Circles vs Hexio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circles
Engage your mind with minimalist puzzles that evolve with each level. Discover elegant challenges, vibrant colors, and a calming soundtrack at your own pace. Unlock secret modes for an added layer of complexity after completing the main game.
- Evolving maze puzzles
- Minimalist design
- Vibrant color palettes
- Calming soundtrack
- Bite-sized levels
- Secret game modes
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Puzzle your way through an ever evolving maze of circles. Maybe you need to go around, be quick or take moment to think? Every level offers something new and will have you trying to find your way to the end. The game is beautifully minimal, presenting elegant puzzles with no noise to distract you. Vibrant color palettes and a calming and sometimes jazzy soundscape will guide you along the way. You play on your own pace, and discover the game's rules as you go. Each puzzle is bite-sized and not too hard. After you've completed the game, there are two secret modes that completely change how you think about the levels. For when you like a bit more challenge. Completing the game including modes generally takes about 1.5h. Be curious and have fun!
Hexio
Engage your mind with a minimalist puzzle game featuring 96 handcrafted levels. Enjoy a serene piano soundtrack as you solve challenges. Hints are available for purchase to assist with difficult puzzles.
- 96 hand-crafted puzzles
- Free access to all levels
- Optional hint purchases
- Automatic game progress saving
- Relaxing piano soundtrack
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Hexio is a relaxing, mind-bending, minimalist puzzle game that offers 96 meticulously designed levels to immerse yourself into. A beautiful piano soundtrack accompanies you in your delightful experience. Features: - 96 hand-crafted puzzles - All levels are free and accessible from the start - Option to purchase hints to help you find the solution to some levels - Game progress is saved automatically Don't hesitate to contact us if you find any issue with the game or if you simply want to send us your feedback, it is greatly appreciated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Circles at none against Hexio's 3. Circles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Hexio's advantage is ratings volume (259 vs 26). On price, rating and device support 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. Hexio sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Circles against 4.8 for Hexio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexio has 259 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Circles's written reviews are positive against 83% of Hexio's.
Circles ships an update weekly, Hexio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circles | Hexio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (259 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 82.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 259 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jeroen wimmers | Logisk Studio Inc. |
Customer experience
Circles
Hexio
Bugs and requests
Circles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hexio
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game freezes or crashes
- Progress not saving after level completion
- Scaling issues on iPad Pro
- Ads not loading properly
- In-app purchase not working
Requested features
5 requests- More levels
- Reset button for game progress
- Undo button
- Colorblind mode
- Improved iCloud/Game Center sync
In-app purchases
Circles
No in-app purchases
Hexio
- Unlimited Hints$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Unlimited Hints and No Ads$3.99








