X Versus O vs Dolphin Beyond
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X Versus O
Enjoy a classic tic-tac-toe experience with multiple ways to play. Challenge friends online via Game Center, play locally with another person, or test your skills against an AI with three difficulty levels.
- Play against friends via Game Center
- Local multiplayer mode
- Single-player AI mode
- Three AI difficulty levels
- Leaderboards and Achievements
- Background Game Center support
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A classic tic-tac-toe game that you can play against friends using Game Center, or locally on your device against another player or an AI. Features: • Play multiple Game Center matches at once. • Close the game. It's okay. You can use other apps while staying in Game Center matches. • Enjoy local multiplayer or single-player modes against an AI. • Three AI difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard. • Leaderboards and Achievements. • It's free [there are ads]; Requirements: • Game Center is needed for online play. Note: If you don’t have any Game Center friends, you can use Auto-Match to find someone random to play with.
Dolphin Beyond
Experience an arcade physics game where you guide a dolphin through an ocean-to-space journey. Master dives and launches to build momentum, perform aerial tricks, and race against the clock or for distance. Collect in-game currency to unlock cosmetic skins and progress through daily challenges.
- Physics-based momentum building
- Aerial trick combos
- Two game modes: score chase and distance sprint
- Ocean to space progression
- Collectible dolphin skins
- Daily missions and achievements
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Dive. Launch. Fly. Dolphin Beyond is a physics arcade game about one dolphin chasing one perfect run — from the depths of the ocean, up past the clouds, and out into space. It runs on one honest idea: speed is earned, and it compounds. Dive to build momentum, time your launch off the surface, and slice back in nose-first to keep it. Nail a clean entry and you climb higher and faster. Belly-flop and you start over. The better you read the water, the further you fly. HOW YOU PLAY - Two simple controls. Hold the left or right button to arc the angle of your dive and your launch — a tap nudges, a hold swings you all the way into a flip. - Slide up on a button to layer in a spin, flipping and corkscrewing at once. - Clean entries bank your momentum and raise your speed cap. - Chain tricks in the air for points, and mix them up: repeating the same trick is worth less each time, so variety wins. TWO WAYS TO RUN - Two Minutes — the score chase. Climb as high and score as big as you can before the buzzer, from the waves to deep space. - Slipstream — a 60-second distance sprint with a rolling start. Keep your entries clean and go the distance. WHAT'S OUT THERE - Tricks — front flips, back flips, corkscrews and more, scored on a combo multiplier that rewards flow. - Starslides — out in space, ride glowing star rails to bank a boost and reach the next milestone. - Ocean to space — break past the sky and climb through the solar system, from the waves to distant planets. - Boosters — arm one active and one passive booster (Rocket, Deep Dive, Splash Guard, Pearl Magnet, Slow Motion) to shape a run. COLLECT AND PROGRESS - Earn Pearls from every run and scoop them up mid-flight. - Spend them on a roster of dolphin skins, from bright common tints to legendary characters. Skins are looks only — they never change how you play. - Daily missions, a daily reward ladder, achievements, and a Planet Hunt collection give you a reason to come back. BUILT FOR SCORE CHASERS - Verified leaderboards powered by a fully deterministic physics engine — the same input always produces the same run, so every score is fair. - Separate boards for each mode. Compete globally, or keep your profile private. - No ads and no in-app purchases — every Pearl, skin, and booster is earned by playing. How far beyond can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dolphin Beyond at 100% against X Versus O's 0%. Dolphin Beyond also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). X Versus O's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dolphin Beyond holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of X Versus O's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dolphin Beyond's.
X Versus O ships an update every 4 months, Dolphin Beyond every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X Versus O | Dolphin Beyond |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | X2 Studios | Halfdan Valentin Harring |
Customer experience
X Versus O
Dolphin Beyond
In-app purchases
X Versus O
No in-app purchases
Dolphin Beyond
No in-app purchases









