Link! vs Tic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link!
Connect matching numbers by drawing paths that fill the entire grid without crossing. Offers six difficulty levels and 1800 puzzles with options to undo moves or clear the board. Your progress is saved locally.
- Connect matching numbers
- Fill the entire grid
- Paths cannot cross
- Six difficulty levels
- 1800 puzzles
- Undo move option
- Clear board option
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Connect matching numbers with paths and fill the whole grid. How to play • Connect each pair of matching numbers. • Paths cannot cross or branch. • Fill every cell to complete the puzzle. • Tap a number to clear its path. Choose from six difficulty levels and 1800 puzzles. Undo a move or clear the board whenever you want to try another route. Your completed puzzles are saved on your device. This software includes work distributed under the Apache License 2.0. https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Tic
This logic puzzle game challenges players to fill a grid with Xs and Os based on a set of rules. It's similar to Sudoku and Kakuro, requiring pure reasoning to find the unique solution for each puzzle. The game offers a substantial number of puzzles with more planned for future updates.
- Logic-based puzzle solving
- Unique solution for each puzzle
- Grid-based gameplay
- Multiple puzzle names (Binero, Takuzu)
- Addictive gameplay
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ABOUT OOXX The OOXX puzzle is a challenging logic puzzle that can be solved just by reasoning. Similar to Sudoku, Kakuro and Hashi, the puzzles are solved using logic alone. OOXX have other names such as Binero, Binaire, Binairo, Binoxxo, Noughts and Crosses and Takuzu. This app offers a lot of puzzles and will offer more. A last warning: OOXX is quite addictive! Rules Each puzzle has to be solved according to the following rules: 1. Each cell should contain either X or O. 2. More than two equal X or O immediately next to or below each are not allowed. 3. Each row and each column should contain an equal number of Xs and Os. 4. Each row is unique and each column is unique. Thus, any row cannot be exactly equal to another row, and any column cannot be exactly equal to another column. Each puzzle has a unique solution. It is always possible to make a next step by reasoning. In other words, the solution can always be found without guessing. Always and only one solution!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Link! at 4.6 against Tic's 4.0. Link! also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 1). Tic's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Link! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Link! has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Link! ships an update every 4 months, Tic every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Link! | Tic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shogo Yoshida | 康 杨 |
Customer experience
Link!
Tic
In-app purchases
Link!
No in-app purchases
Tic
No in-app purchases
