Tic Tac Toe vs Scribble Squabble
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tic Tac Toe
Engage in the timeless game of TicTacToe against friends or multiple opponents simultaneously. Enjoy turn-based online matches on various Apple devices. Share your feedback for future improvements.
- Online multiplayer
- Turn-based gameplay
- Play with multiple friends
- Cross-device compatibility
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Tic Tac Toe brings the familiar X-and-O board to your Apple devices with a colorful, focused design. Start a quick round or settle in for a tougher challenge. PLAY YOUR WAY • Challenge the computer at Relaxed, Strategic, or No Mercy difficulty. • Use Pass & Play for two players on one device. • Find turn-based online matches through Game Center. • View Game Center leaderboards. PLAY ACROSS APPLE DEVICES Enjoy the game on iPhone and iPad, and play genuine rounds on Apple Watch. MADE TO FIT YOU Clear controls keep X, O, turns, and scores easy to follow. Sound and haptic feedback add character on supported devices. VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and Reduce Motion support help you play in the way that works best for you. Features may vary by device. Online play requires Game Center and a network connection.
Scribble Squabble
Engage in strategic paper warfare by building forts and launching hand-drawn attacks against friends or AI. Victory goes to the most skilled sketcher on a digital notebook page.
- Build forts on a digital notebook page
- Battle friends or AI opponents
- Launch hand-drawn bombs
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Play with 1-10 forts
- Unlockable themes via in-app purchase
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A few minutes of downtime is all you need to wage furiously scribbled warfare, battling friends or an evil artificial intelligence who knows exactly how to defeat you. The battlefield is a war-torn, crumpled sheet of notebook paper. Half the page belongs to you, half to your opponent. Build your forts, then brace for combat as you cross sharpened pencils, taking turns lobbing handdrawn bombs until their forts are mere scorched smudges. Victory belongs to the sketchiest player! It's all-out warfare. On digital paper, of course! • Play against a friend or a computer opponent on your device • Battle anyone with a network connection signed into Game Center • Three difficulty levels • Play with 1 to 10 forts • Choose from several themes. Classic and X-mas are free. Tanks, Subs, Space, and Planes are available for In-App Purchase • _Do not_ use an actual pencil on your device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scribble Squabble at 100% against Tic Tac Toe's 0%. Scribble Squabble also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.6). Tic Tac Toe's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 46 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tic Tac Toe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Scribble Squabble sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scribble Squabble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tic Tac Toe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scribble Squabble's.
Tic Tac Toe ships an update every 5 weeks, Scribble Squabble every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tic Tac Toe | Scribble Squabble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 46 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 9+ |
| Developer | Carlos Chaparro | Splasm Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Tic Tac Toe
Scribble Squabble
In-app purchases
Tic Tac Toe
- Remove Ads$0.99
Scribble Squabble
- Subs Theme$0.99
- Space Theme$0.99
- Planes Theme$0.99
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- Tanks Theme$0.99
Questions
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