Comparison

Gomoku Master vs Gomoku library

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

Head to head

Gomoku Master

Tic Tac Toe Puzzle Game

About

Gomoku Master

Features

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A popular classic table board game! ■How to play Place black and white stones alternately on the board, and if you can arrange all five stones in a straight line faster than your opponent, you win! You can line them up vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.

About

Gomoku library

Features

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There are four different types of puzzles: Attack, defense, victory by Continuous fours and Special (interactive solving puzzles). If you want, you can solve "daily tasks" every day. For actively playing players, there is the database which allows you to save moves, add comments and analyze your gomoku games. On top of that, you will find few special functions for Gomoku-swap2 openings.

Screenshots

Gomoku Master3 screens

Gomoku library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gomoku library at none against Gomoku Master's shown. Gomoku library also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gomoku Master ships an update every 3 weeks, Gomoku library weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Gomoku Master versus Gomoku library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Gomoku Master	Gomoku library
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks	Weekly — better
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	73 MB	66 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Basement Apps, Inc.	Martin Muzika

In-app purchases

None

Gomoku Master

No in-app purchases

None

Gomoku library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gomoku Master free?

Gomoku Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Gomoku library free?

Gomoku library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Gomoku Master or Gomoku library have ads?

Gomoku Master shows ads; Gomoku library does not.

Which is updated more often, Gomoku Master or Gomoku library?

Gomoku Master ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gomoku library weekly. Most recently, Gomoku Master was updated on October 3, 2026 and Gomoku library on October 19, 2026.