Smash Rocket vs Hex Defense!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smash Rocket
Launch rockets orbiting Earth to hit all targets. Test your concentration and aim to conquer increasingly challenging stages. Compete for the highest score.
- Orbiting rocket mechanics
- Target hitting gameplay
- Progressive stage challenges
- High score competition
- Concentration-based gameplay
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The rockets that you can shoot revolves around the earth. Shoot the rockets and hit all target. Challenge the highest stage with the concentration!
Hex Defense!
Strategically place and merge weapons to defend a vibrant cube world. Demolish waves of incoming enemies by upgrading your arsenal with powerful skills. Protect the world from the encroaching evil hexes.
- Defeat enemy waves
- Merge weapons
- Demolish enemy stacks
- Upgrade skills
- Save the cube world
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Defeat waves of enemies! Use your weapons to demolish the enemies' stacks! Choose the best skills to upgrade your power! Save the cube world from the evil hexes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smash Rocket at 100% against Hex Defense!'s 16%. Smash Rocket also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). Hex Defense!'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 5). 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. Smash Rocket sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Hex Defense! sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hex Defense! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Defense! has 4.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Smash Rocket's written reviews are positive against 16% of Hex Defense!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smash Rocket ships an update weekly, Hex Defense! fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Smash Rocket | Hex Defense! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 16.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 392 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | STORMX | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Smash Rocket
Hex Defense!
Bugs and requests
Smash Rocket
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hex Defense!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Towers not unlocking as expected
- Game crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- More maps and levels
- Additional tower types and upgrades
- Offline play option
In-app purchases
Smash Rocket
- 5000 Coin$0.99
- No Ads$2.99
- 16500 Coin$2.99
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- 37500 Coin$4.99
- 100000 Coin$9.99
Hex Defense!
- Tiny Gems Pack$0.99
- Small Gems Pack$4.99
- Speed Up$4.99
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- Golden Pass$6.99
- No Ads$7.99
- Auto Blessings$7.99
- Medium Gems Pack$9.99
- Special Offer: Minigun$12.99
- Special Offer: Inferno$14.99
- Special Offer: Tesla$19.99
- Large Gems Pack$19.99
- Super Ads Bundle$24.99
- Huge Gems Pack$44.99
- Ultimate Gems Pack$99.99
