Comparison

TRIROAD vs Abalone Online

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

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About

TRIROAD

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△About TRIROAD TRIROAD is a kind of turn-based board games by two players. Each player takes turns placing △-pieces, and the player who connects two places of one's color at the edge of the stage first will be a winner. △How to play and rules ・Two player chose the first move or the second move, and determine their own color. ・Each player takes turns placing pieces. ・The player who connects two places of one's color at the edge of the stage first will be a winner ・Provided that you must connect places farther than two adjacent places. ・If every place is filled but both player cannot connect a path, the player who makes a longer path (region) will be a winner. ・If the length of the paths are same, the result will be draw. △Features The rules are quite simple and the game will end by only 24 turns! It is still unclear whether the first move or the second move is more advantageous, and whether there is a winning strategy! It's a game that everyone can easily play! Please play with your friends and family! △VS CPU You can play against AI in a single battle mode. Let's play against the CPU while learning how to play! △Time limit As the time limit, you can select 15, 30, 60 seconds per a turn or unlimited. △Online battle mode You can play with players all over the world by random matching, and with your friends by room matching. △How to Play Puzzle Mode ・Try to win within the specified number of steps! ※You are required 160JPY for unlocking the online battle mode. Once you pay 160JPY, you can play forever.

About

Abalone Online

Compete against remote players in this digital adaptation of a classic abstract strategy board game. Push your opponent's marbles off the hexagonal board to win. Enjoy strategic gameplay on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Two-player remote multiplayer
  • Abstract strategy gameplay
  • Push opponent's marbles
  • Hexagonal board
  • iPhone and iPad support
Features
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his is the Abalone game, designed to be played by two remote players, using two network connected iPhone or iPad. The players can be in different places, towns, and even different countries. One player will deal with white pieces, and will see the game board from his white side; the opponent will deal with black pieces, ad will see the game board on the opposite side. To start a game, just hit the Start New Game button, and the system will try to find an opponent for you. The match is not immediately granted: it will depend on the presence on the network of at least one player looking for an opponent player. Maybe you have to wait for some time before finding a match. Once both players have started a game, the white move first. Abalone is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Players are represented by opposing black and white marbles on a hexagonal board with the objective of pushing six of the opponent's marbles off the edge of the board. The present version is made for both iPad and iPhone. The white marbles are moved by a player on his device, the back ones by another player on his remote device. The board consists of 61 hexagonal cells. Each player has 14 marbles that rest in the spaces and are initially automatically arranged as the game begins. The players take turns with the white marbles moving first. For each move, a player moves a straight line of one, two or three marbles of one color one space in one of six directions. The move can be either longitudinal (along the line of marbles) or transversal (lateral in respect to the line of marbles). To move a group of marbles (1,2,or 3) you must first touch once all of them: the color of the touched marbles reverts to red. After that, touch the destination cell of the first mable, i.e. the cell where the first marble should be moved. A player can push their opponent's marbles (a "sumito") that are in a line to their own with an in-line move only. They can only push if the pushing line has more marbles than the pushed line (three can push one or two; two can push one). Marbles must be pushed to an empty space (i.e. not blocked by a marble) or off the board. The winner is the first player to push six of the opponent's marbles off of the edge of the board. The dynamics of the basic game may have one serious flaw: it seems that a good but conservative player can set up their marbles in a defensive wedge and ward off all attacks indefinitely. An attacker may try to outflank this wedge or lure it into traps, but such advances are often more dangerous to the attacker than the defender. Thus, from the starting position, it takes little skill and no imagination to avoid losing, and nothing in the rules prevents games from being interminable. The first player who succedes pushing six opponent's mables off the edge of the board wins the game.

Screenshots

TRIROAD4 screens
Abalone Online1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TRIROAD at Free against Abalone Online's $1.99. Abalone Online's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

TRIROAD is free to download; Abalone Online costs $1.99 up front. TRIROAD sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Abalone Online asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TRIROAD ships an update every 2 months, Abalone Online every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
TRIROAD versus Abalone Online: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRIROADAbalone Online
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFamulite Lab. LLCLuigi Fonti

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TRIROAD

One-time2
  • Unlock Online Battle$0.99
  • Hide ads$3.99
None

Abalone Online

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TRIROAD free?
TRIROAD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Abalone Online free?
Abalone Online costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TRIROAD or Abalone Online have ads?
TRIROAD shows ads; Abalone Online does not.
Which is updated more often, TRIROAD or Abalone Online?
TRIROAD ships an update every 2 months, and Abalone Online every 3 days. Most recently, TRIROAD was updated on October 19, 2026 and Abalone Online on October 12, 2026.

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