Hexa Knot vs Tangled
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
Tangled
A tile-rotating puzzle game where players connect paths to achieve the longest possible route. Earn bonus points by linking multiple tiles simultaneously. Features numerous layouts and a randomized gameplay experience.
- Tile rotation
- Path creation
- Bonus point system
- Dozens of layouts
- Randomized gameplay
- Swipe and button controls
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Rotate tiles to create as long of the path as possible, without hitting a boundaries or center tile. Earn extra bonus point by connecting more then one tile at a time. Enjoy dozens of layouts and random nature of the game. Use buttons on the bottom to rotate a tile, swap with spare or to lock the tile in. Alternatively you can use use swipes or arrow keys to : Right - rotate clockwise Left - rotate counter clockwise Up - swap with spare Down - lock the tile Don't forget to check our Game section for other fun games....
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hexa Knot at 74% against Tangled's 0%. Hexa Knot also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (290 vs 2). Tangled's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hexa Knot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexa Knot has 290 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Hexa Knot's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tangled's.
Hexa Knot ships an update every 6 months, Tangled every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexa Knot | Tangled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (290 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 290 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Gorny | GASP Mobile Games Inc |
Customer experience
Hexa Knot
Tangled
In-app purchases
Hexa Knot
No in-app purchases
Tangled
No in-app purchases
