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X's & O's – Casual Game Review
X's & O's is a Casual/Board game from Calvin Thomas, first launched in 18th September 2020.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 12+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes X's & O's Stand Out
X's & O's is a 1 and 2 player, free to play, ad free, privacy centered Tic Tac Toe experience.
X's & O's offers a single player mode, an iMessage app, a great set of settings, a user-request update style, and privacy built in with no user tracking of any kind on any users! With even more great features to come.
How To Play:
One player marks an “X” in the block of their choice, with the other marking an “O” in the block of their choice, on a 3 by 3 grid. The first player who places 3 consecutive marks in a horizontal, vertical or, diagonal row wins!
This Casual game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, X's & O's is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 8th February 2024
Recent improvements include:
Hey y’all! An absolutely massive update is here that now lets you send X’s & O’s games over iMessage as well as many quality of life improvements to the core app!
- New: iMessage Support
- Ability to play as many and as frequent Tic Tac Toe games as you want
- Built-in help menu
- Color Scheme settings automatically sync between the main and iMessage app
- New: App Icon
- The app icon has been slightly refreshed to better align with the design of the app
- Change: Supported Versions
- X’s & O’s now only supports iOS 15 and higher devices due to very limited testing abilities for older versions
- Fixed: Issues with player turns becoming incorrect when switching between Single and Two Player modes
- Fixed: The “Who Starts” setting not saving correctly under certain circumstances in the Two Player mode
- Fixed: Computer not making a move in the Single Player mode in very rare and specific instances
- Fixed: Minor spelling errors and sizing issues through out the app
Download & Availability
X's & O's is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This game reminds us a lot of that game tic tac toe. Very similar to tic tac toe in the fact that you have a 3×3 grid that you place Xs and Os on to get three in a row. Although the two games are very similar, tic tac toe is superior with a hard mode that works without having to exit the app.
We really like it and the developer seems to put lots of care into it.
Single player mode was a great addition very easy to navigate. We love the easy, medium and hard settings.
Elegant app. Good old fashion fun, without lots of complexity.
Congrats on your game release.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.0.0
- Size: 3.65 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [Calvin Thomas]()
Last updated: 8th February 2024 | Genre: Casual, Board | Developer: Calvin Thomas