Comparison

YAR vs Gomoku Board Game

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

Head to head
About

YAR

A premium board game with HD graphics and advanced AI. Players aim to have the majority of their colored pieces showing by flipping opponent discs. Play against a friend or challenge the virtual opponent.

Highlights
  • HD graphics
  • Advanced Artificial Intelligence
  • Two-player mode
  • Single-player vs AI
  • Tablet optimized
Features
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YAR is a premium YAR game with HD graphics and advanced Articificial Intelligence. YARis a simple but challenging board game involving strategy and played by two players on an 8×8 uncheckered board. and a set of distinct pieces for each side. The player's goal is to have a majority of their colored pieces showing at the end of the game, turning over as many of their opponent's discs as possible. With this premium YAR, you can play with a friend who sits next to you or play against your phone. The advanced artificial intelligence embeded in the game allows a player to play against an easy virtual opponent but also challenge himself against an impressive virtual opponent. Will you be able to beat the most difficult level designed ? The game is tablet ready

About

Gomoku Board Game

Features
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A classic two player game where the goal is to have 5 of the players pieces in a row; horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Play towards computer or a friend Gomoku is an abstract strategy board game also know as Five in a Row or in Swedish Luffarschack Players alternates and place its game piece on an empty cell or empty intersection depending on layout. The goal is to have 5 of the players pieces in a line, either horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. A played piece can not be moved or removed. You can play either with a friend or towards AI. Current player are highlighted in the menu. Undo is supported as well as highlighting the last played piece. Board can be configured for 15x15, 19x19 squares, alternative to fill the display. Support for both classic layout where stones are placed on an empty intersection and layout where stone or players cross or ring are placed in an empty grid cell For iPad both portrait and landscape is supported Setting menu contains - Selecting between different predefined layout can be selected and fine tuned - AI search level English and Swedish supported

Screenshots

YAR4 screens
Gomoku Board Game3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: YAR at Free against Gomoku Board Game's $0.99. YAR also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). On 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

YAR is free to download; Gomoku Board Game costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YAR ships an update every 7 months, Gomoku Board Game every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
YAR versus Gomoku Board Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYARGomoku Board Game
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagma MobileJan Fex

In-app purchases

None

YAR

No in-app purchases

None

Gomoku Board Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YAR free?
YAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gomoku Board Game free?
Gomoku Board Game costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do YAR or Gomoku Board Game have ads?
Neither YAR nor Gomoku Board Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YAR or Gomoku Board Game?
YAR ships an update every 7 months, and Gomoku Board Game every 18 months. Most recently, YAR was updated on October 23, 2026 and Gomoku Board Game on October 13, 2026.

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