Comparison

Gomoku Pro+ vs Skill Gomoku

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

Head to head
About

Gomoku Pro+

Experience tournament-grade Renju rules with this mobile game. Play against AI with five difficulty levels or challenge others globally with a 20-second turn timer and ELO ranking. Enjoy features like pinch-to-zoom and haptic feedback.

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

About

Skill Gomoku

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Five in a row. A whole new set of possibilities. Place stones on intersections. Connect five or more horizontally, vertically or diagonally to win. Then discover powers that move, protect, remove and restore stones. CHANGE THE BOARD. CHANGE THE GAME. Nine powers add a new layer of strategy. Powers mode gives both players five ready-to-play abilities. Custom Powers lets you choose three from a set of nine, with the same set for both players. A power uses your turn, and each has its own cooldown and usage rules. SOLO OR TOGETHER Your next rival is always ready: challenge AI that runs entirely on your device and uses powers too. Or share an iPhone or iPad with a friend for Pass & Play. No matchmaking or internet needed. LEARN BY PLAYING Three short interactive lessons teach you to make a winning line, block a threat and use your first power. Try every power on a separate practice board before bringing it into a game. Practice never changes your saved games or stats. YOUR GAME. YOUR WAY. Choose Classic for familiar five-in-a-row strategy, Powers for a fixed set of abilities, or Custom Powers for your own three-power mix. Pick your opponent and rules on the home screen, then tap Play now. The app remembers your last choices. MADE FOR YOUR NEXT MOVE Powers games start on a 13 × 13 board with larger intersections; Classic starts on 15 × 15. Hold and slide to adjust your aim, undo a move and resume a saved game later. Existing saves keep their original board size. PLAY OFFLINE No internet, accounts or ads. AI analysis, profiles, optional avatars, saved games, history and stats stay on your device. English and Simplified Chinese follow your iOS app-language preferences. Make your first five. Then find your next move.

Screenshots

Gomoku Pro+4 screens
Skill Gomoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gomoku Pro+ at every 3 days against Skill Gomoku's every 4 weeks. Gomoku Pro+ also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

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

Gomoku Pro+ ships an update every 3 days, Skill Gomoku every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ¡ 6 level
Gomoku Pro+ versus Skill Gomoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGomoku Pro+Skill Gomoku
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLim SangjinCheng Yang

In-app purchases

None

Gomoku Pro+

No in-app purchases

None

Skill Gomoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gomoku Pro+ free?
Gomoku Pro+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skill Gomoku free?
Skill Gomoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gomoku Pro+ or Skill Gomoku have ads?
Neither Gomoku Pro+ nor Skill Gomoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gomoku Pro+ or Skill Gomoku?
Gomoku Pro+ ships an update every 3 days, and Skill Gomoku every 4 weeks. Most recently, Gomoku Pro+ was updated on November 7, 2026 and Skill Gomoku on November 6, 2026.

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