Puzzleby vs Hex Takeover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzleby
A word puzzle game where you find words fitting a category to reveal new tiles and clear the board. Offers multiple difficulty levels and daily puzzles.
- Category-based word finding
- Tile revealing gameplay
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Daily new puzzles
- Board clearing objective
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Start off with a category and a stack of tiles. Find words that fit the category. As you find words, new tiles will open up. Keep finding words until you clear the board! Three difficulty levels... 30 free puzzles... New puzzles every day! 75 new puzzles available for purchase! From BYTSized Games, the makers of Letterby
Hex Takeover
Engage in a turn-based strategy game where the goal is to conquer the most hexagonal tiles. Choose between cloning or jumping your pieces to outmaneuver opponents and expand your territory. Explore diverse levels and challenges in this mentally stimulating conquest.
- Turn-based strategy gameplay
- Hexagonal board conquest
- Tile cloning and jumping mechanics
- Multiple levels and difficulties
- Map exploration and challenges
- Unlockable characters
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Welcome Hex Warriors! Hex Takeover is a turned-based strategy game played on different hexagonal boards. The objective is simple: conquer the most tiles to win. How To Play: During your turn tap on any of your tiles to chose your next move. Tiles can be cloned to adjacent spaces or they can jump to further spaces. Landing near opponent tiles will convert their tiles into yours! Cloning and Jumping have different implications on your strategy. Cloning a piece means that you get more tiles of your color on the board. Jumping sometimes could be beneficial if you spot enemy pieces further away but want to conquer them. The game ends when the board is filled up with tiles! Seems easy right? Let's put your skills to the test! Hex Takeover has simple game rules, yet the game can be quite a bit challenging! With different levels and varying difficulties, there are tons of different strategies to explore. Through very satisfying and calming gameplay, explore the map and encounter new enemies and challenges! Can you explore the entire map and unlock new characters to play as?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Puzzleby at 67% against Hex Takeover's 20%. Puzzleby also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 14.0). Hex Takeover's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 5) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price 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. Puzzleby sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Hex Takeover sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hex Takeover holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Takeover has 3.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Puzzleby's written reviews are positive against 20% of Hex Takeover's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Puzzleby | Hex Takeover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 19.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Tittl | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Puzzleby
Hex Takeover
Bugs and requests
Puzzleby
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hex Takeover
Reported bugs
3 issues- Coins not properly awarded
- League standings not loading properly
- Game freezing and requiring restart
Requested features
4 requests- More level variety and difficulty options
- Restore online multiplayer mode
- Better coin/gem earning system
- Custom player/avatar creation
In-app purchases
Puzzleby
- Voyaging$0.99
- Delicious$0.99
- Leisurely$0.99
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- Remove ads!$1.99
Hex Takeover
- No Ads Weekly$1.997 Days
- 10 Gems$1.99
- 40 Gems$5.99
- No Automatic Ads Bundle 1$7.99
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- No Automatic Ads$9.99
- No Automatic Ads Bundle 2$9.99
- 120 Gems$14.99
- No Automatic Ads Bundle 3$19.99
- 850 Gems$69.99
- 1,500 Gems$99.99
