Comparison

Gomoku AI vs NumShift

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

Head to head
About

Gomoku AI

Features
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Most Gomoku apps are easy to beat. This one is not. Under the hood is a tournament-grade engine. At full strength it searches millions of positions per move and plays beyond human world-champion level. At lower levels it makes the kind of honest, human mistakes a club player would - so every rank on the ladder feels like a real opponent, not a dice roll. And it all runs on your phone. No servers, no account, no connection - the engine thinks locally, even in airplane mode. FIVE RIVALS, ONE LADDER Work your way up from Novice to Grandmaster against five hand-drawn characters, each with their own playing strength. A hint button lets you peek at the engine's own choice when you're stuck, and you can undo and swap sides freely while you learn. A WORLD TOURNAMENT CIRCUIT Join open tournaments from Hanoi to SĆ£o Paulo. Nine-round events, real tournament rules (Renju, Swap2), Fischer clocks with byo-yomi, and an Elo rating that decides your rank - climb from league D to the world crown. PUZZLES THAT TEACH A trail of handcrafted win-in-N puzzles, verified by the engine so every solution is sound and every defense is the opponent's best. Three chapters, star ratings, and an interactive tutorial that teaches openings, shapes, and the forbidden-move rules of Renju from zero. EVERY SERIOUS RULE SET Freestyle, Standard (overlines don't win), Renju with forbidden moves, and the Swap1/Swap2 opening protocols used in real competition. Play the rules your region plays. FIVE MORE GAMES INSIDE When you need a break from five in a row: Othello, Checkers, Nine Men's Morris, Flank, and Suika Stones, a physics merge game - all against the same adaptive AI, all offline. MADE LIKE AN OBJECT, NOT AN APP Stones with weight, boards with paper grain, and a collection of hand-painted sumi-e ink-wash sceneries to unlock with the stars you earn by winning. Match history, trophies, and a rankings ladder track the whole journey. ALSO WORTH KNOWING • Works completely offline - nothing to sign up for, nothing tracked across the internet • Available in 14 languages • Phone and tablet layouts • Board coordinates, last-move marker, and win-line display for study Whether you call it Gomoku, Omok, Gobang, or Five in a Row - if you want an opponent that respects your intelligence, it's waiting.

About

NumShift

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NumShift is a classic sliding number puzzle reimagined with a clean design and smooth gameplay. Rearrange the numbered tiles by sliding them into the empty space until every number is back in its correct position. Simple to learn yet surprisingly challenging, every puzzle tests your logic, planning, memory, and spatial thinking. Think ahead, stay focused, and discover the fastest path to the solution. Whether you're looking to relax or sharpen your mind, NumShift offers a rewarding puzzle experience for players of all skill levels. How to Play • Tap or slide a numbered tile into the empty space. • Continue moving the tiles to restore the numbers in ascending order. • Complete the puzzle with the fewest moves and challenge yourself to improve your best time.

Screenshots

Gomoku AI4 screens
NumShift3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gomoku AI at none against NumShift's shown. Gomoku AI also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 2 level
Gomoku AI versus NumShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGomoku AINumShift
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVu Duong同冰 č””

In-app purchases

None

Gomoku AI

No in-app purchases

None

NumShift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gomoku AI free?
Gomoku AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NumShift free?
NumShift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gomoku AI or NumShift have ads?
NumShift shows ads; Gomoku AI does not.

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