RetroPaint vs Gomoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
RetroPaint
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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.
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.
- 15x15 freestyle Gomoku
- Strong offline AI opponent
- Cloud-based AI matches
- Pass-and-play local multiplayer
- Saved match replay
- Optional cloud rankings
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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: โข 15ร15 freestyle Gomoku with black moving first โข One strong, varied offline opponent powered by local-v6 โข Optional DeepSeek cloud matches with engine-guided move selection โข Pass-and-play for two people on one device โข Saved match records with step-by-step replay โข Undo up to 3 times per AI game; each undo rewinds your and the AIโs 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. โข Local records and opt-in seasonal leaderboards for challenge score, wins, win rate, fastest wins, and streaks; choose a season and view past history โข 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/
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RetroPaint ships an update every 3 days, Gomoku every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | RetroPaint | Gomoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | โ | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual GS | ๆ็ ็จ |
In-app purchases
RetroPaint
No in-app purchases
Gomoku
No in-app purchases









