SPECTAREA vs Gomoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPECTAREA
Experience three-dimensional images without special glasses. Explore immersive 3D landscapes, architecture, and objects through a unique viewing technique. Unlock more content with the PRO version for an expanded journey into the third dimension.
- 3D image viewing without glasses
- Explore 3D landscapes and objects
- Special viewing technique required
- Includes instructions and tips
- SPECTAREA-PRO for more content
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Discover a new dimension of vision. SPECTAREA opens your way into the third dimension even without special glasses. On a magical stage the curtain opens and suddenly three-dimensional images appear ... three-dimensional landscapes ... three-dimensional architecture ... three-dimensional objects ... three-dimensional worlds. Get the SPECTAREA app on your iPhone or iPad and just try out if you can succeed the exciting journey into the third dimension. But you’ll need to look at SPECTAREA by using a special technique. As a help, you will also find some mysterious instructions and several tips And then you can also discover the entire three-dimensional world of SPECTAREA-PRO with many more magical images and numerous mysterious phenomena.
Gomoku
Engage in a strategic board game where the goal is to place five stones in a row. Enjoy challenging AI opponents offline, compete with cloud-based players, or play against friends on a single device. Save and replay matches to refine your strategy.
- 15x15 freestyle Gomoku
- Strong offline AI opponent
- Cloud-based AI matches
- Pass-and-play local multiplayer
- Saved match replay
- Optional cloud rankings
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Enter a quiet, modern game room built around one focused challenge: place five stones in a row before your opponent does. Play the strong on-device opponent anywhere, face a DeepSeek-powered cloud player when connected, or share one device for a two-player match. Open the app for a quick round on a commute, practise a difficult position offline, or return to a saved match to study where the game changed. Features: • 15×15 freestyle Gomoku with black moving first • One strong, varied offline opponent powered by local-v6 • Optional DeepSeek cloud matches with engine-guided move selection • Pass-and-play for two people on one device • Saved match records with step-by-step replay • Undo up to 3 times per AI game; each undo rewinds your and the AI’s latest round. Without an active AI Pass, one rewarded ad unlocks all 3 undos; an active pass grants them directly. After an undo, eligible ranked games use the final valid game record; finished games cannot be undone. • Local records and opt-in seasonal leaderboards for challenge score, wins, win rate, fastest wins, and streaks; choose a season and view past history • Move preview, haptics, sound, reduced motion, and 12 interface languages No social account is required. Match records remain on your device by default. Cloud play sends the board state and the anonymous session data needed to run the match. Joining public seasonal rankings is optional and is explained before any nickname or verified result is uploaded. DeepSeek is used as a third-party AI service and is not affiliated with this app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gomoku at 100% against SPECTAREA's 0%. Gomoku also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). SPECTAREA's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 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.
SPECTAREA ships an update monthly, Gomoku every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SPECTAREA | Gomoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joachim Hartwig | 恒盛 程 |
Customer experience
SPECTAREA
Gomoku
In-app purchases
SPECTAREA
No in-app purchases
Gomoku
No in-app purchases









