Comparison

WAVEAT vs Hexa Hysteria

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WAVEAT

A music game designed for smartphones, offering both casual and in-depth gameplay. It features simple touch and slide controls, a curated selection of indie artist tracks, and is free to play with no complex unlock systems or in-app purchases required.

Highlights
  • Free to play all songs
  • Simple touch and slide controls
  • Curated indie music tracks
  • Designed for smartphones
  • No complex unlock systems
  • Ongoing song additions
Features
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"WAVEAT"は、「お手軽」だけど「本格的に楽しめる」スマートフォンに特化した音楽ゲームです。 2017年1月、音楽ゲーム"WAVEAT"ついにリリース!応援よろしくお願いいたします! ■ ポイント ・全曲無料でプレイ可能!複雑な解禁システムや課金要素は一切ありません!  (もし気に入ってくれたら、アプリ内の寄付をお願いいたします) ・iPhone向けに特化したデザインで、隙間時間にサクサク楽しめます! ・コアな音楽ゲームプレイヤーにも突き刺さる、基本を抑えたプレイルールと選曲ジャンル! ・"タッチ"と"スライド"の2アクションのみの分かりやすいルールなので、音楽ゲーム初心者にもおすすめ! ・企業では真似できない個人開発ならではの展開や、スマートフォンの特性を活かした音楽ゲームの常識を覆す機能を今後搭載予定です ■ 収録楽曲 インターネット上で活躍する個性豊かなインディーズアーティストを中心に選曲! 過去の"A-ZERO Produce"企画の人気曲も収録! 夏色マイサンシャイン // hirokey feat. R-CALL X017 // Transquare citron mist -Analysis Stream No.2- // mist-notion feat. kozato snow Backstreet // ルゼ FFF Explosion // BACO さらに、楽曲を続々追加予定! ■ 推奨環境 iOSバージョン:iOS9以降 端末:iPhone5S以降 ■ 最新情報/サポート http://waveat.a-zero.net https://twitter.com/WAVEATAPP

About

Hexa Hysteria

Experience innovative gameplay with a story-focused design. Unlock diverse music from around the world and explore hand-drawn art. Uncover memories of a lost civilization in a distant future.

Highlights
  • Innovative gameplay
  • Story-focused design
  • Global music selection
  • Hand-drawn art
  • Unlockable content
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Welcome, to the world of Hexa Hysteria! Experience our innovative game-play, unlock various music, and explore the incredible stories from the distant past! === FEATURES === - One-of-its-kind, truly innovative game-play. - Story-focused design. - Various music from Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Germany, Netherlands, and all around the world! - Beautiful, hand-drawn arts! == STORY === In the distant future, an empty spaceship is driving through the endless dark space. This spaceship has no destination. We don't know how long it has been sailing, but it contains memories of a species that has long perished. This species calls itself human, and once inhabited a planet called Earth, it seems. They must have had a high degree of civilization. At a certain point, they even created artificial intelligence that surpassed their own, and together, they developed such technology that allows them to create this ship. However, no matter what, they are now nothing more than dust in history. Long before we were born, they had vanished, no one remained. Why did they make this spaceship? Perhaps, they once wanted to leave the galaxy where they were born and expand farther away. Or, they just wanted to leave a little proof that they once existed, so that future civilizations can have a chance to know how they had loved and lived and died. Too much time has passed, and we shall never know their intentions, but only some unverifiable conjectures. But looking at these burning memories, there is an indescribable sadness, right?

Screenshots

WAVEAT3 screens
Hexa Hysteria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: WAVEAT at free against Hexa Hysteria's free with in-app purchases. WAVEAT also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Hexa Hysteria's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 63%) and ratings volume (41 vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WAVEAT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hexa Hysteria sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WAVEAT against 4.9 for Hexa Hysteria. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexa Hysteria has 41 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of WAVEAT's written reviews are positive against 83% of Hexa Hysteria's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WAVEAT ships an update every 2 months, Hexa Hysteria every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WAVEAT versus Hexa Hysteria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWAVEATHexa Hysteria
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings441 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB333 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSHO AOKIWiseye Studio Co., ltd.

Customer experience

WAVEAT

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Hexa Hysteria

All ratings41 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WAVEAT

One-time1
  • 寄付$1.99
7 purchases

Hexa Hysteria

Subscriptions1
  • Boundless Horizon$1.991 Month
One-time6
  • Lyrica Collaboration$3.99
  • Core Collection 1.0.a$4.99
  • Core Collection 1.0.b$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Summer, 2018$4.99
  • Sound of Silence$4.99
  • Beyond Infinity$9.99

Questions

Is WAVEAT free?
WAVEAT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexa Hysteria free?
Hexa Hysteria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WAVEAT or Hexa Hysteria?
WAVEAT is rated higher. WAVEAT averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hexa Hysteria averages 4.9 from 41 ratings.
Do WAVEAT or Hexa Hysteria have ads?
Neither WAVEAT nor Hexa Hysteria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WAVEAT or Hexa Hysteria?
WAVEAT ships an update every 2 months, and Hexa Hysteria every 5 weeks. Most recently, WAVEAT was updated on November 2, 2026 and Hexa Hysteria on November 3, 2026.

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