Light Renju vs Gomoku Pro+
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 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.
- Official Renju rules
- Five AI difficulty levels
- Online 1v1 matchmaking
- ELO ranking system
- 10 language support
- Pinch-to-zoom controls
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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.
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Verdict
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
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 Pro+ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Renju | Gomoku Pro+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHIA HO KUO | Lim Sangjin |
Customer experience
Light Renju
Gomoku Pro+
In-app purchases
Light Renju
No in-app purchases
Gomoku Pro+
No in-app purchases









