Light Renju vs Gomoku library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Renju
This is a Renju game with Japanese rules, designed for advanced players. It offers various play modes including against a computer, local multiplayer, and online network battles with leaderboards and achievements.
- Japanese Renju rules
- Computer opponent
- 2 Player mode
- Game Center Network Battle
- Leaderboards
- Achievements
- In-game messaging
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* It is a Renju game with Japanese rules. The Game is for advanced players. It provides Game Center Network Battle. * Japanese rules: There are certain moves that Black is not allowed to make: Double three, Double four, Overline. PS:The more explanations please refer to the ReadMe of the app or APP Support. * The icon below the word "NOW" shows whose turn and the piece used. * To provide the diversified playing methods and different settings below: -Computer- Your opponent is the computer. This is a practice for you. The computer makes the first move. -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. -Audio Switch- Turn on/off audio. -AI Wait Time- Adjust the waiting time of the move of the computer. -Message- Integrate the functions of “Look for a draw”, Resign” and “Play again” and the function of sending message. * 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.
Gomoku library
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gomoku library at weekly against Light Renju's monthly. Light Renju's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Light Renju ships an update monthly, Gomoku library weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Renju | Gomoku library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHIA HO KUO | Martin Muzika |
In-app purchases
Light Renju
No in-app purchases
Gomoku library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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