Comparison

Gomoku vs Roto Blocks

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

Head to head
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.

About

Roto Blocks

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Roto Blocks is a fresh block puzzle game built around one simple twist: every 3 moves, the whole board rotates. Place three block pieces, clear full rows and columns, then watch the board turn clockwise. Every rotation can change your plan, open new spaces, create combos, or save a difficult board. Play Classic Mode for an endless score challenge. Relax, place pieces carefully, keep the board alive, and chase your best score. Play Adventure Mode to complete level goals. Clear special goal icons by completing rows and columns, plan around the rotating board, and move through levels with a calm but strategic flow. Features: Rotating board gameplay after every 3 placed pieces Classic endless block puzzle mode Adventure levels with goal icons Row and column clearing Perfect Clear reward effects Smooth drag controls Colorful glossy blocks Calm puzzle atmosphere Designed for iPhone and iPad No coins, no diamonds, no complicated market system. Just a clean puzzle game about smart placement, board rotation, and satisfying clears. If you enjoy block puzzle games, relaxing puzzle games, classic line clearing, and strategy-based casual games, Roto Blocks gives the familiar block puzzle feeling a new rotating twist.

Screenshots

Gomoku4 screens
Roto Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gomoku and Roto Blocks are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Gomoku versus Roto Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGomokuRoto Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓 郭Erol OZCITAK

In-app purchases

None

Gomoku

No in-app purchases

None

Roto Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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