Comparison

Tic 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

Tic

Enjoy the classic Tic-Tac-Toe game on your device without ads. Play against friends or the AI with three difficulty levels and customizable themes. Perfect for quick, fun matches.

Highlights
  • Play against AI or friends
  • Cross-device multiplayer
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Customizable themes
  • Ad-free gameplay
Features
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************************************************ - #1 board game in 12 countries - Top 10 in 42 countries User reviews: "..I love this game.." "..I couldn't wish for a better implementation.." "..My dauther had a blast playing it.." ************************************************ Put away your pencil and paper, and start playing Tic-Tac-Toe on your device for free! Features: - Play against your friends or against the game - Play against your friends using different devices - Three difficulty levels - Various fun themes to change your game look (see screenshots) - Free app - no advertisements Tic-Tac-Toe is a well-known, popular game played between two players. Players take turns placing their symbol on a three-by-three grid. The player who succeeds in placing three respective marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row wins the game. The phone and tablet version of this classic game follows the same concept. This free, no-advertisement app allows you to play against your friends or against the game using the same device or different devices. There are three difficulty levels. Tic-Tac-Toe Notepad is fun, simple, and free. Let’s go Tic-Tac-Toe!

About

Tic Tac Toe

Experience the classic Tic Tac Toe game with over 10 themes and multiple game modes. Play against AI or a friend offline, track your statistics, and earn in-game candy prizes for wins, draws, and losses. Save your progress and themes via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Multiple game modes
  • AI opponent with difficulty levels
  • Over 10 themes
  • In-game candy prizes
  • End game animations
  • Cloud save with iCloud
Features
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*TIC TAC TOE now with OVER 10+ THEMES* Play Tic Tac Toe XOXO with friends and family! Enjoy the childhood game with different game modes, colorful themes and key statistics. Play with AI or with your friend in this turn-based offline tic tac toe game. Features include: • Single Player and Multiplayer game modes • Easy, Medium and Hard difficulty levels • Lots of themes to choose from • Play games and earn candies • Cool end game animations Candy prizes: • 50 candies for winning • 20 candies for draw • 10 candy for losing Save your profile to the cloud with iCloud: • You can save your themes and stats with iCloud and restore them later if you happen to switch to a different device. Make sure you are logged into your iCloud account on your device. Also make sure that iCloud Drive is enabled in your iCloud settings on your device otherwise your themes and stats will not be saved. Make sure you are logged into Game Center (if you are not automatically logged in): • Click on the leaderboards button located in the Statistics window • If the game doesn't log you in or prompt a login window after a few seconds close the app • Go to your device's settings and login to Game Center from there • Open Tic Tac Toe and click on the leaderboards button again and it should log you in Enjoy!

Screenshots

Tic4 screens
Tic Tac Toe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tic Tac Toe at 4.4 against Tic's 3.5. Tic Tac Toe also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (483 vs 6). Tic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tic sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Tic Tac Toe sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tic Tac Toe holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tic Tac Toe has 483 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 79% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tic ships an update every 2 months, Tic Tac Toe every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tic versus Tic Tac Toe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTicTic Tac Toe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)4.4 (483 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews79.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6483 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaulo AntunesStill57

Customer experience

Tic

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative18.2%

Tic Tac Toe

All ratings481 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.6%

Bugs and requests

Tic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tic Tac Toe

Requested features

1 request
  • Online multiplayer challenge

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Tic

One-time8
  • Christmas$0.99
  • Soccer$0.99
  • Tennis$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Basketball$0.99
  • Easter$0.99
  • Sinterklaas$0.99
  • Multi-Player game$1.99
  • Sports Package$1.99
6 purchases

Tic Tac Toe

One-time6
  • 200 Candies$0.99
  • 3x Candies$1.99
  • 500 Candies$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Tic Tac Toe XOXO Premium$1.99
  • 1500 Candies$2.99
  • 4000 Candies$3.99

Questions

Is Tic free?
Tic 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, Tic or Tic Tac Toe?
Tic Tac Toe is rated higher. Tic averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Tic Tac Toe averages 4.4 from 483 ratings.
Do Tic or Tic Tac Toe have ads?
Tic Tac Toe shows ads; Tic does not.
Which is updated more often, Tic or Tic Tac Toe?
Tic ships an update every 2 months, and Tic Tac Toe every 3 days. Most recently, Tic was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tic Tac Toe on November 3, 2026.

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