Comparison

Tic Tac Toe vs Scale Garden

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

Head to head
About

Tic Tac Toe

A classic Tic Tac Toe game available on iPhone and iPad. Enjoy single-player against AI with adjustable difficulty or challenge a friend in local multiplayer. Features a user-friendly interface and unique random moves for replayability.

Highlights
  • Single-player vs AI
  • Two-player local multiplayer
  • Easy and Hard AI levels
  • Random move generation
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Great game graphics
Features
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Tic Tac Toe one of the easiest and shortest time consuming game now on the Iphone & pad. Supports one player & multiplayer. Every time it would make a Random Move so that each game is unique. Easy / Hard Level Easy To use Interface Great Game Graphics One Player / Two Player Options One Player plays againsts the Auto Logic Easy / Hard Levels Random Function

About

Scale Garden

Features
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Scale Garden is Futoshiki, the classic Japanese logic puzzle, grown into a cozy garden. Place snails, turtles, walkers, bikes, cars and trains so every row and column holds each one exactly once. Arrows between the squares always open toward the faster one. That is the whole game. It starts gentle and gets wonderfully tricky. EASY TO LEARN A guided first puzzle teaches everything in about a minute. Boards start at a friendly 3x3 and grow to a satisfying 6x6, one step at a time. PURE LOGIC, NEVER A GUESS Every level is checked to be solvable by reasoning alone. The answer is always on the board, waiting to be found. THINK IN PENCIL Jot notes on any square to try ideas before you commit. When you want a nudge, a hint fills in one correct square and lets you carry on. CALM BY DESIGN No timers. No rush. Soft colors, gentle sounds and a garden of friendly animals. Play offline anywhere: a few quiet minutes with your coffee, or a whole afternoon. FEATURES • Levels that grow from easy 3x3 to expert 6x6 • Every puzzle solvable by pure logic • Pencil notes and helpful hints • A guided tutorial that teaches as you play • Works offline, no internet needed • No timers Pull up a chair in the garden. The snails are waiting.

Screenshots

Tic Tac Toe4 screens
Scale Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tic Tac Toe at none against Scale Garden's shown. Tic Tac Toe also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Scale Garden's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 19 months). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 19 months, Scale Garden every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tic Tac Toe versus Scale Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTic Tac ToeScale Garden
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlakmalakCortex (Apps)

In-app purchases

None

Tic Tac Toe

No in-app purchases

None

Scale Garden

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tic Tac Toe free?
Tic Tac Toe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scale Garden free?
Scale Garden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tic Tac Toe or Scale Garden have ads?
Scale Garden shows ads; Tic Tac Toe does not.
Which is updated more often, Tic Tac Toe or Scale Garden?
Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 19 months, and Scale Garden every 3 days. Most recently, Tic Tac Toe was updated on October 23, 2026 and Scale Garden on October 22, 2026.

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