Comparison

Guess Nine vs Gomoku

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

Head to head
About

Guess Nine

A number guessing game where players must deduce a unique 9-digit number. Hints are provided through directional arrows indicating numerical trends between digits. Test your logic and try to solve it within three attempts.

Highlights
  • Unique 9-digit number puzzle
  • Digits 1-9 used once
  • Arrow-based trend hints
  • Limited tries for challenge
  • Simple, logic-based gameplay
Features
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Guess the mystery 9-digit number! Sounds simple, right? Well... here are the rules: 1) The digits 1-9 only appear once. 2) Your only hints are arrows on the screen. The arrows indicate trends in the number... whether the space is greater/less than the previous space Still sound easy? Think you can guess it in 3 tries? Guess Nine.

About

Gomoku

Features
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Gomoku — Five in a Row, refined. A meditative, fully offline take on the timeless five-in-a-row board game. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Just you, the board, and a thinking AI. CORE FEATURES • Classic 15×15 board with crisp wood-grain visuals and warm dark theme. • Six AI difficulty levels — Novice, Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Master — built on heuristic scoring and minimax search up to depth-3. • Renju Forbidden Rule (optional, applied to black): double-three, double-four and overline are restricted, faithfully reproducing professional rule sets. • One-tap Undo to revert your last full round, perfect for learning. • Beautiful animated stones, last-move highlight, hint toggle. • Local statistics: total games, wins, losses, draws, real-time win rate, instant reset. • Haptic feedback and subtle sound effects (both can be disabled). WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • 100% offline. No network requests, ever. • No accounts, no sign-ups, no ads, no in-app purchases. • All data stays on your device. • iPhone-optimized portrait layout, dark mode by design. WHO IT'S FOR • Casual players who want a quick, calming match. • Strategy lovers seeking a sharp opponent. • Anyone who wants to learn Gomoku from scratch — start at Novice and climb to Master. Place your stone. Plan five in a row. Outwit the silicon.

Screenshots

Guess Nine3 screens
Gomoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gomoku at none against Guess Nine's 1. Gomoku also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guess Nine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gomoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Guess Nine versus Gomoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuess NineGomoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathan Anthony晓 郭

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Guess Nine

One-time1
  • Help support Guess Nine$0.99
None

Gomoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guess Nine free?
Guess Nine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gomoku free?
Gomoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guess Nine or Gomoku have ads?
Neither Guess Nine nor Gomoku shows ads.

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