Hexio vs HOOK 2
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.
HOOK 2
Engage in a minimalist puzzle experience focused on unhooking. This sequel introduces an extra dimension to the gameplay, challenging you to discover and utilize various mechanics to clear the board of all hooks. Enjoy a relaxing, ad-free puzzle journey.
- Minimalist puzzle design
- Unhooking mechanics
- Added dimension gameplay
- Discover new game mechanics
- Relaxing experience
- No ads, scoring, or text
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Hook 2 is a minimalist puzzle game about unhooking the hooks. This time I have added an extra dimension to the game. Your task is to remove all the hooks from the board using various game mechanics that you discover as you play. You will find here only relaxing, minimalistic puzzles without unnecessary ads, scoring or even text. Check out all my puzzle games at https://www.rainbowtrain.eu/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hexio at Free against HOOK 2's $2.99. HOOK 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and device support 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; HOOK 2 costs $2.99 up front. Hexio sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HOOK 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hexio against 4.8 for HOOK 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 259 and 96 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Hexio's written reviews are positive against 92% of HOOK 2's.
Hexio ships an update every 2 months, HOOK 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexio | HOOK 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (259 ratings) | 4.8 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews | 92.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 259 — better | 96 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| 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 | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logisk Studio Inc. | Maciej Targoni |
Customer experience
Hexio
HOOK 2
User reviews
Hexio
From 259 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful, minimalist design
- 🧠 Challenging yet relaxing puzzles
- 🧘♀️ Calming atmosphere and music
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to learn gameplay
- 💯 Highly recommended by users
Room to improve
- ❓ Progress not saved correctly
- 📱 Scaling issues on larger screens
- 🎵 Inability to play background music
- 💸 In-app purchase issues
- 🌈 Colorblindness accessibility concerns
HOOK 2
From 96 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Brilliant and simple concept
- 🧠 Makes you think
- 😌 Calming and relaxing
- 👍 Elegant and rewarding game design
- 💯 Absolutely worth the price
Room to improve
- ⏳ Too short for the price
- 😕 Levels can be too easy
- 📉 Not as difficult as the first
- 🤏 Not enough levels
- 🤔 Can't reset progress
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
HOOK 2
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot reset progress
- Accidental purchase and refund request
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels
- Include more complex levels
- Add more levels to justify the spend
- More levels please!
- Looking forward to new levels
In-app purchases
Hexio
- Unlimited Hints$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Unlimited Hints and No Ads$3.99
HOOK 2
No in-app purchases
