Tick vs Invading Horde
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tick
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Tic-tac-toe AKA noughts and crosses, or Xs and Os, is a game for your watch where it's you against the built in AI watch player. In classic play mode the player who succeeds in placing three of their marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row is the winner. You can play as X (cross) or O (nought). Supports multiple game win variation challenges. Compete against the AI player at four difficulty levels. The app tracks game results and provides statistics so you can see how well you've done against your AI opponent.
Invading Horde
Defend the Kingdom from an invading horde by strategically building towers and using magic. Earn stars and gems to upgrade your defenses and unlock new abilities to overcome increasingly challenging waves of enemies.
- Fast-paced tower defense action
- Strategic tower building
- Upgrade weapons, obstacles, and magic
- Unlock new towers and spells
- Cast magic spells
- Drop obstacles to slow enemies
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An Invading Horde has been spotted to the west of the Kingdom. The King has selected a lucky random subject to defend the Realm. You take on the role of the unfortunate farmer tasked with this great undertaking. Build defensive Towers to defeat the Invading Horde. Complete levels to earn Stars to upgrade your Weapons, Obstacles and Magic. Earn Gems to unlock more Towers, Obstacles and Magic. Features ● Fast paced Tower Defense action ● Quirky story line ● Pause the action to plan your strategy ● Cast Magic spells to smite the Horde ● Drop Obstacles in the road to slow down the Horde ● Unlock powerful new Towers, Obstacles, Items and Magic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Invading Horde at Free against Tick's $0.99. Invading Horde also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). Tick's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On ads and device support 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
Invading Horde is free to download; Tick costs $0.99 up front. Invading Horde sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Tick asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tick ships an update every 6 months, Invading Horde every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tick | Invading Horde |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (264 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 56.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 264 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Robert Saccone | AlhoGames |
Bugs and requests
Tick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Invading Horde
Reported bugs
5 issues- Archers stop shooting after leveling up
- Crashes during the last wave of levels
- Crashes after 1 minute of playing Level 25
- Game crashes right before finishing a level
- Towers stop working when too many power upgrades are applied or support towers are nearby
Requested features
5 requests- Never-ending levels
- Ability to unlock more things
- Sync progress between Watch and iPhone
- More levels (100+)
- Chinese translation
In-app purchases
Tick
No in-app purchases
Invading Horde
- Gems pack 1$0.99
- Stars Pack 1$0.99
- Gems pack 2$1.99
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- Stars Pack 2$1.99
- Gems pack 3$2.99
- Stars pack 3$2.99
- Starter pack$4.99
