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
Challenge friends or AI in this classic strategy board game. Connect five pieces of your color in a line to win. Perfect for quick challenges, relaxation, or teaching strategy.
- Online multiplayer
- 2 player mode on same device
- 3 AI difficulty levels
- Game Center achievements
- Colorful themes
- Global high-score ranking
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Connect 5 pieces of your colour in a line before your opponent. The popular game is now in your hands every time you can spare a moment for a challenge or a bit of relax. Excellent for testing your skills or teaching strategy to kids. Have hours of fun with the 2 players mode, on the same device, or play online against friends or other players from all over the world. Or try to beat our virtual player! He can play at 3 levels of difficulty and you can see your improvements game by game on the Global High-Score, the Worldwide ranking with all the Gomoku players in the world. A classic! Start playing for free! :) What you get: - Play against real people! Online multiplayer or on the same device (2 players mode) - 3 Virtual opponents, very well trained at 3 difficulty levels (for your single player games) - Easy to get: just tap and play - Game Center achievements - Colourful themes - Superb for all ages - Kids will love it! - An expanded tic-tac-toe, but vastly superior! @outofthebit facebook/outofthebit
Gomoku
The goal is to be the first player to strategically place five of your stones in a line. You can win by forming a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally on the game board.
- Place five stones in a row
- Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal wins
- Simple strategy game
- Classic board game experience
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Be the first to place five of your stones in a row – horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gomoku at none against Five In a Row's 1. Gomoku also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Five In a Row's advantage is ratings volume (735 vs 4). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gomoku asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gomoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five In a Row has 735 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Five In a Row | Gomoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (735 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 735 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Five In a Row
Gomoku
Bugs and requests
Five In a Row
Reported bugs
3 issues- Multiplayer doesn't work
- Game has too many bugs
- Misplaced markers due to phone not responding or accidental touches
Requested features
4 requests- Option for up to 4 players
- Harder levels
- Undo button or hold to place token option
- Better control of leaderboard scores
Gomoku
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Five In a Row
- Gomoku Premium$1.99
Gomoku
No in-app purchases
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