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CHICACO vs Hex

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

Head to head
CHICACO
CHICACO

Get a square brain!

Free
๐ŸŽฎ Games
No ratingsView app โ†’
Hex-O
Hex

Rotate Hex tiles to solve!

Free
๐ŸŽฎ Games
No ratingsView app โ†’
About

CHICACO

This puzzle game challenges you to slide blocks and match colors. Overlapping blocks of the same color cause them to disappear, and forming small squares creates new colors. It's a simple yet engaging experience for quick play sessions.

Highlights
  • Block sliding mechanics
  • Color matching
  • Block destruction
  • New color generation
  • Simple puzzle gameplay
Features
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When you slide with your finger, The all blocks move. The part where the same color overlaps pressed and crashed. When a small square block is formed, It will be an another color.

About

Hex

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Swipe Right or Left on a Hex to align the color segments to make dots. When all sides are solved, a Hex unlocks its Bonus Item. Each Hex rotation uses up one move, so choose wisely.

Screenshots

CHICACO4 screens
Hex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CHICACO at every 6 months against Hex's every 13 months. CHICACO also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CHICACO ships an update every 6 months, Hex every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
CHICACO versus Hex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCHICACOHex
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews80.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 months โ€” betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinpondash Inc.David Barile

In-app purchases

None

CHICACO

No in-app purchases

None

Hex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CHICACO free?
CHICACO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hex free?
Hex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CHICACO or Hex have ads?
Neither CHICACO nor Hex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CHICACO or Hex?
CHICACO ships an update every 6 months, and Hex every 13 months. Most recently, CHICACO was updated on September 27, 2026 and Hex on October 6, 2026.

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