Comparison

Chess.com vs Tic Tac Toe

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

Head to head
About

Chess.com

Engage in online and offline chess matches with millions of players worldwide. Improve your skills through interactive lessons, over 500,000 puzzles, and powerful AI opponents. Compete in tournaments and explore various chess variants.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer chess
  • Offline play against AI
  • Extensive puzzle library
  • Interactive chess lessons
  • Tournament participation
  • Chess variants
  • Game analysis
Features
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Play chess lessons online with over 265 million players from around the world! Chess is known as the best strategy board game in the world! Enjoy unlimited 3D offline pocket chess games and improve your chess rating with 500,000+ puzzles, more than 20 million chess games a day, lessons, and over 100 powerful bot opponents. Unlock your inner chess master today! PLAY CHESS ONLINE: - 2 Player online chess mode is entirely free to enjoy with your friends. - Join tournaments with players online or friends and become a master. - Play games in real-time from one minute per game to 30 minutes or longer with friends. - Review your strategy and game lessons and lay out daily correspondence in online chess. - Play exciting chess variants in our app: chess960 (Fischer-Random), blitz chess, puzzle rush, bullet chess, puzzle battle, or blindfold. CHESS PUZZLES: - Enjoy 500,000 + unique puzzles. - Rated mode automatically adjusts to your skill level to help you improve. - Race the clock with a timer to beat your high score in Puzzle Rush. - Practice puzzles with specific themes in this strategy board game (checkmate in 1, in 2, in 3, blindfold, endgames, fork, skewer, sacrifice, timer, etc.) CHESS LESSONS: - Hundreds of quality chess lessons and online videos made by masters (Learn and practice your skills with chess problems) - Interactive puzzles tutorials with tips and game recommendations. - Learn all the chess rules and strategies in a step-by-step lesson plan (opening, endgame...) CHESS COACHING: - Learn from helpful and immersive visual chess coach lessons. - Review your games with the coach and learn the strategy of the board game for every move. - Play games with the coach, who will guide you through the fundamentals move by move and provide helpful hints as you play. PLAY CHESS ONLINE AGAINST THE COMPUTER: - Choose the level of computer opponent you want to play and set a timer. - Analyze your chess games offline and learn to see where you went wrong and how you can improve. CHESS COMMUNITY: - Join a community of more than 200M online chess players. Find friends! - More than 20M games played each day. - Compete to get your own rating and try to join the best player online chess leaderboards against other players. - Watch the most popular superstars: Hikaru, GothamChess, or Magnus! ... and MUCH MORE: - Play chess games offline against the computer and the clock with a timer. - Articles by the best coaches and masters. - Explore openings like Queen´s Gambit or Sicilian Defense. - Challenge and play with your friends in an online chess game. - Choose from 20+ board themes and 3D pieces. - Get in-depth performance stats about your games, puzzles, and lessons. Playing pocket chess online has never been so easy! Chess.com is the place to play chess games online with your friends and other players! Share your suggestions and comments. Our support team is happy to help you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year! ABOUT CHESS.COM: Chess.com was created by chess players and people who love chess! Team: http://www.chess.com/about

About

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.

Highlights
  • Neon glow effects
  • Multiple grid sizes (3x3 to 11x11)
  • Single-player and multiplayer modes
  • Online challenges
  • Customizable design
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

Chess.com4 screens
Tic Tac Toe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chess.com at weekly against Tic Tac Toe's every 3 weeks. Chess.com also leads on ratings volume (827K vs 68K) and chart position (#5 vs #110). Tic Tac Toe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Chess.com sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tic Tac Toe sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Chess.com against 4.8 for Tic Tac Toe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess.com has 827K ratings behind it against 68K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Chess.com's written reviews are positive against 65% of Tic Tac Toe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess.com ships an update weekly, Tic Tac Toe every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Chess.com versus Tic Tac Toe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess.comTic Tac Toe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (827K ratings)4.8 (68K ratings)
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews65.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings827K — better68K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#5 — better#110
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size445 MB257 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChess.comLI SAIHUA

Customer experience

Chess.com

All ratings827,408 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews8,373 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative30.2%

Tic Tac Toe

All ratings67,957 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews1,090 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative30.0%

User reviews

Chess.com

From 827K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent app for learning and improving chess skills
  • 🎓 Comprehensive lessons, puzzles, and analysis tools
  • 🌍 Large player base for quick matchmaking
  • 📊 Detailed game statistics and progress tracking
  • 💻 Seamless integration between mobile app and website

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connection issues and game freezes
  • ⏱️ Unreliable and inconsistent game timers
  • 🔒 Lack of transparency around anti-cheating measures
  • 💰 Aggressive paywall for advanced features
  • 🤖 Subpar AI opponents with questionable move choices

Tic Tac Toe

From 68K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and entertaining
  • 🎮 Variety of mini-games
  • 🕹️ Engaging gameplay
  • 💬 Ability to play with friends/family
  • 🆓 Free to download and play

Room to improve

  • 💢 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🤖 AI opponents can be too difficult
  • 🔍 Lack of clear instructions for some mini-games

Bugs and requests

Chess.com

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Incorrect move suggestions in game analysis
  • Inability to leave or manage chess clubs within the app
  • Puzzle mode crashing when attempting to reveal the solution
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between Wi-Fi and mobile data
  • Pieces not registering correctly on the board during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize board and piece themes
  • Option to pause and resume games at a later time
  • Improved game analysis with more detailed explanations
  • Enhanced social features for interacting with other players
  • Offline mode for practicing puzzles and tactics

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

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Chess.com

Subscriptions12
  • Gold Membership7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Gold Membership7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Platinum Membership7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Platinum Membership7 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • Diamond Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Diamond Membership7 Days trial$16.991 Month
  • Gold Membership7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Platinum Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Gold Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Platinum Membership7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Diamond Membership7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Diamond Membership7 Days trial$119.991 Year
3 purchases

Tic Tac Toe

One-time3
  • 1000coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 20000 coins$4.99

Questions

Is Chess.com free?
Chess.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tic Tac Toe free?
Tic Tac Toe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess.com or Tic Tac Toe?
Chess.com and Tic Tac Toe are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 827K and 68K ratings respectively.
Do Chess.com or Tic Tac Toe have ads?
Both Chess.com and Tic Tac Toe show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess.com or Tic Tac Toe?
Chess.com ships an update weekly, and Tic Tac Toe every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chess.com was updated on September 24, 2026 and Tic Tac Toe on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Chess.com or Tic Tac Toe?
Chess.com currently peaks at #5 in the App Store charts, and Tic Tac Toe at #110. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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