Comparison

五子棋 vs Gobang Gomoku

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

Head to head
About

五子棋

Experience a classic strategy board game on your mobile device. Enjoy human versus computer or human versus human matches with helpful features like undo and board zoom. A pure strategy game for all ages.

Highlights
  • Human vs. Computer mode
  • Human vs. Human mode
  • Undo move functionality
  • Board zoom feature
  • Black stone forbidden moves
Features
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五子棋是一种两人对弈的纯策略型汉族棋类益智游戏,棋具与围棋通用,由中国古代汉族人发明,起源于中国上古时代的传统黑白棋种之一。主要流行于华人和汉字文化圈的国家以及欧美一些地区。 五子棋,日文亦有“连五子、五子连、串珠、五目、五目碰、五格、五石、五法、五联、京棋”等多种称谓,英文则称之为“FIR(Five In A Row的缩写)、Gomoku(日语“五目”的罗马拼音)、Gobang、connect 5、mo-rphion”。捷克语piskvorky,韩语omok…… 许多国家的人对五子棋都有不同的爱称,例如,韩国人把五子棋称为“情侣棋”,暗示情人之间下五子棋有利于增加情感的交流;欧洲人称其为“绅士棋”,代表下五子棋的君子风度胜似绅士;日本人则称其为“中老年棋”,说明五子棋适合中老年人的生理特点和思维方式。 包含各种玩法: * 人机对战 * 人人对战 * 悔棋功能 * 棋盘放大功能 * 黑子禁手

About

Gobang Gomoku

This classic puzzle game challenges players to strategically place black and white pieces on a board. Compete against AI or another player to be the first to form a line of five pieces. It's easy to learn but offers deep strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Classic puzzle gameplay
  • Play against AI
  • Two-player mode
  • Easy to learn rules
  • Enhances thinking ability
  • Strategic depth
Features
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Very classic puzzle casual games, chessboards and pieces are the same as Go, players can choose to play with other players, or play with AI. Chess is easy to play, young and old, but also interesting and fascinating: it can not only enhance thinking ability, improve intelligence, but also rich in philosophy, help to maintain. Rules: (1) Each party to the game to hold a color piece. (2) The empty board opens. (3) Black first, white first, alternate sub, each time can only be the next son. (4) The pieces under the blank point of the board, after the pieces are fixed, may not move to other points, may not be removed from the board or picked up another place. (5) The black side's first piece must be played on the Tianyuan point, that is, the center intersection (6) Rotating is the right of both parties, but allows neither party to waive the sub-right (i.e., pass right). Play: The two sides use black and white pieces, under the board straight and horizontal intersection, first form a five-child wirer to win.

Screenshots

五子棋3 screens
Gobang Gomoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 五子棋 at 5.0 against Gobang Gomoku's 2.0. 五子棋 also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

五子棋 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

五子棋 ships an update every 3 months, Gobang Gomoku every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
五子棋 versus Gobang Gomoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter五子棋Gobang Gomoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer杨 高娟 杜

Customer experience

五子棋

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Gobang Gomoku

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

五子棋

No in-app purchases

None

Gobang Gomoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 五子棋 free?
五子棋 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gobang Gomoku free?
Gobang Gomoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 五子棋 or Gobang Gomoku?
五子棋 is rated higher. 五子棋 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Gobang Gomoku averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 五子棋 or Gobang Gomoku have ads?
Neither 五子棋 nor Gobang Gomoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 五子棋 or Gobang Gomoku?
五子棋 ships an update every 3 months, and Gobang Gomoku every 2 months. Most recently, 五子棋 was updated on October 21, 2026 and Gobang Gomoku on October 8, 2026.

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