Comparison

Tic Tac Toe Collection vs Tic Tac Toe

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

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About

Tic Tac Toe Collection

Enjoy classic and advanced versions of Tic Tac Toe, Gomoku, and Four-in-a-Row. Play against AI, friends locally, or over WiFi. Explore unique game variations and complex topological boards.

Highlights
  • Noughts and crosses, Tic-tac-toe, Four-in-a-Row, Gomoku
  • Local and WiFi multiplayer
  • Single player campaign
  • Thousands of game variations
  • Advanced topology options (Möbius strip, Klein bottle)
Features
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• Noughts and crosses, Tic-tac-toe, Four-in-a-Row and Gomoku. • Local and WiFi multiplayer with or without AI. • Single player campaign. • Lots of variations in thousands of combinations, including misère, pie rule and disallowed overlines. • Advanced topology options including Möbius strip, Klein bottle and real projective plane.

About

Tic Tac Toe

This classic puzzle game offers a digital take on the beloved paper-and-pencil challenge. Play against friends or a smart AI on customizable grids, with adjustable difficulty and glowing designs. Revisit childhood memories or develop logical thinking skills.

Highlights
  • Singleplayer & Multiplayer modes
  • Customizable grid sizes (3x3 to 8x8)
  • Adaptive AI difficulty
  • Customizable player marks (X or O)
  • Elegant glowing design
  • Easy to play, hard to master
Features
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Tick Tack Toe glow is a free classic puzzle game, also known as Noughts and Crosses. It is the best digital edition of the classic paper-and-pencil game that anyone & everyone can play online or offline. Get more childlike innocence, Get more joy! Revisit the classics, great Happiness. If you are an adult get your favorite childhood memories of Tic Tac Toe which you may play physically. Tic Tac Toe Game features: - Play in your iPhone and iPad. Or play with your friends & family - Singleplayer & Multiplayer support - Various options of ‘rows x columns’ grid - 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 8x8 - Perfect software-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the game. That decides the difficulty for you, as you continue to play. - Custom place mark (X or O) options - ‘align’. It’s not that easy to win! - Easy to play hard to master gameplay - Elegant fresh screen with glowing designs HOW TO PLAY? - Two players alternate, marking one empty space (box) at a time. - The player attempts to placemarks (X or O) in a sequence, unlike an SOS game. It can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal (slantwise). Make 3, 4, 5, or 8 scores (as decided by you). - The player who makes the most sequences (either of Os or Xs) WINS! Not everyone can beat the AI engine, can you? Try single-player mode and level up your logical thinking & brain skills! The AI for this puzzle game is one of the best you will see. It adapts to your playing style and is very unpredictable. The most played game is sometimes also known as X and O, and “Cat's Game”. That’s everyone can enjoy the game at any time and anywhere! Because of the simplicity of this Tic Tac Toe, it is often used as a pedagogical tool. For teaching the concepts of good sportsmanship and the branch of artificial intelligence. It’s easy to play, easier to experience the challenge! Tic Tac Toe have different names: - X & O - O-X OR X-O - Tick-tack-toe in the US and Canada. - Naughts & crosses or noughts and crosses in Asia (India, Pakistan, etc), Europe (United Kingdom, Germany, etc), South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. - Xs and Os in Zimbabwe and the Republic of Ireland. - Ultimate tic-tac-toe in some african countries. - xsie-osies or Exy-ozys in Northern Ireland. Start playing this glowing Tic Tac Toe game on your iPhone & iPad. Get Free Tick Tack Toe now and let the fun begin! Be a challenger! DOWNLOAD and play tic tac toe NOW!

Screenshots

Tic Tac Toe Collection4 screens
Tic Tac Toe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Tic Tac Toe at 395 against Tic Tac Toe Collection's 5. Tic Tac Toe Collection's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). 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. Tic Tac Toe Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tic Tac Toe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tic Tac Toe Collection holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tic Tac Toe has 395 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tic Tac Toe Collection ships an update every 3 weeks, Tic Tac Toe every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tic Tac Toe Collection versus Tic Tac Toe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTic Tac Toe CollectionTic Tac Toe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.3 (395 ratings)
Positive reviews—62.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5395 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOliver BrownYories: Preschool Learning Games for Kids & Kindergarten Educational Apps for Toddlers

Customer experience

Tic Tac Toe Collection

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Tic Tac Toe

All ratings395 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative24.3%

Bugs and requests

Tic Tac Toe Collection

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tic Tac Toe

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game doesn't end automatically when no more moves are possible
  • Inability to choose player name or color
  • Frequent ads interrupting gameplay

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more game modes
  • Allow player to choose difficulty level
  • Implement a tutorial or beginner mode

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tic Tac Toe Collection

One-time1
  • Prime - Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Tic Tac Toe

One-time1
  • Tic Tac Toe PRO$4.99

Questions

Is Tic Tac Toe Collection free?
Tic Tac Toe Collection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tic Tac Toe free?
Tic Tac Toe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tic Tac Toe Collection or Tic Tac Toe?
Tic Tac Toe Collection is rated higher. Tic Tac Toe Collection averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Tic Tac Toe averages 4.3 from 395 ratings.
Do Tic Tac Toe Collection or Tic Tac Toe have ads?
Both Tic Tac Toe Collection and Tic Tac Toe show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tic Tac Toe Collection or Tic Tac Toe?
Tic Tac Toe Collection ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tic Tac Toe every 4 months. Most recently, Tic Tac Toe Collection was updated on October 16, 2026 and Tic Tac Toe on October 14, 2026.

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