Comparison

RetroPaint vs Gomoku

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

Head to head
About

RetroPaint

Features
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RetroPaint let you paint in beautiful low resolution graphics! Enlarge pixel plotting! Multiple tool options - including shapes, flood fill & text input! You can load or take photo as background, and applied retro looking filters. Load and save paintings in gallery. You can switch among Apple IIGS, Commodore 64 or IBM EGA color palette to simulate old machine feel.

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: โ€ข 15ร—15 freestyle Gomoku with black moving first โ€ข One strong, varied offline opponent powered by local-v6 โ€ข Optional DeepSeek cloud matches with engine-guided move selection โ€ข Pass-and-play for two people on one device โ€ข Saved match records with step-by-step replay โ€ข Undo up to 3 times per AI game; each undo rewinds your and the AIโ€™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. โ€ข Local records and opt-in seasonal leaderboards for challenge score, wins, win rate, fastest wins, and streaks; choose a season and view past history โ€ข 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

RetroPaint4 screens
Gomoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Gomoku at 15.0 against RetroPaint's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RetroPaint ships an update every 3 days, Gomoku every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
RetroPaint versus Gomoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetroPaintGomoku
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual GSๆ’็›› ็จ‹

In-app purchases

None

RetroPaint

No in-app purchases

None

Gomoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RetroPaint free?
RetroPaint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gomoku free?
Gomoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RetroPaint or Gomoku have ads?
Neither RetroPaint nor Gomoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RetroPaint or Gomoku?
RetroPaint ships an update every 3 days, and Gomoku every 2 days. Most recently, RetroPaint was updated on November 6, 2026 and Gomoku on November 6, 2026.

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