Comparison

Explosive 黑白棋 vs Othello Sensei

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

Head to head
About

Explosive 黑白棋

This innovative strategy game reimagines a classic board game with the addition of three unique bomb types. Players can strategically deploy these bombs to flip opponent pieces and gain an advantage, offering a fresh and mentally stimulating experience.

Highlights
  • Three bomb types: Real-time, Remote-controlled, Time
  • Bombs flip opponent pieces and expand explosive range
  • Computer, 2-player, and online multiplayer modes
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
  • Option to switch between explosive and normal play
Features
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* It is a innovative Reversi game. It adds three kinds of bombs and methods of playing in the normal Reversi game, which are not only entertaining but also helps stimulate constructive mental skills. * The three bombs are “Real-time Bomb”, “Remote-controlled Bomb” and “Time Bomb”. They have different exploding methods and explosive ranges. * If the bombs have exploded, your opponent's pieces in the explosive range turn over and all reversed pieces now show your color. * All kinds of bombs move as normal piece (They can turn over all opposing pieces lying on a straight line between your new piece and any anchoring pieces after placing the piece). Of course, your opponent can turn over them. * Bomb introduction: -Real-time Bomb- The exploding method: When use the bomb, it turns over your opponent's pieces, and then explodes the bomb instantly. The explosive range: The 3x3 grids centre around the bomb. -Remote-controlled Bomb- When use the bomb, it turns over your opponent's pieces, but can’t explode the bomb instantly. You can determine when to explode the bomb from your next move. Exploding a bomb is deemed a move. After your bomb has exploded, it's your opponent’s turn. The exploding method: Click the bomb on the board on your turn. The explosive range: The 5x5 grids centre around the bomb. -Time Bomb- When use the bomb, it turns over your opponent's pieces, but can’t explode the bomb instantly. Exploding a bomb is deemed a move. After your bomb has exploded, it's your opponent’s turn. The exploding method: The bomb explodes automatically on your turn after three rounds. The bomb show the remaining rounds. The explosive range: The 7x7 grids centre around the bomb. * A round is that black player moves a piece and white player moves a piece. * The icon below the word "NOW" shows whose turn and the piece or bomb used. * The methods of using a bomb: 1. To use the bombs after total pieces > 10 pieces on the board. 2. When you click a bomb in the top corner of the screen, the icon below the word "NOW" shows the bomb used. 3. Then placing it on the board. 4. You can click another bomb or your piece in the top corner of the screen to change the bomb or piece used. 5. Each kind of bomb can use once. * The player can decide how to use bombs to affect the result of game. * To provide the diversified playing methods and different settings below: -Computer- Your opponent is the computer. This is a practice for you. -2 Players- Your opponent is another person. The black player makes the first move. -Network- Game Center matches the two players and computer decides the colors. You can play with all players of the world. (Please join Game Center at first.) -Leaderboards- Game Center saves the result of the games including the wins, draws and defeats of the players, and provides the Leaderboards. -Achievements- Game Center saves the players’ “Points” and provides the achievements. -Explosive/Normal- Switch playing methods—“Explosive” (with bomb) and “Normal”. The player switches them by oneself. (The Explosive method is the fixed one at the network mode.) -Audio Switch- Turn on/off audio and shaking effects. -Tips Switch- Turn on/off the tip function. -Turn Speed- Adjust the speed of turning over piece. (The speed is fixed at the network mode.) -AI Wait Time- Adjust the waiting time of the move of the computer. * The point formula for Achievements: 1 win=3 score, 1 draw=1 score, 1 defeat=-1 score, ten scores=1 point, points=(wins x 3 + draws - defeats) / 10 * The player who exits game before game over loses the game at the network mode. * The more explanations please refer to the Readme of the app or APP Support.

About

Othello Sensei

Master the game of Othello with this intuitive app. Analyze top player games, discover new strategies, and play against the computer. Identify your mistakes and refine your gameplay to become a stronger player.

Highlights
  • Mistake checking
  • Strategy improvement
  • Learn new openings
  • Analyze top player games
  • Play against computer
  • Analyze XOT games
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A strong, responsive, and user-friendly app to study the Othello game, that allows you to: - Check your mistakes and improve your strategy. - Learn new openings. - Analyze games from the top players in the world. - Play against the computer. - Play and analyze XOT games.

Screenshots

Explosive 黑白棋4 screens
Othello Sensei3 screens

Verdict

The call

Explosive 黑白棋 and Othello Sensei both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Explosive 黑白棋's written reviews are positive against 50% of Othello Sensei's. Explosive 黑白棋 also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Explosive 黑白棋 against 3.0 for Othello Sensei. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Explosive 黑白棋's written reviews are positive against 50% of Othello Sensei's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explosive 黑白棋 ships an update every 6 weeks, Othello Sensei every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Explosive 黑白棋 versus Othello Sensei: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplosive 黑白棋Othello Sensei
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHIA HO KUOMichele Borassi

Customer experience

Explosive 黑白棋

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Othello Sensei

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Explosive 黑白棋

No in-app purchases

None

Othello Sensei

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explosive 黑白棋 free?
Explosive 黑白棋 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Othello Sensei free?
Othello Sensei is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Explosive 黑白棋 or Othello Sensei?
Explosive 黑白棋 and Othello Sensei are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Explosive 黑白棋 or Othello Sensei have ads?
Neither Explosive 黑白棋 nor Othello Sensei shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explosive 黑白棋 or Othello Sensei?
Explosive 黑白棋 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Othello Sensei every 3 months. Most recently, Explosive 黑白棋 was updated on June 4, 2026 and Othello Sensei on September 17, 2026.

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