Five in a Row! vs Gomoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five in a Row!
A classic strategy game where players aim to create a continuous line of five or more of their symbols. Compete against an opponent to achieve victory by forming horizontal, vertical, or diagonal rows.
- Create rows of five or more
- Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal wins
- Classic tic-tac-toe style gameplay
- Single-player or two-player modes
- Strategy-based challenges
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Classical game tic-tac-toe 5 in a row: the purpose of game consists in creation by one of players of the continuous row of five and more X or O down, horizontals or diagonals.
Gomoku
This abstract strategy board game challenges players to achieve an unbroken row of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. It offers multiple play modes, including playing against AI or a friend.
- Five in a row gameplay
- Play against AI
- Local multiplayer mode
- Computer vs. computer mode
- Multiple play modes
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Gomoku is an abstract strategy board game. Also called Gobang or Five in a Row, it is traditionally played with Go pieces(black and white stones) on a go board. The rule is black plays first if white did not just win, and plays alternate in placing a stone of their color on an empty space. The winner is the first player to get an unbroken row of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Gomoku- Professional version has four modes to choose : 1. you play first. 2.computer play first. 3.computer v.s. computer 4.you play with your friend
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Five in a Row! at every 2 days against Gomoku's every 11 months. Five in a Row! also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Five in a Row! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gomoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Five in a Row! against 5.0 for Gomoku. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Five in a Row! ships an update every 2 days, Gomoku every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five in a Row! | Gomoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | artur tagirov | AppLabNexus LLC |
Customer experience
Five in a Row!
Gomoku
In-app purchases
Five in a Row!
- PRO Version$0.99
Gomoku
- 30 rewards $1.99$1.99
