Tic Tac Toe vs TacTicX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tic Tac Toe
Enjoy a classic game of Tic Tac Toe with customizable options. Choose your opponent, adjust the difficulty, and personalize the color scheme for a unique gaming experience. Perfect for family fun and quick entertainment.
- Classic Tic Tac Toe gameplay
- Select opponent
- Adjust difficulty level
- Customize color scheme
- Family-friendly game
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Tic Tac Toe-- is a great game for the whole family. Select the opponent, difficulty level, and color scheme in the "Settings" screen. If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
TacTicX
Experience a strategic twist on the classic game with challenging AI opponents, local multiplayer, and daily challenges. Progress through over 150 levels and unlock new visual designs.
- Play against AI with adjustable difficulty
- Two-player local mode
- Daily challenges
- Over 150 levels
- Unlockable designs
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TacTicX - an exciting strategy game. Play Tic Tac Toe on a whole new level and experience these great features: - Play against the TacTicX AI on different difficulty levels. - Play in two player mode against a friend - Master the daily challenges - Play over 150 exciting levels and unlock new designs
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Verdict
Tic Tac Toe and TacTicX both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of TacTicX's written reviews are positive against 64% of Tic Tac Toe's. TacTicX also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Tic Tac Toe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (157 vs 12). On price, rating, ads 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. TacTicX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tic Tac Toe asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Tic Tac Toe against 4.3 for TacTicX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tic Tac Toe has 157 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Tic Tac Toe's written reviews are positive against 100% of TacTicX's.
Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 12 months, TacTicX every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tic Tac Toe | TacTicX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (157 ratings) | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Peter Weiss |
Customer experience
Tic Tac Toe
TacTicX
Bugs and requests
Tic Tac Toe
Reported bugs
4 issues- Computer plays too fast
- Computer plays at the same time as the user
- App crashes (mentioned in title)
- App is old and potentially outdated
Requested features
4 requests- More game variety besides Tic-Tac-Toe
- More difficulty levels for the computer opponent
- Option to play against real people
- Remove ads (implied by refund request)
TacTicX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tic Tac Toe
No in-app purchases
TacTicX
- Remove Ads$2.99
