Comparison

Tic Tac Toe (Lite) vs Tic

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

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About

Tic Tac Toe (Lite)

Features
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Tic-tac-toe, is a pencil-and-paper game for two players, X and O, who take turns marking the spaces in a 3ร—3 (or larger) grid. An early variant of Tic-tac-toe was played in Roman Empire, around the first century BC. It was called Terni Lapilli and instead of having any number of pieces, each player only had three, thus they had to move them around to empty spaces to keep playing. The game's grid markings have been found chalked all over Rome. However, there is some evidence to suggest that Tic-Tac-Toe could originate back to ancient Egypt. The different names of the game are more recent. The first print reference to "noughts and crosses", the British name, appeared in 1864. The first print reference to a game called "tick-tack-toe" occurred in 1884, but referred to "a children's game played on a slate, consisting in trying with the eyes shut to bring the pencil down on one of the numbers of a set, the number hit being scored". "Tic-tac-toe" may also derive from "tick-tack", the name of an old version of backgammon first described in 1558. The U.S. renaming of noughts and crosses as tic-tac-toe occurred in the 20th century. When playing against a phone, human player is always 'O'. The player who succeeds in placing three respective marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row wins the game. Using menu button, game can be configured to play on the larger boards to connect 4 peices, or between 2 people. Don't forget to check our Game section for many other classic fun games...

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Tic

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Tic Tac Toe game also known as noughts and crosses or X's and O's, is a paper and pencil game for two players Now available on your iPhone/iPad. The player who succeeds in placing three(For 3X3 Board) and five( For 15X15 Board) of their marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row or column wins the game. Our Tic Tac Toe game has different levels: - 3X3 Easy - 3X3 Hard - 15X15 Easy - 15X15 Hard Let Play and enjoy the game !!!

Screenshots

Tic Tac Toe (Lite)3 screens
Tic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tic Tac Toe (Lite) at every 5 months against Tic's every 12 months. Tic Tac Toe (Lite) also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tic Tac Toe (Lite) ships an update every 5 months, Tic every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Tic Tac Toe (Lite) versus Tic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTic Tac Toe (Lite)Tic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 months โ€” betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 โ€” better12.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGASP Mobile Games IncPrimosoft Inc

In-app purchases

None

Tic Tac Toe (Lite)

No in-app purchases

None

Tic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tic Tac Toe (Lite) free?
Tic Tac Toe (Lite) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tic free?
Tic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tic Tac Toe (Lite) or Tic have ads?
Both Tic Tac Toe (Lite) and Tic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tic Tac Toe (Lite) or Tic?
Tic Tac Toe (Lite) ships an update every 5 months, and Tic every 12 months. Most recently, Tic Tac Toe (Lite) was updated on October 10, 2026 and Tic on October 7, 2026.

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