Knack vs HexLabs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knack
Connect with fellow students for academic help or to offer your expertise. Find peer tutors for specific courses or become a paid tutor with a flexible schedule. Build community and enhance your academic journey.
- Find peer tutors for specific courses
- Book 1-on-1 or group study sessions
- Meet online or on campus
- Get paid to tutor
- Set your own flexible schedule
- Build resume with paid employment
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Knack is your campus network for receiving peer-to-peer academic support, earning money through a flexible schedule, and building meaningful connections and a sense of belonging on campus. Find a Tutor - Match with peers who aced your exact class. - Book 1-on-1 or group study sessions. - Meet anywhere—online or on campus. Become a Tutor - Get paid to share your knowledge. - Set your own schedule and work flexibly. - Help your peers succeed and build your resume with meaningful paid employment.
HexLabs
This app helps students discover and manage events for collegiate and high school competitions. It provides a centralized platform to view event schedules, access important information, and plan participation. The goal is to foster an inspiring environment for students to bring their ideas to life.
- Event discovery
- Personalized schedule
- Access important information
- View current and upcoming events
- Resource-rich environment
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HexLabs throws events for collegiate and high school students with the goal of allowing our participants to bring any of their ideas to life. From the most serious to the most hilarious, we empower our participants by cultivating a resource-rich and inspiring environment. View our events, personalize your schedule, and quickly access important information all in one place. With all the events HexLabs has to offer, take advantage of them all with a clear view of what's happening now, up next, and additional information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Knack at 2.2K against HexLabs's 8. Knack also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). HexLabs's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Knack against 4.9 for HexLabs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knack has 2.2K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Knack's written reviews are positive against 100% of HexLabs's.
Knack ships an update weekly, HexLabs every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knack | HexLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better | 4.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Knack Technologies, Inc. | HackGT, Inc. |
Customer experience
Knack
HexLabs
Bugs and requests
Knack
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Messaging issues (notifications not showing up)
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved messaging and notifications
- Expanded tutoring hours for post-grad tutors
HexLabs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Knack
No in-app purchases
HexLabs
No in-app purchases
