Hexa Knot vs Aurora Hex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hexa Knot
A minimalistic puzzle game where players swap hexagonal tiles to create colorful knots. Enjoy a relaxing experience with simple controls and no time pressure, suitable for both casual play and challenging your perception.
- Swap hexes to create knots
- 500 levels of varying difficulty
- Simple one-finger control
- No ticking clock, play at your own pace
- Hint system available
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Simple, minimalistic puzzle game. Relax with simple rules. Your goal is to swap hexes to make colorful knots. Small levels are easy, but larger will challenge your patience and perception. Features: • 500 levels in different sizes • simple one finger control • no ticking clock, play as long as you need and relax • hints if you need them
Aurora Hex
A calming puzzle game where players connect matching pieces to reveal intricate hidden patterns. Enjoy thousands of unique challenges with a serene visual style and relaxing music. The difficulty gradually increases, with a helpful hint system available.
- Link matching pieces
- Discover hidden patterns
- Thousands of unique puzzles
- Serene visual style
- Soothing background music
- Gradual difficulty curve
- Hint system
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Aurora Hex is a relaxing and soothing puzzle game, where you link matching pieces together to discover beautiful hidden patterns. Features: - Easy for anyone to pick up and play - 1000s of unique puzzles to explore - A beautiful and serene visual style - Soothing background music - Gradual difficulty curve for a satisfying experience - Hint system to help you out if you get stuck - Optimized for both tablets and phones - Translated into 16 languages Twitter : @finalgamestudio Game Website : www.aurorahex.com Company Website : www.finalgamestudio.com Support: support@finalgamestudio.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexa Knot at none against Aurora Hex's 5. Aurora Hex's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (84% vs 74%). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Aurora Hex sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Hexa Knot asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hexa Knot against 4.8 for Aurora Hex. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 290 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Hexa Knot's written reviews are positive against 84% of Aurora Hex's.
Hexa Knot ships an update every 6 months, Aurora Hex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexa Knot | Aurora Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (290 ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 290 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Gorny | Final Game Studio |
Customer experience
Hexa Knot
Aurora Hex
Bugs and requests
Hexa Knot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Aurora Hex
Reported bugs
3 issues- Blank screen when opening the app
- Ads not working as intended
- Automatic reversion of data sharing setting
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to disable data sharing
- Option to remove ads for a fee
- Improved hint system to avoid identical swaps
- Ability to view full completed puzzle
In-app purchases
Hexa Knot
No in-app purchases
Aurora Hex
- Small Hint Pack$1.99
- Unlock All Areas$1.99
- Medium Hint Pack$5.99
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- Large Hint Pack$13.99
- Huge Hint Pack$26.99
