# The Othello

> Board

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id785097678](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id785097678)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id785097678`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** UNBALANCE Corporation
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (40 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.3
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-09
- **First published:** 2013-12-29
- **Size:** 63 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-othello/id785097678)
- **Website:** [https://www.unbalance.co.jp/english/](https://www.unbalance.co.jp/english/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sp.unbalance.co.jp/privacy/sp.html](https://sp.unbalance.co.jp/privacy/sp.html)

## Description

If you are looking for a real Othello app with beautiful graphics and animation, this is it!
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"The Othello" is a wonderful version. With this single app alone, you can play with all of iPhone/iPod touch/iPad !
And... Enjoy "real" Othello whenever you like, wherever you want.

*30 difficulty levels from beginner to expert.
You will find the most suitable strength among the 30 levels for "head-to-head" game.

*Challenge to win the special style boards by defeating computer!
If you defeat computer under the given conditions, you will get the new surprising boards and stones to replace.

*Other features:
- Human vs Computer, Human vs Human (sharing a single device)
- Handicap game(a game starting with 1-4 black handicap-stones) 
- Save/Load game record
- Hint
- transmit game record by e-mail
- play this game while listening iPhone music

## Rankings

- #211,172 — Overall

## Review summary

The Othello delivers a deep, skill-building Othello experience thanks to a strong AI and rich feature set, including two-player play and move review. However, pervasive advertising and some UI/UX issues seriously hinder the experience, with ads often interrupting play or obscuring controls, and certain device UX limitations (like iPad landscape) reducing usability.

### Pros

- Strong AI with multiple difficulty levels provides a challenging, skill-building experience.
- Feature-rich with two-player mode, handicaps, various settings, and move review.
- Visually pleasant and easy to navigate with generally stable performance.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads after every game (often full-screen, sometimes unskippable) that disrupt play and lead users to delete the app.
- Ads can cover UI elements or redirect to the App Store, interrupting the game.
- Some UX annoyances include the need for multiple taps to start a new game and limited touch targets.
- Lack of landscape support on iPad (no landscape mode).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id785097678)