was updated on October 16, 2026 and TorusOthello on October 6, 2026.

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