Comparison

Light Renju vs Gomoku Pro+

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Japanese Renju rules
  • Computer opponent
  • 2 Player mode
  • Game Center Network Battle
  • Leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • In-game messaging
Features
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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.

About

Gomoku Pro+

Experience tournament-grade Renju rules with this mobile game. Play against AI with five difficulty levels or challenge players worldwide with a 20-second turn timer and ELO ranking. Supports 10 languages and offers intuitive controls like pinch-to-zoom.

Highlights
  • Official Renju rules
  • Five AI difficulty levels
  • Online 1v1 matchmaking
  • ELO ranking system
  • 10 language support
  • Pinch-to-zoom controls
Features
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Gomoku Pro brings tournament-grade Renju rules to your phone and tablet. • Official Renju rules — overline, 3-3 and 4-4 forbidden moves enforced for Black • Single player — local PvP plus five AI levels (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced / Expert / Master) • Online 1v1 — 20-second turn timer, rematch, global matchmaking • ELO ranking — 9 kyu to 9 dan, streaks, last 10 record, Black/White record • 10 languages — Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Vietnamese, Russian, Estonian, Swedish, Czech • Pinch to zoom, double-tap to commit, haptic countdown in the final seconds No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Light Renju4 screens
Gomoku Pro+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gomoku Pro+ at every 3 days against Light Renju's monthly. Gomoku Pro+ also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 25%). Light Renju's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Light Renju ships an update monthly, Gomoku Pro+ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Light Renju versus Gomoku Pro+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight RenjuGomoku Pro+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHIA HO KUOLim Sangjin

Customer experience

Light Renju

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Gomoku Pro+

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Light Renju

No in-app purchases

None

Gomoku Pro+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Renju free?
Light Renju is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gomoku Pro+ free?
Gomoku Pro+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light Renju or Gomoku Pro+ have ads?
Neither Light Renju nor Gomoku Pro+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Renju or Gomoku Pro+?
Light Renju ships an update monthly, and Gomoku Pro+ every 3 days. Most recently, Light Renju was updated on October 17, 2026 and Gomoku Pro+ on October 25, 2026.

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