Balls Control vs Idle Tic Tac Toe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balls Control
An idle game where you attract balls based on their color. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no aggressive tapping, featuring powerful bonuses and endless upgrades.
- Attract balls by color
- Free to play
- Chill gameplay
- Powerful bonuses
- Endless colors and upgrades
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Attract balls by their colors! Brand new idle game: - Free to play - No aggressive taps - Chill gameplay - Powerful bonuses - Endless colors & upgrades
Idle Tic Tac Toe
Build a network of Tic Tac Toe players to gain classroom clout. Recruit, upgrade, and profit from your players as they compete for gum. Enjoy continuous gameplay whether you're actively playing or away.
- Recruit and upgrade Tic Tac Toe players
- Earn gum and classroom clout
- Idle gameplay mechanics
- Build a network of players
- Progress through school ranks
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It's your first day back at school - but you're not here to study. You're here to rise through the ranks of classroom clout by building the most ridiculous, unstoppable network of Tic Tac Toe players the school has ever seen. You've recruited a few 1st Graders to play games of Tic Tac Toe for Gum - and business is booming. Coach them, upgrade them, Profit. Whether you're checking in every few minutes or letting your empire grow while you're away, the school halls keep buzzing with the scribbles of Tic Tac Toe and the sounds of victory.
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Verdict
Balls Control and Idle Tic Tac Toe both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Idle Tic Tac Toe's written reviews are positive against 37% of Balls Control's. Balls Control's advantage is ratings volume (36K vs 59) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Balls Control sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Tic Tac Toe sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Balls Control against 4.5 for Idle Tic Tac Toe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balls Control has 36K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Balls Control's written reviews are positive against 64% of Idle Tic Tac Toe's.
Balls Control ships an update every 8 days, Idle Tic Tac Toe fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balls Control | Idle Tic Tac Toe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (36K ratings) — better | 4.5 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36K — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SayGames LTD | Red Prism Games |
Customer experience
Balls Control
Idle Tic Tac Toe
Bugs and requests
Balls Control
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress data being lost or reset
- Inability to collect offline rewards
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- More upgrades and power-ups
- Additional level variety and challenges
- Ability to customize the game's appearance
Idle Tic Tac Toe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Balls Control
- No Ads Special Offer$2.99
- No Ads$3.99
Idle Tic Tac Toe
- Hall Pass Handful$0.99
- Hall Pass Binder$2.99
- Ad Free$3.99
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- Hall Pass Backpack$9.99
- Hall Monitor Pack$9.99
- Hall Pass Truckload$19.99
Questions
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