Reversi. vs Piccolo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reversi.
Engage in the classic strategy board game on your mobile device. Challenge a computer opponent or play against a friend. Features include customizable graphics, sound effects, and AI with adjustable difficulty.
- 1 player and 2 player gameplay
- Challenging computer opponent
- Great graphics and sound effects
- Configurable player names and score tracking
- Adjustable AI difficulty
- Undo function
- Automatic save
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Take the classic strategy game Reversi with you wherever you go with Reversi Free. Place your pieces carefully and defeat your opponent in this back and forth battle. Reversi Free supports both 1 player and 2 player gameplay, so you can play against friends or test your skills against a challenging computer opponent. Reversi Free offers a host of exciting features, including: • Great graphics and exciting sound effects • Configurable player names and score tracking • Outstanding AI engine with configurable difficulty level • Undo function • Automatic save when you get a phone call or exit the application Download Reversi Free today and put your mind to the test! Reversi Free is supported by unobtrusive banner advertising.
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.
- Strong, customizable AI engine
- Polished native user interface
- Variety of beautiful themes
- Local and online multiplayer
- Automatic game saves and move undo
- iMessage stickers
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reversi. at none against Piccolo's 2. Reversi. also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 77%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 603). Piccolo's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Piccolo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Reversi. asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Reversi. against 4.7 for Piccolo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 603 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Reversi.'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Piccolo's.
Reversi. ships an update every 8 months, Piccolo every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Reversi. | Piccolo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) | 4.7 (603 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better | 76.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 603 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | Symbolic Software |
Customer experience
Reversi.
Piccolo
User reviews
Reversi.
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great background music
- 👍 Challenging game
- 👍 Fun and easy to learn
- 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
- 👍 Competitive AI
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional freezing or crashing
- 🐛 Difficulty settings not well-balanced
- 🔋 Excessive ads and interruptions
- 🐛 Clipboard access concerns
- 🐛 Computer makes multiple moves in a single turn
Piccolo
From 603 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Beautiful and simple UI
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive
- 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases
- 👍 Challenging AI opponents
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Difficulty balancing issues (too easy or too hard)
- 🤔 Lack of online multiplayer
- 🤔 No option to undo moves
- 🤔 Unclear win/loss indication at the end of games
Bugs and requests
Reversi.
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing or locking up during gameplay
- Inconsistent difficulty levels
- Clipboard access issues
Requested features
5 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- More difficulty settings or customization
- Improved screen resolution and full-screen support
- Game statistics and tracking
- Option to disable ads
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
In-app purchases
Reversi.
No in-app purchases
Piccolo
- Theme Pack: Around the World$2.99
- Theme Pack: Great Painters$2.99







