Hexa Knot vs Tile Snap
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
Tile Snap
Engage your mind with a unique tile-matching puzzle game. Flip and match tiles to clear the board and solve increasingly challenging levels. Experience a satisfyingly tricky brain teaser.
- Tile flipping mechanic
- Match tiles to clear
- Solve challenging puzzles
- Satisfying click-snap gameplay
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Flip tiles to match them (click, click, snap!) Clear all tiles to solve the puzzle (whoosh!) It's trickier than it sounds!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexa Knot at none against Tile Snap's 3. Tile Snap's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Tile Snap sells 3 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 Tile Snap. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tile Snap has 2.2K ratings behind it against 290, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Hexa Knot's written reviews are positive against 85% of Tile Snap's.
Hexa Knot ships an update every 6 months, Tile Snap monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexa Knot | Tile Snap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (290 ratings) | 4.8 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 290 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Gorny | Shape Shop Pty Ltd atf Shape Shop Trust |
Customer experience
Hexa Knot
Tile Snap
Bugs and requests
Hexa Knot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tile Snap
Reported bugs
2 issues- Losing progress or purchased hints across devices
- Issues with daily free hint not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to replay or revisit previous levels
- Option to earn additional free hints
- Level selection or progression control
In-app purchases
Hexa Knot
No in-app purchases
Tile Snap
- 5 Hints$0.99
- 12 Hints$1.99
- Daily Hints$2.99
