Comparison

9.99 vs 五子棋

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

Head to head
About

9.99

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Setting: you're at the grocery store. It's your turn in line. You need to make sure you have enough cash on you. That's what 9.99 is all about! It's a math puzzle taken straight out of real life SO HOW DO YOU PLAY? - Move grocery tiles to earn coins - The yellow price tag shows you how many coins you need - Collect them all, and the item is yours - Move groceries up, down, left, and right, but not diagonally - You can't go back to tiles you've already finished either - But you don't have a time limit - Collect all the groceries and move on to the next level Train your brain so you can keep your cool in front of the clerk!

About

五子棋

Engage in classic two-player Gomoku battles with this clean and ad-free game. Its small size ensures a smooth experience on your device.

Highlights
  • Two-player mode
  • Ad-free gameplay
  • Small app size
  • Classic Gomoku rules
Features
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五子棋,可供双人对战。清爽无广告,体积小。

Screenshots

9.994 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 五子棋 at none against 9.99's 1. 五子棋 also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 9.99's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. 9.99 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 五子棋 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

9.99 ships an update every 7 months, 五子棋 every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
9.99 versus 五子棋: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter9.99五子棋
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKozodoy Ivan伟健 谢

In-app purchases

1 purchases

9.99

One-time1
  • Disable ads$0.99
None

五子棋

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 9.99 free?
9.99 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 五子棋 free?
五子棋 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 9.99 or 五子棋 have ads?
Neither 9.99 nor 五子棋 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 9.99 or 五子棋?
9.99 ships an update every 7 months, and 五子棋 every 11 days. Most recently, 9.99 was updated on October 27, 2026 and 五子棋 on October 20, 2026.

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