Comparison

Tic Tac Toe vs Slide Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Tic Tac Toe

This app offers a collection of classic arcade and puzzle games, including Tic Tac Toe, Matching Pairs, Nim, and Tile Puzzles. All games sync via iCloud, providing a seamless experience across devices. Additional tools like a coin flip and number generator are also included.

Highlights
  • Collection of classic games
  • Tic Tac Toe
  • Matching Pairs
  • Nim
  • Tile Puzzle
  • iCloud sync
  • Coin Flip
  • Number Generator
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BayArcade is a collection of simple games in arcade form for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. As of version 2.0, BayArcade games are kept in sync using iCloud. Games include: • Tic Tac Toe: A classic "paper-and-pencil" game where two players take turns placing a piece ("X" or "O") on a three by three board. The player who gets three of their pieces in a row wins the game. • Matching Pairs: A card game where all of the cards are initially laid face down. The goal of the game is to turn over pairs of matching cards. The player wins when all pairs have been exposed and, as such, all cards have been turned over. • Nim: A simplified variation of the Ancient Chinese game. Players alternate between picking up one or two diamonds. The player who picks up the last diamond wins the game. • Tile Puzzle: A classic game where a player slides square-shaped puzzle pieces horizontally or vertically into an empty space until all of the pieces are in order numerically. • Matching Trios: A different take on Memory. The goal of the game is to turn over trios of matching cards. The player wins when all trios have been exposed and, as such, all cards have been turned over. • Fortress: Find the “EXIT”. • 3 in a Row: A different take on Tic-Tac-Toe, a classic "paper-and-pencil" game where two players take turns placing a piece ("X" or "O") on a three by three board. The player who gets three of their pieces in a row wins the game. Unlike Tic-Tac-Toe, pieces always “float” to the bottom of the board. • Matching Quartets: A different take on Memory. The goal of the game is to turn over quartets of matching cards. The player wins when all quartets have been exposed and, as such, all cards have been turned over. • Fortune: A fortune teller. Ask a yes/no question before asking Fortune for advice. BayArcade also includes three modules that can be used to complement other games in the outside world: • Coin Flip: A fair coin flip. • Number Counter: A number counter. • Random Number: A random number generator.

About

Slide Puzzle

This classic puzzle game challenges you to slide numbered blocks into their correct order. Progress through increasingly difficult levels with more blocks and steps. Save your progress at any time to resume later.

Highlights
  • Slide numbered blocks
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Constant save function
  • Interrupt and resume gameplay
  • Addictive puzzle mechanics
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A classic puzzle game where you slide blocks to rearrange them in numerical order. The higher the level, the more blocks and the number of steps, and the more difficult it becomes. Since it is a constant save function, you can interrupt and resume at any time.

Screenshots

Tic Tac Toe4 screens
Slide Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tic Tac Toe at none against Slide Puzzle's shown. Tic Tac Toe also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Slide Puzzle's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tic Tac Toe against 4.9 for Slide Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slide Puzzle has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 4 months, Slide Puzzle every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tic Tac Toe versus Slide Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTic Tac ToeSlide Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBayhoff SoftwareHirokazu Uno

In-app purchases

None

Tic Tac Toe

No in-app purchases

None

Slide Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tic Tac Toe free?
Tic Tac Toe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slide Puzzle free?
Slide Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tic Tac Toe or Slide Puzzle?
Tic Tac Toe is rated higher. Tic Tac Toe averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Slide Puzzle averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Tic Tac Toe or Slide Puzzle have ads?
Slide Puzzle shows ads; Tic Tac Toe does not.
Which is updated more often, Tic Tac Toe or Slide Puzzle?
Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 4 months, and Slide Puzzle every 5 months. Most recently, Tic Tac Toe was updated on October 29, 2026 and Slide Puzzle on October 30, 2026.

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