Tic Tac Toe vs Ultimate Tic Tac Toe
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!
Ultimate Tic Tac Toe
A strategic board game that elevates classic Tic Tac Toe with multiple interconnected grids. Challenge yourself against AI opponents or friends locally and online. Master complex gameplay to become a strategic mastermind.
- Multiple interconnected 3x3 grids
- Win by completing 3 aligned grids
- 4 AI difficulty levels
- Play against phone
- Local multiplayer
- Online multiplayer via Facebook Connect
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Become a mastermind with Ultimate Tic Tac Toe. Far more complex than the original Tic Tac Toe, this upgraded version will push your brain to its limits. This strategic game will present its player nine 3x3 grids. The first player to complete 3 aligned successful grids will win. Packed with 4 different levels of Artificial Intelligence difficulty, you will have the opportunity to play against your phone. Beware the last AI level is really hard to beat! The fun does not stop here. You will also be able to play against friend on the same device or online with Facebook connect. Unleash your genius and come play Ultimate Tic Tac Toe today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ultimate Tic Tac Toe at none against Tic Tac Toe's shown. Ultimate Tic Tac Toe also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Tic Tac Toe against 4.2 for Ultimate Tic Tac Toe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 157 and 84 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Tic Tac Toe's written reviews are positive against 61% of Ultimate Tic Tac Toe's.
Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 12 months, Ultimate Tic Tac Toe every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tic Tac Toe | Ultimate Tic Tac Toe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (157 ratings) | 4.2 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews — better | 61.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 84 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Magma Mobile |
Customer experience
Tic Tac Toe
Ultimate Tic Tac Toe
In-app purchases
Tic Tac Toe
No in-app purchases
Ultimate Tic Tac Toe
No in-app purchases
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