Comparison

Circular Tic Tac Toe vs Dino Tim Premium

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

Head to head
About

Circular Tic Tac Toe

Experience a unique twist on a classic game with a circular board and multiple winning conditions. Enjoy tactical gameplay against AI or friends, with adjustable difficulty and immersive modes. Includes puzzles and customizable options.

Highlights
  • Circular board with 32 squares
  • Multiple winning conditions
  • Play against AI or human
  • Five difficulty levels
  • 50 puzzles
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • Customizable piece appearance
Features
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A classic game – but far beyond the standard 3x3 game. Games are quick tactical slugfests! Featured in Apple's New and Noteworthy in Strategy Games, and also in What's Hot in both Board Games and Strategy Games The game consists of a circular board divided by a grid into 32 squares. The players place pieces in consecutive turns with the objective being to get four pieces in a row around the circle, four in a line out from the center, or four in a spiral. Features: • Play another human or the computer. • Choose among five levels of difficulty from easy to expert. • All settings are preserved - resume exactly where you left off. • Option to hide the user interface so just the board shows for a fully immersive experience. • 50 puzzles at three levels of difficulty. • At the top level, the computer can find wins 12 moves ahead. • Supports both portrait and landscape modes. • Two choices for the pieces appearance. • Complete documentation. • Fully animated, fluid, and smooth functioning interface. • Very small - only 2.1MB in size. • Loads almost instantly.

About

Dino Tim Premium

This game offers an engaging adventure for young children to learn essential skills like recognizing shapes, colors, and letters. It also introduces basic foreign language concepts through fun, interactive puzzles and challenges.

Highlights
  • Learn geometric shapes
  • Color recognition games
  • First words and literacy
  • Foreign language introduction
  • Develop coordination and motor skills
  • Visual perception enhancement
Features
Currently charting
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Are you looking for free educational games for your children to learn and enjoy at the same time? Here you go! With “Dino Tim: Learning colors and shapes and my first words” children in preschool age (3, 4, 5 and 6 years old) and primary school will learn with no effort while having fun. The game is entirely translated into English but, if you wish so, you can also use Tim the Dino to learn Spanish, French, Italian... You only need to switch languages! It suits perfectly to every age although it’s specifically suggested for pre-school and primary school (3-8 years). Enjoy the adventure! Some funny witches have abducted Tim’s family. Become a superhero and help him rescuing them! Thanks to the good witch, you will be able to fly and collect figures that will allow you to do magic and turn the witches into animals!! Children will experience an exciting adventure, solving puzzle games with colors and geometric shapes, running, flying, jumping and doing magic to unblock all the dino-characters and all game modes. EDUCATIONAL TARGETS: Learn to recognise geometric shapes: square, circle, rectangle, triangle, pentagon and rhombus. Enhance speed, attention and psychomotoricity with the color recognizing game: red, green, blue, yellow, etc. Learn first words, letters, consonants and vowels (literacy -abc-) in a fun manner in his native language (English). Start learning a foreign language (Spanish, French, Italian…) for pre-school and primary school children (3-12 years old). Resolve educational puzzles about different geometric shapes: squares, circles, rectangles, triangles, trapeziums and rhombuses. Learn and enhance coordination and fine motor skill in youngsters. Develop visual perception of different shapes and objects in motion. Develop attention and concentration in children. Our development studio, EducaGames, has wide experience in developing educational apps that combine learning and fun. So don’t miss it and download the free educational game: Dino Tim!

Screenshots

Circular Tic Tac Toe4 screens
Dino Tim Premium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Circular Tic Tac Toe at Free against Dino Tim Premium's $2.99. Circular Tic Tac Toe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (86% vs 50%). Dino Tim Premium's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Circular Tic Tac Toe is free to download; Dino Tim Premium costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Circular Tic Tac Toe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Circular Tic Tac Toe's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dino Tim Premium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circular Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 16 months, Dino Tim Premium every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Circular Tic Tac Toe versus Dino Tim Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircular Tic Tac ToeDino Tim Premium
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (23 ratings) — better3.9 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2341 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid P. SumnerDidactoons Games SL

Customer experience

Circular Tic Tac Toe

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Dino Tim Premium

All ratings41 ratings
Positive65.9%
Neutral17.1%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Circular Tic Tac Toe

No in-app purchases

None

Dino Tim Premium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circular Tic Tac Toe free?
Circular Tic Tac Toe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dino Tim Premium free?
Dino Tim Premium costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Circular Tic Tac Toe or Dino Tim Premium?
Circular Tic Tac Toe is rated higher. Circular Tic Tac Toe averages 5.0 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Dino Tim Premium averages 3.9 from 41 ratings.
Do Circular Tic Tac Toe or Dino Tim Premium have ads?
Neither Circular Tic Tac Toe nor Dino Tim Premium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circular Tic Tac Toe or Dino Tim Premium?
Circular Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 16 months, and Dino Tim Premium every 20 months. Most recently, Circular Tic Tac Toe was updated on August 23, 2026 and Dino Tim Premium on September 5, 2026.

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