Comparison

Tic Tac Toe × vs Classic Tic Tac Toe

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 ×

Experience the classic 3x3 grid puzzle game. Play against a friend or test your skills against the AI. The first player to get three of their marks in a row wins.

Highlights
  • Play against AI
  • Two-player mode
  • 3x3 grid gameplay
  • Horizontal, vertical, diagonal wins
  • Timeless classic puzzle
Features
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Challenge a friend or play against the AI with this timeless classic game. Tic-tac-toe (also known as noughts and crosses) is a puzzle game for two players, X and O, who take turns marking the spaces in a 3×3 grid. The player who succeeds in placing three of their marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row wins the game.

About

Classic Tic Tac Toe

A digital version of the classic strategy game where two players take turns placing symbols on a 3x3 grid. The first to align three of their symbols horizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins.

Highlights
  • Classic 3x3 board gameplay
  • Turn-based strategy
  • Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal wins
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Single-player and two-player modes
Features
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Tic Tac Toe is the classic strategy game, reimagined with more ways to play. Challenge a friend on the same device, or test yourself against our AI opponent with three difficulty levels — from Easy to unbeatable Hard. Track your win streak and lifetime stats as you improve, and take on a brand-new puzzle every day in Daily Challenge mode, where you'll need real strategy to win or draw against a perfect opponent. Features: • Classic 2-player mode — pass and play on one device • Solo mode with 3 AI difficulty levels • Daily Challenge: a new verified-fair puzzle every day, with its own streak • Win-streak and lifetime stats tracking • Sound effects and haptic feedback • No account needed — just download and play, free Simple to learn, satisfying to master. Can you keep your streak alive?

Screenshots

Tic Tac Toe ×3 screens
Classic Tic Tac Toe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Classic Tic Tac Toe at 100% against Tic Tac Toe ×'s 33%. Classic Tic Tac Toe also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tic Tac Toe × ships an update every 5 months, Classic Tic Tac Toe every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tic Tac Toe × versus Classic Tic Tac Toe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTic Tac Toe ×Classic Tic Tac Toe
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWALABOK LLCAPPS BAY LIMITED

Customer experience

Tic Tac Toe ×

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Classic Tic Tac Toe

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tic Tac Toe ×

No in-app purchases

None

Classic Tic Tac Toe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tic Tac Toe × free?
Tic Tac Toe × is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Classic Tic Tac Toe free?
Classic Tic Tac Toe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tic Tac Toe × or Classic Tic Tac Toe have ads?
Both Tic Tac Toe × and Classic Tic Tac Toe show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tic Tac Toe × or Classic Tic Tac Toe?
Tic Tac Toe × ships an update every 5 months, and Classic Tic Tac Toe every 2 months. Most recently, Tic Tac Toe × was updated on November 2, 2026 and Classic Tic Tac Toe on November 3, 2026.

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