# Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles — user reviews > 32 indexed App Store user reviews of Aurora Hex by Final Game Studio, rated 4.80/5 from 1,084 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aurora-hex-pattern-puzzles/id1459035496/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aurora-hex-pattern-puzzles/id1459035496.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 899 · 4★ 149 · 3★ 26 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Aurora Hex? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Challenging yet enjoyable puzzles - 🎨 Relaxing and soothing visuals - 🧠 Engaging brain exercise - 🕰️ Satisfying sense of progress - 💰 Good value for money **Cons** - 🔍 Difficulty distinguishing similar patterns - 🧭 Lack of ability to scroll when zoomed in - 📺 Excessive ads (some non-functional) - 🔇 Limited sound/music customization **Commonly reported bugs** - Blank screen when opening the app - Ads not working as intended - Automatic reversion of data sharing setting **Most requested features** - Ability to disable data sharing - Option to remove ads for a fee - Improved hint system to avoid identical swaps - Ability to view full completed puzzle ## Newest reviews (11 of 32) ### 5/5 — Great mind exercise *2020-05-01* It helps to calm my mind. Some sort of meditation. I like it and recommend. ### 5/5 — Jim D *2020-04-29, version 1.6* Excellent Mind Challeging Game! ### 5/5 — Exactly the chill puzzle I needed *2020-04-26* It's exactly the right speed of engaging but not stressful puzzles. Bought more levels immediately. ### 5/5 — A win win for all ages! *2019-10-07* The soothing sounds in Aurora Hex are just the thing to help me relax after a tough day or as a distraction on a sleeplessness night. There are very few annoying adds and even those don’t break in with twice the volume or worse yet a racket that somehow overrides your silent mode. These puzzles are progressively challenging and provide a satisfying sense of victory upon completion that ends with a gentle “tada!” sound. This game is a win win for busy executives but it also appeals to small children who can easily expand their thinking capabilities and spatial reasoning while playing the the lowest level. We need more of these kinds of apps! ### 5/5 — SUPER FANtastic ... *2019-06-19* A Wowwie game....it's my go 2....so many levels and fun...I'm on level 98 just about to unlock the daily puzzles...can't express how satisfying this game is...look forward to playing it whenever I get a chance...because when I start I don't want to quit...thank u developers.. ### 5/5 — Great game, but no option to remove ads *2019-06-18* The ads aren’t too intrusive, but they get tiresome. Wish there was an option to remove them. Hints are nice, but I’d pay $ to stop the ads. Gameplay is relatively easy & relaxing. Difficulty progression, after a certain point, is pretty flat (puzzles are similar) with occasional puzzles being difficult. I’m on world 9, #20, and I think it was a puzzle in this world that was especially hard. It had only one tile on the board, and I had to use a hint to solve it. (This isn’t a complaint... just “here’s what I experienced”). I never listen to game music or sounds, so no comment on that. Btw, the other game by this developer (I think I also called Aurora but with square tiles) is similar enough that I found it redundant. Between the two, I like hex better so I deleted the other. However, the line game, where you draw lines around numbers corresponding to the number, is different and fun. I also found it much more challenging than hex. ### 5/5 — I don’t know what to think *2019-06-17* Every time I find an app or game that I enjoy, I can’t help but wonder: who is really putting this in front of me? Is there some mystical cult significance to the hexagon? Are these patterns meant to hypsbotize me into certain thought patterns as I complete them? If we can’t see this game’s creators, how can we be sure they created it solely for entertainment? How much geometric propagandacan developers pack into one app? It kinda makes a fella wonder.... And this is a great engaging puzzle game. At the rate the difficulty is increasing I foresee legitimate and fulfilling challenges in my future. ### 5/5 — Something different *2019-06-15* Nice change of pace. Makes you think a bit different than other games ### 5/5 — Favorite Game *2019-06-14* I can’t stop playing this game!!! By far, it’s my most favorite game in the App Store & I’d recommend it to anyone who enjoys puzzles, patterns, & logic based games. ### 5/5 — Ms Mac *2019-06-10, version 1.2.1* Love the patterns! Love the colors!! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2019-06-09* This game is incredible! It’s relaxing and challenging at the same time. It also doesn’t show ads constantly, which I appreciate. Would highly recommend! