Tiki Taka Toe vs TimeGuessr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiki Taka Toe
This game combines classic tic tac toe with football trivia. Before each move, name a footballer matching the cell's row and column criteria. Challenge your football knowledge and strategic skills.
- Football trivia challenges
- Tic tac toe gameplay
- Multiple playable leagues
- Offline AI and Pass & Play modes
- Online multiplayer challenges
- Diverse trivia categories
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Tiki Taka Toe is a game of tic tac toe, also known as noughts & crosses, with a football trivia twist. Before placing your X or O you will need to name a footballer that matches the criteria for that cell's row and column. Just like on tic tac toe, if you make a line of 3, you win! Sounds simple but Tiki Taka Toe challenges the most knowledgable of football fans. Test your footy tic tac toe skills in this viral football quiz game and PLAY NOW! Playable Leagues - Europe's Major Clubs - England - Italy - Spain - France - Brazil - Netherlands - Turkey - Argentina Offline Game Modes - Pass & Play on the same device against a mate - Test yourself against AI with multiple difficulty levels - Play Box2Box in this unlimited single player challenge to complete the grid Online Game Modes - Challenge a friend by creating & sharing your room code - Play against a random opponent online Categories include - Teams - Countries - Trophies - Managers - Teammates - Leagues - Wildcard
TimeGuessr
Test your history and geography knowledge by guessing the time and location of historical photographs. Compete with friends and players worldwide in daily challenges and climb the leaderboards. Explore moments across continents and centuries with new photos added daily.
- Guess historical photo locations
- Guess historical photo dates
- Daily photo challenges
- Global leaderboards
- Challenge friends
- Create custom rounds
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TimeGuessr is the game that challenges both your geography and history knowledge in one addictive experience. Using real historical photographs from around the world, your task is simple: guess when and where each photo was taken. Think you know your 1960s from your 1980s? Can you tell Paris from Prague just by a grainy street scene? Whether you're a casual player or a history buff, TimeGuessr will put your deduction skills to the test. Each photo is carefully selected, showcasing moments that span continents and centuries. Place a pin on the map to guess the location, choose the year, and see how close you were. The closer your guess, the more points you earn. New photos are added daily through the popular daily game mode, where players from around the world compete to get the highest score. You can also challenge your friends, compare your progress on the leaderboard, and even create your own shareable rounds. TimeGuessr is more than just a guessing game - it's a journey through time and place, blending curiosity, memory, and discovery in a way that keeps you coming back for more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiki Taka Toe at none against TimeGuessr's 2. TimeGuessr's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 61%) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 256). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. TimeGuessr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Tiki Taka Toe asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tiki Taka Toe against 4.9 for TimeGuessr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeGuessr has 2.5K ratings behind it against 256, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Tiki Taka Toe's written reviews are positive against 80% of TimeGuessr's.
Tiki Taka Toe ships an update weekly, TimeGuessr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiki Taka Toe | TimeGuessr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (256 ratings) | 4.9 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 256 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #116 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Football Games Ltd | TIMEGUESSR LIMITED |
Customer experience
Tiki Taka Toe
TimeGuessr
User reviews
Tiki Taka Toe
From 256 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game concept
- 👍 Fun trivia game
- 👍 Good for challenging friends
- 👍 Improves football knowledge
- 👍 Good web version
Room to improve
- anúncios Ads are intrusive
- anúncios Ads cover screen
- anúncios Too many ads
- anúncios Unskippable ads
- anúncios Ads after every round
TimeGuessr
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth performance on mobile
- 👍 Ideal way to play on iPhone
- 🚀 Awesome port to mobile
- 👍 Love the game
- 👍 Amazing app, better than browser version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Black Next button not formatted correctly
- 🐛 Lack of satellite map option like on browser
- 🐛 Can't go back to main menu without closing and reopening
Bugs and requests
Tiki Taka Toe
Reported bugs
19 issues- Ads take up the whole screen
- Ads cover the bottom half of the screen
- Ads after every single round
- App crashes every time a second game is played
- Switching auto in pass and play
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- Some observations don't make sense
- Incorrect player answers
- Game says 'Incorrect' when answers are correct
- App has bugs
- Some fields are not fillable
- Sometimes only current and sometimes former clubs count
- Some things are wrong (e.g., Bayern Munich & South America: Luis Díaz doesn't count)
- UX and performance problems
- App reduced battery to half its performance
- App cannot be removed
- App is broken, questions are correct but marked incorrect
- App is incomplete
- App redirects to website
- No team crests or player/coach images
Requested features
12 requests- Add more leagues (K-League, J-League, Argentinian League, German League)
- Add more games (possession play, tenaball, missing eleven, box2box)
- Add difficulty levels
- Add paid ad-free version
- Add filters for custom games
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- Include women's football
- Add Italian language
- Update popular and old teams
- Add FC Como, remove Sampdoria/Salernitana
- Add real clubs
- Add AI feature for solo play
- Add Box2Box game
TimeGuessr
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sometimes game doesn't load properly, just shows a white screen
- Doesn't save progress if you close and reopen the app during a game
Requested features
4 requests- Add score sharing function
- Add ability to view past game scores and breakdowns
- Add option to start a game with a friend/timer
- Add ability to zoom in further on map
In-app purchases
Tiki Taka Toe
No in-app purchases
TimeGuessr
- Monthly TimeGuessr Ad Free$3.991 Month
- Annual TimeGuessr Ad Free$24.991 Year
Questions
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