Hex FRVR vs 168 Pips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex FRVR
This is a relaxing puzzle game where you fit hexagonal blocks into a board. Create and destroy full lines in three directions to earn combo bonuses. No time limit makes it ideal for casual play.
- Hexagonal puzzle board
- Fit blocks into blanks
- Create and destroy full lines
- Combo bonuses
- No time limit
- Relaxing gameplay
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Hex FRVR has been downloaded more than 1 Million times. Join the fun and play now! Hex FRVR is an easy to understand yet fun to master puzzle game. The unique hexagon puzzle board is a fun challenge for even the advanced puzzle addict. Create and destroy full lines on the screen in any of the primary three directions by dragging and dropping blocks to the screen and get amazing combo bonuses by destroying multiple lines at the same time. No time limit! A fun and relaxing puzzle game.
168 Pips
This logic puzzle game challenges you to pair adjacent numbers on a board using a complete set of dominoes. It offers daily puzzles, timed challenges, and unlockable content for unlimited gameplay. Enjoy a satisfying deduction experience with customizable aesthetics.
- Domino pairing logic
- Daily puzzles
- Timed challenges
- Unlockable domino skins
- Customizable felt colors
- Unlimited puzzle generation
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168 Pips is a logic puzzle built around the complete double-six domino set: all 28 tiles, 168 pips, one solution. Pair adjacent numbers on the board so that every domino appears exactly once. No guessing. Just deduction. Play the free Daily Puzzle, build your streak, chase Best Times, and grow your domino collection one finish at a time. Unlock the full game to generate unlimited puzzles in Easy, Medium, Hard, or Random, replay and share seeded challenges, and spend earned Pips in the Domino Shop on new domino skins and felt colors. Whether you enjoy calm logic, speed-solving, or tackling a fresh puzzle each day, 168 Pips is easy to learn and deeply satisfying to master.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 168 Pips at none against Hex FRVR's shown. 168 Pips also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Hex FRVR's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hex FRVR sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and 168 Pips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
168 Pips holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex FRVR has 4.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hex FRVR ships an update every 2 weeks, 168 Pips every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex FRVR | 168 Pips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 236 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FRVR ApS | Matthew D Coburn |
Customer experience
Hex FRVR
168 Pips
Bugs and requests
Hex FRVR
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes on startup
- Scores and progress lost after updates
- Ads reappear even after paying to remove them
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back single tile pieces
- Add more customization options
- Implement a proper high score system
- Allow background music playback
168 Pips
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hex FRVR
- Unlock Earth Theme$0.99
- Unlock Sunset Theme$0.99
- Unlock Neon Theme$1.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Unlock Dark Blue Theme$2.99
- Unlock Pastel Theme$3.99
- Unlock Pixel Theme$4.99
- Unlock Flower Theme$4.99
- Unlock Gold Theme$9.99
168 Pips
- Full Game Unlock$1.99
