Comparison

Esfera Chess vs Tic Tac Toe (Classic)

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

Head to head
About

Esfera Chess

Experience chess on a unique 3D spherical board with 132 hexagonal and pentagonal cells. Enjoy familiar pieces with entirely new strategic possibilities due to the curved surface. Play against AI, a friend locally, or learn with an interactive tutorial.

Highlights
  • 132-cell geodesic sphere board
  • Familiar chess pieces, new strategy
  • Local AI and pass-and-play modes
  • Interactive 10-step tutorial
  • Animated piece movements
  • Full iPad support
Features
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Chess reimagined on a sphere. Two armies clash on a geodesic world of 132 hexagonal and pentagonal cells — familiar pieces, completely new strategy. Every piece you know from chess is here — kings, queens, rooks, bishops, knights, and pawns — but the curved surface changes everything. There are no edges, no corners, and no safe back rank. Attacks come from every direction. PLAY LOCALLY Challenge the built-in AI, or pass-and-play with a friend on the same device. Pick your color before every game. LEARN An interactive 10-step tutorial teaches every piece type hands-on. Tap a piece to see where it can move. An in-game rules reference is always available. FEATURES - 132-cell geodesic sphere with translucent surface - Pinch to zoom, swipe to rotate, two-finger twist - Animated piece movements with auto-rotating globe - Cinematic intro sequence - Sound effects for moves, captures, and check - Full iPad support - No ads. No pay-to-win. Just chess on a sphere.

About

Tic Tac Toe (Classic)

This classic paper-and-pencil game challenges two players to get three symbols in a row on a 3x3 grid. Play against another person or test your skills against an AI opponent. Enjoy this timeless strategy game in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • 3x3 grid gameplay
  • Play against AI
  • Two-player mode
  • Multiple language support
  • Classic strategy game
Features
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Thank you for downloading Tic Tac Toe Classic. Tic Tac Toe Classic, also known as Noughts and Crosses or Three in a row, Tic Tac Toe is a paper and pencil game between two players marking the spaces in a 3 × 3 board alternately. A player wins if he can have a line of three symbols: the line can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Tic Tac Toe Classic works with three chips maximum per player. Once each player has all their chips in play, they should change their position to keep playing and get three in a row. You can play Classic Tic Tac Toe with another person or against the form on Artificial Intelligence (Ai). Three in a line (Tic Tac Toe) in seven languages:   -Spanish   -English   -Català   -Portuguese   -Italian   Tic Tac Toe is a game for all ages.

Screenshots

Esfera Chess2 screens
Tic Tac Toe (Classic)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Esfera Chess at none against Tic Tac Toe (Classic)'s shown. Esfera Chess also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Tic Tac Toe (Classic)'s advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 92 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Esfera Chess ships an update every 92 months, Tic Tac Toe (Classic) every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Esfera Chess versus Tic Tac Toe (Classic): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEsfera ChessTic Tac Toe (Classic)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 92 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSquzVicente Aliaga

Customer experience

Esfera Chess

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%

Tic Tac Toe (Classic)

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Esfera Chess

No in-app purchases

None

Tic Tac Toe (Classic)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Esfera Chess free?
Esfera Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tic Tac Toe (Classic) free?
Tic Tac Toe (Classic) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Esfera Chess or Tic Tac Toe (Classic) have ads?
Tic Tac Toe (Classic) shows ads; Esfera Chess does not.
Which is updated more often, Esfera Chess or Tic Tac Toe (Classic)?
Esfera Chess ships an update every 92 months, and Tic Tac Toe (Classic) every 8 months. Most recently, Esfera Chess was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tic Tac Toe (Classic) on October 23, 2026.

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