Paper, pencil, AI.
The classic 3-in-a-row, drawn by hand on a textured paper background. Play a friend pass-and-play, or face an AI you can dial from forgiving to unbeatable.
Hand-drawn
Paper and pencil, on glass.
Every X and O is sketched on a textured paper background, complete with natural handwriting variation. The winning line is drawn with a vibrant red marker, just like crossing out your victory on a real notepad. No glossy buttons, no rainbow gradients — just the game you grew up with, faithfully translated.
- Textured paper background
- Handwritten Noteworthy font for marks and labels
- Sketchy grid and winning-line animations
AI you can dial in
Three difficulties. Pick your fight.
Easy is forgiving — perfect for kids learning the rules. Medium blocks your obvious threats and looks one move ahead. Hard is a full minimax search: it cannot lose, and on a clean board it will draw or beat any opening. Use it as a tutor when you stop winning.
- Easy: relaxed pacing, beginner-friendly
- Medium: blocks threats, plays the centre
- Hard: unbeatable minimax — perfect play
Pass-and-play
Two players, one device.
Hand the phone or iPad back and forth. No accounts, no online matchmaking, no waiting for an opponent — just two humans, one board. Works at the dinner table, on a flight, in a doctor's waiting room.
- No login, no online required
- iPhone and iPad — same install
- Plays fine on cellular, Wi-Fi, or fully offline
Plain facts
Free with banner ads. That's the whole deal.
No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. No paywalls on difficulty levels or features. One small banner at the bottom while you play, served by Google AdMob — and an Apple App Tracking Transparency prompt the first time you launch, so you can opt out of personalised advertising in one tap.
Free, with banner ads
One banner at the bottom. No interstitials, no full-screen video, no popups. Gameplay is never interrupted.
No in-app purchases
Every feature, every difficulty level, every mode is free. There is nothing to unlock, no premium tier.
Tracking is opt-in
Apple's ATT prompt fires on first launch. Tap "Ask App Not to Track" and we serve non-personalised ads only. The app works either way.
No login, no account
No sign-up, no email, no social login. Install it, play it, delete it — nothing of yours stays behind.
Universal, offline
iPhone and iPad in one install. Plays fully offline — the AI runs on-device, no servers needed.
iOS 16.6+ supported
Anything from iOS 16.6 onward. Older devices, newer devices, hand-me-down iPads — the game runs the same.
Free on the App Store today.
Pull it up on your iPhone or iPad, lose a few rounds to the Hard AI, then beat it once for the satisfaction.
Download on the App Store