Comparison

Tic Tac Toe vs ExploreGames

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 Tic Tac Toe game with over 10 themes and multiple game modes. Play against AI or a friend offline, track your statistics, and earn in-game candy prizes for wins, draws, and losses. Save your progress and themes via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Multiple game modes
  • AI opponent with difficulty levels
  • Over 10 themes
  • In-game candy prizes
  • End game animations
  • Cloud save with iCloud
Features
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*TIC TAC TOE now with OVER 10+ THEMES* Play Tic Tac Toe XOXO with friends and family! Enjoy the childhood game with different game modes, colorful themes and key statistics. Play with AI or with your friend in this turn-based offline tic tac toe game. Features include: • Single Player and Multiplayer game modes • Easy, Medium and Hard difficulty levels • Lots of themes to choose from • Play games and earn candies • Cool end game animations Candy prizes: • 50 candies for winning • 20 candies for draw • 10 candy for losing Save your profile to the cloud with iCloud: • You can save your themes and stats with iCloud and restore them later if you happen to switch to a different device. Make sure you are logged into your iCloud account on your device. Also make sure that iCloud Drive is enabled in your iCloud settings on your device otherwise your themes and stats will not be saved. Make sure you are logged into Game Center (if you are not automatically logged in): • Click on the leaderboards button located in the Statistics window • If the game doesn't log you in or prompt a login window after a few seconds close the app • Go to your device's settings and login to Game Center from there • Open Tic Tac Toe and click on the leaderboards button again and it should log you in Enjoy!

About

ExploreGames

Engaging games designed to boost a child's cognitive skills like memory, pattern recognition, and logic. Offers various themes and educational approaches to make learning enjoyable and effective.

Highlights
  • Brain power development
  • Memory enhancement
  • Pattern recognition games
  • Logic skill building
  • Curiosity fostering
  • Themed game worlds
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Grow brain power, curiosity, and resilience with ExploreGames! Make learning fun through games that develop your child’s memory, pattern recognition, logic, and knowledge. Choose from your favorite themes: Bugs, Cars and Trucks, Into Space, Magical Creatures, and Under the Sea Complement your schools’ curriculum with proven, effective foundations drawn from the best of Common Core and Montessori methods.

Screenshots

Tic Tac Toe4 screens
ExploreGames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ExploreGames at 5.0 against Tic Tac Toe's 4.4. ExploreGames also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Tic Tac Toe's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (482 vs 5). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tic Tac Toe sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ExploreGames asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ExploreGames holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tic Tac Toe has 482 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Tic Tac Toe's written reviews are positive against 100% of ExploreGames's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 3 days, ExploreGames every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tic Tac Toe versus ExploreGames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTic Tac ToeExploreGames
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (482 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings482 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStill57Nelson Don Lai

Customer experience

Tic Tac Toe

All ratings481 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.6%

ExploreGames

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tic Tac Toe

Requested features

1 request
  • Online multiplayer challenge

ExploreGames

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Tic Tac Toe

One-time6
  • 200 Candies$0.99
  • 3x Candies$1.99
  • 500 Candies$1.99
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  • Tic Tac Toe XOXO Premium$1.99
  • 1500 Candies$2.99
  • 4000 Candies$3.99
None

ExploreGames

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tic Tac Toe free?
Tic Tac Toe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ExploreGames free?
ExploreGames is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tic Tac Toe or ExploreGames?
ExploreGames is rated higher. Tic Tac Toe averages 4.4 out of 5 from 482 ratings, while ExploreGames averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tic Tac Toe or ExploreGames have ads?
Tic Tac Toe shows ads; ExploreGames does not.
Which is updated more often, Tic Tac Toe or ExploreGames?
Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 3 days, and ExploreGames every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tic Tac Toe was updated on October 27, 2026 and ExploreGames on October 21, 2026.

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