Comparison

OneSolve Gomoku vs Gomoku

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

Head to head
About

OneSolve Gomoku

Features
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Play gomoku against an opponent that can calculate forcing lines. Ten opponent levels, from beginner to advanced. Choose freestyle or renju rules; forbidden moves for Black are marked on the board. The engine runs on your iPhone, with no app account required, and works offline. Games are saved automatically. Replay move by move, resume from any position, and import or export SGF and coordinate game records. Play a friend locally over the same Wi-Fi network or hotspot. Pro learning tools include AI Coach, mistake analysis, daily puzzles and a puzzle bank, plus opening lessons. AI Coach recognizes a gomoku board in another app through screen broadcasting and gives advice through speech and picture-in-picture. Recognition and search run on the device; screen frames are not saved or uploaded. Try Pro free for 3 days from your first use of a Pro feature. A one-time purchase then unlocks Pro for life. No subscription and no automatic charge when the trial ends. Previous AI Coach purchasers keep access to Pro. Games, ladder challenges, basic game records and local network play remain free. Adaptive board and sidebar layouts support iPhone Duo folding, unfolding and rotation while keeping your current position. No game records or screen content are uploaded.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 15x15 freestyle Gomoku
  • Strong offline AI opponent
  • Cloud-based AI matches
  • Pass-and-play local multiplayer
  • Saved match replay
  • Optional cloud rankings
Features
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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/

Screenshots

OneSolve Gomoku4 screens
Gomoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gomoku at none against OneSolve Gomoku's 1. Gomoku also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. OneSolve Gomoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gomoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OneSolve Gomoku ships an update every 3 days, Gomoku every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
OneSolve Gomoku versus Gomoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneSolve GomokuGomoku
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuzhou Vector16 Tech Ltd恒盛 程

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OneSolve Gomoku

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$0.99
None

Gomoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OneSolve Gomoku free?
OneSolve Gomoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gomoku free?
Gomoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OneSolve Gomoku or Gomoku have ads?
Neither OneSolve Gomoku nor Gomoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OneSolve Gomoku or Gomoku?
OneSolve Gomoku ships an update every 3 days, and Gomoku every 2 days. Most recently, OneSolve Gomoku was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gomoku on October 24, 2026.

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