Pounce

Tic-tac-toe meets checkers.

Line up four tiles, or pounce over an opponent's tile and make it yours. Play the AI, a friend on one device, or anyone online.

Download Pounce on the App Store

$1.99 for iPhone and iPad.
Pay once. No subscriptions, no ads.

New to it? Read how to play.

X pounces over the O, turns it blue, and lines up four.

The line-up game you know,
plus one move.

  1. Place a tile.

    On your turn, put a tile on any empty cell.

  2. Or pounce.

    Leap your tile over an opponent's tile to convert it to your own. The line they were building can vanish in a single turn.

  3. Line up four.

    Four in a row wins on the 5×5 board, six on the 7×7: across, down, or diagonally.

Each player has one to three pounces a game, so when to spend one matters.

Across the table or across the world.

Play the AI.

Three difficulties. Turn on hints and lines one move from finished shimmer, with marks where the AI could win next turn.

  • Easy
  • Intermediate
  • Hard

Play anyone online.

Through Game Center, with a friend or someone new. Each turn waits up to seven days.

Pass and play.

Two players, one iPhone or iPad.

5×5 or 7×7.

A quick game or a long one.

Blocked tiles.

Optional: a few random cells close at the start of a game.

Leave and come back.

Games against the AI and in pass and play save on their own.

No account.

No data collected. Online play uses your Game Center sign-in.

For every player.

Works with VoiceOver and larger text sizes.

Four tile sets. Four boards.

Pair any set with any board background. A win ends in a burst of your own tiles, confetti, or nothing at all.

Twelve achievements.

From your first win to ten in a row against the AI, through Game Center. Pounce also keeps your wins, losses, and draws, your best winning run, and your fastest win at each difficulty and board size.

A coin face, wide-eyed and surprised A coin face with a sly half-smile and a sparkle A coin face laughing with its eyes shut A coin face grinning fiercely between two sparkles A coin face smiling through a bead of sweat A coin face with stars for eyes A coin face winking with its tongue out A coin face with a calm, contented smile A coin face with one eyebrow raised A coin face racing ahead, trailing speed lines A dusty coin face, frowning and sweating A bandaged coin face, scowling

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$1.99 for iPhone and iPad. No subscriptions, no ads, no account to create.

Download Pounce on the App Store