Tic Tac Toe vs Panda Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tic Tac Toe
Engage in a classic brain teaser, also known as noughts and crosses or xo. This app offers a fun way to challenge your logic skills with various grid sizes and play modes, including single-player, multiplayer, and online challenges.
- Neon glow effects
- Multiple grid sizes (3x3 to 11x11)
- Single-player and multiplayer modes
- Online challenges
- Customizable design
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This brain teaser known also as noughts and crosses or xo, which is a great way to exercise your mind and to challenge your logic skills.Enjoy and have a quickplay with your friends and check who's smarter! Features: -Stunning UI, cool neon glow effects. -Various tic toc game difficulties: 3x3,6x6,9x9,11x11 grids. -Support single-player оr multірlауеr (humаn аnd соmрutеr). -Online two player games, challenge your friends. -Amazing design for your choice in the tic tac toe glow.
Panda Vault
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Master Bao has a problem: 1000 vaults, 1000 secret codes, and no memory of any of them. Luckily he kept the case files, and each one is solvable by pure logic. Panda Vault: Code Breaker is a deduction game. Every vault hides a secret code of 3, 4 or 5 digits, and no digit ever repeats. You get graded clues from Bao's file: • JADE PEG: that many digits are correct AND in the right position • GOLD PEG: that many digits belong to the code, but sit in the wrong slot • NOTHING: every digit in that row is out of the code. Cross them off. Combine the clues, eliminate what cannot be, and the code is what's left. Then punch it in and watch the bolts retract. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • Every one of the 1000 levels is machine-verified to have EXACTLY ONE solution, you will never guess, and never get stuck on an unfair puzzle. • Every clue is necessary. Remove any single row and the puzzle stops being solvable, so nothing on screen is filler. • A smooth difficulty ramp: 3-digit Bronze Vaults teach the rules, 5-digit Diamond Vaults with minimal clues will take a pen and paper. Every 10th level is a breather. BUILT-IN DEDUCTION TOOLS • A notebook to mark each digit 0–9 as OUT, MAYBE or IN. • Thunder Scan, spends one charge to fill in every deduction the clues already prove, so you can spend your attention on the interesting part. • Your own attempts get graded too, so a wrong answer is still information. AGENT BAO A fully animated panda who breathes, blinks, tilts his head while you think, hops when you land digits, shakes his head when you don't, chomps bamboo when you spend a hint, and backflips when the vault swings open. PROGRESS • Daily streak: crack one vault a day to keep it alive. Miss a day and it restarts, helpers never break it. • Climb the ranks: Novice Cub → Lookout → Safe Cracker → Vault Specialist → Master Bao → Grandmaster. • Put the phone down mid-vault: the board, your attempts and your notes are exactly where you left them. HELPERS (optional, never required) • Golden Bamboo — reveals and locks one correct digit. • Thunder Scan — marks every digit the clues already prove in or out. • Master Key — opens the vault instantly. Earn them from rewarded video (a Master Key takes two), or buy a pack. Every puzzle is solvable without any of them. NO NONSENSE • Plays fully offline. No account, no login, no data collection. • No timers, no lives, no energy meters. Think as long as you like. • One optional reminder at 22:00, only on a day you haven't played. Turn it off in Settings and the app never notifies you again. • One-time Remove Ads purchase if you'd rather not see ads. Free to play. iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Panda Vault at none against Tic Tac Toe's shown. Panda Vault also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Tic Tac Toe's advantage is chart position (#99 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Tic Tac Toe sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Panda Vault sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 3 weeks, Panda Vault every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tic Tac Toe | Panda Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (69K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 69K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 257 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LI SAIHUA | Ahmed Ghazy |
Bugs and requests
Tic Tac Toe
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing issues when playing certain mini-games
- Compatibility problems on older devices
- Inconsistent performance across different screens
Requested features
4 requests- Add more mini-game options
- Implement a paid ad-free version
- Improve AI difficulty settings
- Provide in-game tutorials for all mini-games
Panda Vault
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tic Tac Toe
- 1000coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 20000 coins$4.99
Panda Vault
- Panda Cub Pack$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Agent Bao Pack$2.99
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- Grandmaster Vault$4.99
Questions
Is Tic Tac Toe free?
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