Hexa Knot vs Linko 2
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
Linko 2
This game offers a relaxing experience by allowing you to connect broken lines to complete shapes. It features a dark mode for eye comfort and syncs progress across devices. Designed for smooth play on various devices, it minimizes ad interruptions.
- Connect broken lines
- Complete shapes
- Dark mode
- Cross-device sync
- Low-spec device support
- Minimized ads
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A new game is here to calm your mind and give you relaxation. Once again, ready one finger of yours. Calm your mind and link the broken lines to complete the shape (space). It doesn't get harder as the level progresses. But it's never easy. Try it right now! [Features] 1. Dark Mode: You can use the dark mode to reduce eye strain both day and night. 2. Sync: Record sync through leaderboard, it is possible to connect devices using the same account. 3. Low Spec: Smooth play is possible even on low-spec devices. 4. Private: We do not collect any user information. 5. Less Ads: Minimized ad exposure does not interfere with play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hexa Knot at 74% against Linko 2's 38%. Hexa Knot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Linko 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, 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. Linko 2 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hexa Knot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hexa Knot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexa Knot has 290 ratings behind it against 3, 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 38% of Linko 2's.
Hexa Knot ships an update every 6 months, Linko 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexa Knot | Linko 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (290 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 38.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 290 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — 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 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Gorny | 1PixelStudio Co. |
Customer experience
Hexa Knot
Linko 2
In-app purchases
Hexa Knot
No in-app purchases
Linko 2
- Donate low price.$4.99
- Donate medium price.$19.99
- Donate high price.$44.99