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Suddenly doesn’t work *2022-01-12, version 3.0* Since roughly 1/1/22, this app will not work right - there’s a row of fused, nonfunctional symbols across the bottom of the screen. This app used to be a reliable standard; now it’s being deleted. ### 1/5 — Bug *2020-07-21, version 1.6* There is a bug in this game when I open the app and I can’t select the levels it is just a blank screen plz fix it ### 2/5 — MOST DISCERNING IS *2021-08-21, version 1.6* I WILL GET HOLD OF APPLE SECURITY OF NOT CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY! YHE DEVELOPER GIVES AN OPTION TO OPT OUT OF SHARING USERS DATA. IN SETTINGS ,THERE IS THE OPTION TO TOGGLE TO YES OR NO. BUT WHEN YOU TAP GO THIS THE TOGGLE IS AUTOMATICALLY ON YES. NOT OKAY! WHAT IS WORSE ? TOGGLE TO NO,(no do Not share my data), AND LEAVE SETTINGS. BUT, I ALWAYS GO BACK IMMEDIATELY TO SETTINGS TO CONFIRM THAT THIS ACTION I DID BY TOGGLING TO NO, (my privacy is important to me), IS SET. SON OF A GUN! NO THE ACTION AUTOMATICALLY WEMT BACK TO YES. SEVERAL TIMES I DID THIS. EVERY TIME I I WENT BACK TO THAT SETTING IT SWITCHED TO YES. TJIS IS BREAKING THE APPLE RULES. I BELIEVE IT IS INSIDIOUS AND NOT BY ERROR! AGAIN CORRECT THIS IMMEDIATELY. I WILL CONTACT APPLE! Deleted ### 2/5 — Hints are STILL wasted *2020-04-03, version 1.6* Update: The bug to fix identical swaps had definitely NOT been fixed. Had a bunch in infinity mode 667. Should you have to use a hint, there is a very good chance that identical tiles will be swapped. ### 3/5 — Nice but... *2019-06-08, version 1.2.1* The game play is simple yet fun. I wish I could see clearly the full completed puzzle before having the bottom half hidden from view when completing a puzzle. It defeats the purpose of looking at beautiful relaxing geometric designs to not see the end result. ### 4/5 — Great game! *2025-03-16* I like this game a lot except for one thing. I’m 72 and my vision is pretty good but I wish you wouldn’t use designs on the sqares that are so easy to mix up. There’s brown with circles, brown with squiggles, pinkish brown with a pattern that looks like the stitching on a soccer ball… You get the idea. Please use colors/patterns that are more distinctly different from one another! Thank you. ### 4/5 — Engaging puzzle *2020-06-26* I really like this puzzle! So many possibilities and challenging perspectives. The only thing that would make it easier is the ability to scroll when zoomed as the complex grids are so teensy on my phone. Thank you ### 4/5 — Cool game *2019-09-05, version 1.5* But they stopped letting you watch ads for hints ### 4/5 — Great game, but... *2019-07-16* Love this game. It's just the right level of challenging. The ads aren't even that horrible and I'd even be willing to pay to get rid of them. That being said... There are a set of ads that just don't work. You can sit there for hours and the "30 seconds" will never pass. As soon as I see these pop up I have to x out and just throw that hint away. Fix it and you've got a five star review. ### 4/5 — Strangely addictive *2019-06-07, version 1.2.1* The premise is simple, though different to many games out there. The graphics are good and the gameplay is addictive. Overall I’d say it’s a good game elegantly executed. Recommend. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Where are the help ads ? *2025-04-27* I love this game but have relayed on the optional ads to give me clues. They don’t seem to available any longer. Why is that ? ### 5/5 — Clever and addictive! *2023-07-22* I almost never pay for games. But this one is well worth it…the puzzles are challenging, and well designed. There is just the right amount of challenge to keep it interesting, without too much frustration. ### 5/5 — Soothing Puzzle game *2023-07-12* I like this puzzle game a lot, the look and sound and feel of it is relaxing and it feels satisfying to find the correct pattern. ### 5/5 — Great game but way to many ads *2022-04-03, version 3.0* This Game is great the only I don’t like is the ads WOULD SOMONE PLEASE GET RID OF THE ADS THEY ARE JUST IN MY WAY THANKS I HAVE BOUGHT THIS GAME AND DID NOT PLAY FOR A WHILE AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO REDOWNLOAD THE GAME AGAIN THE ADS VIDEO ADS JUST POPPED UP AND DONT LIKE THATJUST GET THE VIDEO ADS OUT MY WAY THANKS ### 5/5 — Fun and challenging! *2021-01-26* I love the music and sound effects, but I wish I could turn up the sounds - they’re very calming! Gameplay itself is smooth and addictive, and you feel very satisfied when you complete a puzzle. Puzzle difficulty scale is about right, maybe a little overzealous, but you pick up the new levels pretty fast. Overall, this game is a lot of fun and very challenging! Plus, there are a TON of puzzles! ### 5/5 — Very unique and satisfying *2020-11-11* Really makes you think, but no so difficult that it’s enjoyable. So glad I downloaded it! Great for an older brain like mine to keep sharp. ### 5/5 — Hard but not too hard *2020-09-17* Just cleared world one and I'm looking forward to playing this game all the way to the end! It's challenging but never impossible. The feeling of satisfaction when the pattern is completed is usually very rewarding. ### 5/5 — Keeps me interested *2020-07-28* Some games get too hard too fast. With Aurora Hex, I have been enjoying it for many months. The puzzles get more challenging, but your skill increases, too. Relaxing and interesting both. ### 5/5 — Autora Hex *2020-05-28, version 1.6* Challenging; colorful; problem-solving - really enjoy! ### 5/5 — Great “lockdown” game *2020-05-06* Entertaining game. Not a lot of bells and whistles and just what we right need now. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-19.*