Hexio vs QB Planets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
QB Planets
Embark on a cosmic puzzle adventure as an astronaut exploring unique planets. Solve challenging cubic puzzles by twisting your way through diverse environments, collecting stars, and avoiding obstacles. Unlock new gear and compete with friends in this family-friendly space journey.
- Cubic puzzle mechanics
- Explore diverse planets
- Collect stars and avoid obstacles
- Unlockable suits and ships
- Augmented Reality (AR) mode
- Friend progress tracking
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Do you love solving puzzles...in space? QB Planets is a family-friendly cubic puzzle space adventure that will challenge your puzzle-solving skills. Play as your astronaut and explore strange and beautiful puzzle planets with mysterious powers and dangerous environments. Locate and collect stars to power your ship and blast off to new and exciting planets. Avoid obstacles and find a safe route to your ship with the least possible moves whilst collecting 3 stars! Twist your way through diverse, challenging puzzles while helping your Astronaut navigate new worlds. Unlock fun and unique space suits and rocket ships by completing special missions. Challenge your friends to become each level's Twist Champion! Excite your friends and family by bringing the planets and puzzles into the real world with AR mode! Connect with facebook to track your friends progress throughout the QB universe and see how you stack up! Features A PUZZLE GAME FOR EVERYONE Nostalgic cube puzzle mechanics Family friendly themes Play at your own pace BEAUTIFUL VISUALS Handcrafted unique worlds Stunning themes from Sci-fi to fantasy Charming astronaut suits Delightful space ships EASY CONTROLS Use one finger to play Intuitive planet cube twist gestures Rotate the cube in any direction HEAPS OF CHALLENGES Test yourself and train your brain Become the Twist Champion amongst your friends Practice to become the global Twist Champion 100+ puzzle planets 5+ fascinating themes 290+ puzzle medals to collect 4 suits & 4 ships to unlock UNIQUE MECHANICS A new mechanic on unlocked planets Use mysterious ancient portals Avoid frozen lakes and bubbling volcanoes ALTERNATE REALITY Inspect and play the puzzle planets in the real world Toggle on and off during a puzzle solve Get a new perspective on that tough puzzle Use the same screen controls for seamless transitions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hexio at Free against QB Planets's $2.99. Hexio also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 60%) and ratings volume (259 vs 27). QB Planets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Hexio is free to download; QB Planets costs $2.99 up front. Hexio sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. QB Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hexio against 4.7 for QB Planets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexio has 259 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Hexio's written reviews are positive against 60% of QB Planets's.
Hexio ships an update every 2 months, QB Planets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexio | QB Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (259 ratings) — better | 4.7 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 259 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logisk Studio Inc. | Madowl Games LTD |
Customer experience
Hexio
QB Planets
Bugs and 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
QB Planets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hexio
- Unlimited Hints$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Unlimited Hints and No Ads$3.99
QB Planets
No in-app purchases
