Comparison

Tick Tack Toe vs Pop & Drop!

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

Head to head
About

Tick Tack Toe

Engage in classic tic-tac-toe battles against friends locally or challenge AI opponents with three distinct difficulty levels. Enjoy a charming hand-drawn art style and accompanying sound effects. Includes a free iMessage sticker pack for in-app gameplay.

Highlights
  • Local multiplayer battles
  • CPU opponents with 3 difficulty levels
  • Hand-drawn art style
  • Cool sound effects
  • iMessage sticker pack for in-app games
Features
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In Tick Tack Toe: VS, play against your friends in local multiplayer and against CPU opponents! The game features a fun hand-drawn art style and cool sounds, with gameplay equivalent to the traditional tic tac toe that all know and love. Tick Tack Toe: VS features three different difficulty levels of CPU: -Tick: about as smart as an insect, which still turns out to be pretty smart in this game -Tack: sharp as a tack, but still not as mighty as a sword -Toe: will beat you and take your toes as a bonus prize Tick Tack Toe: VS also comes with a free iMessage sticker pack that allows users to also play a game of tic tac toe in an iMessage conversation. Simply drag a game board sticker onto a message in a messages thread (or send the sticker image itself), then take turns placing X and O stickers onto the board with a friend. The sticker pack also comes with the tick, tack, and toe icons from the game. All of the stickers are white in coloration with a black border, for maximum visibility whether the user is in light mode or dark mode. I hope you enjoy the game!

About

Pop & Drop!

Guide colorful balls to matching holes by thinking fast and following paths. Clear the board by making them hop into their designated spots. Create satisfying chain reactions while avoiding blockers.

Highlights
  • Path guidance for colorful balls
  • Matching balls to holes
  • Board clearing mechanics
  • Chain reaction creation
  • Blocker avoidance
Features
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Think fast and follow the paths! Guide each colorful ball to the matching hole. Watch them hop into the holes and clear the board! Be careful of blockers and create satisfying chain reactions. Can you Pop, and Drop them all?

Screenshots

Tick Tack Toe4 screens
Pop & Drop!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pop & Drop! at 5.0 against Tick Tack Toe's 4.4. Tick Tack Toe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pop & Drop! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tick Tack Toe has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tick Tack Toe ships an update every 4 days, Pop & Drop! every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tick Tack Toe versus Pop & Drop!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTick Tack ToePop & Drop!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB233 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOwen ClintonKaliba Games & Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Tick Tack Toe

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pop & Drop!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tick Tack Toe

No in-app purchases

None

Pop & Drop!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tick Tack Toe free?
Tick Tack Toe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pop & Drop! free?
Pop & Drop! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tick Tack Toe or Pop & Drop!?
Pop & Drop! is rated higher. Tick Tack Toe averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Pop & Drop! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tick Tack Toe or Pop & Drop! have ads?
Pop & Drop! shows ads; Tick Tack Toe does not.
Which is updated more often, Tick Tack Toe or Pop & Drop!?
Tick Tack Toe ships an update every 4 days, and Pop & Drop! every 6 months. Most recently, Tick Tack Toe was updated on October 13, 2026 and Pop & Drop! on October 13, 2026.

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