Comparison

TicTactics vs Dawnmaker

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

Head to head
About

TicTactics

Experience a strategic evolution of Tic Tac Toe with Ultimate Tic Tac Toe. Play with friends locally or online, test your skills in matchmaking, or customize your game experience. Unlock new ways to personalize your character and arena.

Highlights
  • Ultimate Tic Tac Toe gameplay
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Matchmaking and custom games
  • Character customization
  • Arena customization
Features
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TicTactics is a fresh take on the classic game of Tic Tac Toe, bringing a strategic twist with Ultimate Tic Tac Toe! Play with friends locally or online, test your skills in matchmaking, or set up custom games to challenge anyone, anywhere. Features: Ultimate Tic Tac Toe Gameplay – A new level of strategy beyond the classic game. Play Anywhere – Enjoy seamless cross-platform multiplayer. Matchmaking & Custom Games – Compete online or set up private matches. Character Customization – Unlock outfits and personalize your in-game character. Arena Customization – Earn in-game currency to style your board and make it your own. Whether you're a casual player or a competitive strategist, TicTactics is the perfect way to challenge yourself and friends. Download now and claim your victory!

About

Dawnmaker

A solo strategy game blending city building and deck building mechanics. Rebuild a world shrouded in toxic smog by constructing buildings, acquiring powerful cards, and upgrading your lighthouse to reclaim lost lands and technologies.

Highlights
  • City building mechanics
  • Deck building gameplay
  • Resource management
  • Lighthouse upgrades
  • Smog reclamation
  • Technology recovery
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Dawnmaker is a solo strategy game combining elements of city building and deck building to create a board game-like experience. In a world covered by a toxic Smog, only you can rekindle the ancient lighthouses and bring light and life back. Construct buildings, gain new cards, generate resources and improve your central lighthouse to unlock new building space. Optimize your deck - gain increasingly powerful cards as you improve your city. Your cards and buildings interact in various ways: choose them wisely to create the most powerful combinations! Build efficient cities - make the best of your limited space by optimally positioning your buildings. Improve your lighthouse to repel the Smog and expand your city. Manage your resources - grow farms, build industries, develop science and inspire your people to create the rarest of resources: Eclairium! Reclaim the lost continent - the continent of Heksiga has been covered by a toxic Smog. Repair and improve magical lighthouses to repel that Smog and reclaim the land, region by region. Recover lost technologies - explore vestiges of the old Empire and rediscover technologies that were lost to the Smog.

Screenshots

TicTactics4 screens
Dawnmaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TicTactics at Free against Dawnmaker's $8.99. Dawnmaker's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TicTactics is free to download; Dawnmaker costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TicTactics against 5.0 for Dawnmaker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TicTactics ships an update every 2 months, Dawnmaker daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TicTactics versus Dawnmaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTicTacticsDawnmaker
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB144 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLost City GamesAcram Digital

Customer experience

TicTactics

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dawnmaker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TicTactics

No in-app purchases

None

Dawnmaker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TicTactics free?
TicTactics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dawnmaker free?
Dawnmaker costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TicTactics or Dawnmaker?
TicTactics and Dawnmaker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do TicTactics or Dawnmaker have ads?
Neither TicTactics nor Dawnmaker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TicTactics or Dawnmaker?
TicTactics ships an update every 2 months, and Dawnmaker daily. Most recently, TicTactics was updated on October 8, 2026 and Dawnmaker on October 25, 2026.

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