Tic vs First To Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tic
A two-player strategy game that puts a unique spin on tic-tac-toe with animated tarantulas. Players slide their tarantulas to create a line of three, with options for both traditional 2D and challenging 3D gameplay.
- Two-player gameplay
- Animated tarantula pieces
- Traditional 2D mode
- Challenging 3D mode
- Strategic sliding mechanics
- Win by forming a line of three
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Tic-Tac-Tarantula is a two player game that is similar to the tic-tac-toe, but with animated tarantulas. The game can be played in the tradition two-dimensional mode or for an added challenge you can play the game in three dimensions. The object of the game is to get three tarantulas in a straight line. The line can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Sound easy? Well, maybe not since when two sharp players match wits the game will usually end in a tie. PLAYS: During a turn a player slides one of their tarantulas to an unused space on the tic-tac-toe board. Game strategies vary but usually it is necessary to block the opponent while at the same time trying to get three in a row. WINNING: A player wins the game by making a 'tarantula chain' of three spiders. The chain can be in any direction, vertical, horizontal or diagonal.
First To Life
Guide swimmers through challenging levels, collecting units to create and customize your own babies. Battle armies and bosses in a fun, satisfying experience with many levels.
- Create and customize babies
- Swim through obstacles
- Collect units
- Battle armies and bosses
- Challenging levels
- Satisfying gameplay
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Join together and make your own babies! -Swim through obstacles, collect units, and reach the eggs! -Customize your own babies, and play as them! -Battle formidable armies and bosses -Lots of fun and challenging levels -Satisfying gameplay with lots of swimmers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tic at 100% against First To Life's 39%. Tic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). First To Life's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 36 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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
First To Life is free to download; Tic costs $0.99 up front. First To Life sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First To Life has 26K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tic's written reviews are positive against 39% of First To Life's.
Tic ships an update every 36 months, First To Life fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tic | First To Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (26K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 39.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
Tic
First To Life
Bugs and requests
Tic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
First To Life
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game resets progress after updates
- Ads causing game to freeze or crash
- Inability to progress past certain levels
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce number of ads
- Improve game stability and performance
- Add option to disable ads for a fee
In-app purchases
Tic
No in-app purchases
First To Life
- No Ads$2.99
