Sparklight TV vs Old School Tic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparklight TV
Transform your devices into a TV to stream live cable and local channels. Record your favorite shows with cloud DVR, manage recordings, and utilize parental controls. Available in select areas with a required subscription.
- Stream live cable and local channels
- Record shows with Cloud DVR
- Multiple stream options
- Parental controls
- Video on Demand
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Never miss a show with Sparklight® TV – Turn almost any screen in your home into a TV and record your favorite shows at the touch of a button. Available in select areas only. Visit www.sparklight.com/about-sparklight-tv for details. With Sparklight® TV: - Your Favorite Cable TV & Local Channels streamed LIVE to almost any device in your home - 3 streams with optional upgrade to 6 streams - Record and watch your favourite shows with Cloud DVR - 10 to 200hrs of DVR recordings - Parental Controls - Video on Demand Subscription to Sparklight® TV Required
Old School Tic
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Remember drawing this on the back of your notebook? Old School Tic-Tac-Toe brings back the classic pencil-and-paper game exactly as you remember it — ruled lines, hand-drawn X's and O's, and that satisfying scratch of ink on paper. No flashy animations. No distractions. Just the game, the way it was always meant to be played. PLAY YOUR WAY Choose your side — X or O — and set the difficulty before every game. Novice mode is perfect for a relaxed match. Expert mode means the computer plays to win, every single time. Think you can beat it? SIMPLE. CLEAN. TIMELESS. Classic pencil-and-paper visual style Play as X (Crosses) or O (Noughts) Novice and Expert difficulty modes Score tracking across multiple games Sound on or off — your choice No ads. No in-app purchases. Just the game. OLD SCHOOL NEVER GETS OLD. Some games don't need improving. Tic-Tac-Toe has been played on scraps of paper, school desks, and restaurant napkins for generations. This is that game — in your pocket, whenever you want it. Developed by CFT Labs.
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Verdict
Sparklight TV and Old School Tic are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Sparklight TV | Old School Tic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (76 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 3.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC | CFT Labs |
In-app purchases
Sparklight TV
No in-app purchases
Old School Tic
No in-app purchases
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