Durak HD vs Ultimate Tic Tac Toe!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Durak HD
Experience a classic post-Soviet card game with excellent graphics and multiple play modes. Challenge one to three opponents and aim to be the first to empty your hand.
- Classic and transfer game versions
- Play against 1-3 opponents
- Excellent graphics
- Game Center integration
- Adapted for iPad screens
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Durak is a card game that is popular throughout most of the post-Soviet states. The object of the game is to get rid of all one's cards. At the end of the game, the last player with cards in their hand is referred to as the durak. Features of our version of the game: - Excellent graphics, adapted for the screen resolution of the new iPad. - Opportunity to play in classic and transfer versions. - Opportunity to play against one, two or three opponents. - Integration with Game Center.
Ultimate Tic Tac Toe!
Experience a thrilling twist on the classic game with nine boards simultaneously. Enjoy fast-paced, cooperative action with friends and family, or challenge the computer with multiple difficulty levels.
- Nine boards for expanded gameplay
- 1-2 player modes
- Adjustable computer difficulties
- Cooperative play option
- Fast-paced action
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Want extreme fast paced cooperative action in the palm of you hand? Bored of always drawing your tic tac toe games? Well we’ve got the app for you! The ultimate in advanced tic tac toe technology. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, we’ve got 9 times the boards and 9 times the fun! Gather your friends and family so you can share the good times with Ultimate Tic Tac Toe! 1-2 players with various computer difficulties. Free with ads, can be removed with an in-app purchase. Creators: Gwyn Durbridge Robert Pennefather Harrison Kint
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Durak HD at 4.5 against Ultimate Tic Tac Toe!'s 3.5. Durak HD also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 62%) and ratings volume (76 vs 11). Ultimate Tic Tac Toe!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Durak HD sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Ultimate Tic Tac Toe! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Durak HD holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Durak HD has 76 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Durak HD's written reviews are positive against 62% of Ultimate Tic Tac Toe!'s.
Durak HD ships an update every 6 weeks, Ultimate Tic Tac Toe! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Durak HD | Ultimate Tic Tac Toe! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (76 ratings) — better | 3.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appscraft | Gwyn Durbridge |
Customer experience
Durak HD
Ultimate Tic Tac Toe!
Bugs and requests
Durak HD
Reported bugs
14 issues- Game freezes during multiplayer sessions
- Cards not rendering properly
- Incorrect win/loss statistics recording
- Sound disappears after watching ads
- Players kicked from games unexpectedly
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- Coins/currency disappearing
- Game hangs on specific levels
- Turn order not following game rules
- Cards overlapping on screen
- Purchased content not unlocking
- Cannot restore previous purchases
- Game crashes on older devices (iPhone 4S)
- Profile login issues after reinstall
- Bonus cards thrown incorrectly in multiplayer
Requested features
10 requests- Restore old version of the game
- Display score/win-loss statistics between players
- Online multiplayer functionality
- Screen rotation support
- Faster card placement mechanics (tap instead of drag)
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- Two-player game mode
- Better difficulty levels
- Auto-save game progress
- Friend invite system
- Game speed controls
Ultimate Tic Tac Toe!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Durak HD
- Premium Cards$0.99
- Big Durak$0.99
- 10 energy$0.99
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- 3 players game$0.99
- Passing mode$1.99
- Armenian Durak$1.99
- Secret Durak$1.99
- Joker game type$1.99
- No Ads$1.99
- 3 players + points$2.99
- Premium version$3.99
- All games$4.99
Ultimate Tic Tac Toe!
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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