Hexa Knot vs Orixo 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
Orixo Hex
Fill hexagonal cells by performing actions in the correct sequence. This challenging yet relaxing puzzle game offers hundreds of handcrafted levels with immersive visuals and meditative soundtracks. It's designed to improve focus and creativity.
- Fill hexagonal cells
- Hundreds of hand-crafted levels
- 9 themed level packs
- Relaxing soundtracks
- Immersive visuals
- Cloud saving and achievements
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Orixo Hex is here! If you like Orixo, you'll love Orixo Hex! Similar to its predecessor, the goal is to fill all the empty hexagonal cells with the correct order of actions. As simple as it may seem, it can get quite challenging. Discover an immersive puzzling experience through hundreds of hand-crafted levels and enjoy the relaxing soundtracks that accompany you in your journey. Features - 200 hand-crafted levels - 9 uniquely themed level packs - 3 relaxing and meditative soundtracks - Beautiful and immersive visuals - Improves your focus and creativity - Cloud saving and achievements Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexa Knot at none against Orixo Hex's 4. Orixo Hex's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 74%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Orixo Hex sells 4 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 Orixo Hex. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 290 and 406 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Hexa Knot's written reviews are positive against 90% of Orixo Hex's.
Hexa Knot ships an update every 6 months, Orixo Hex every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexa Knot | Orixo Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (290 ratings) | 4.8 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 290 | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Gorny | Logisk Studio Inc. |
Customer experience
Hexa Knot
Orixo Hex
Bugs and requests
Hexa Knot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Orixo Hex
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes immediately on launch
- Ad close button not functioning properly
- Back button limited to two uses before forcing restart
- Hints lost when restarting a puzzle level
Requested features
3 requests- Additional level packs (X through XX and beyond)
- More levels and content to extend gameplay
- Sound/audio options for the game
In-app purchases
Hexa Knot
No in-app purchases
Orixo Hex
- Unlimited Hints$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.49
- Unlock All Level Packs$2.49
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- Premium$4.99
