Comparison

Brickmason vs Hexa Cell

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brickmason

Features
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Brickmason is a new and interesting tiling puzzles game. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific shape ( a wall ) using the given pieces( bricks ), which may not overlap. Each piece have 1 to 4 interlaced rectangle( brick ). In the game you are a brickmason building various beautiful walls. Enjoy it. Brickmason like pentomino or tangram except it compose by the rectangle. In the game you can like a brickmason to build the beautiful walls. The game is easy to play. Just touch to move, click to rotate and reverse. Each piece has 4 state at most. The game is not too difficult but interesting. It is good to train the brain or just to pass the time. Brickmason have total 450 levels in 10 packs. It also have simple interface and five themes.

About

Hexa Cell

This is a logic-based numeric puzzle game where players must arrange colored boxes with digits. The goal is to make all boxes green by ensuring the digit on each box correctly reflects the number of adjacent boxes. It offers over 80 challenging levels designed for hours of engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Numeric puzzle gameplay
  • Color-coded feedback system
  • 80+ challenging levels
  • Intuitive interface
  • Smooth animations and effects
  • Designed for iOS devices
Features
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“Hexa Cell - Number Puzzles” is a numeric puzzle game. There are some boxes with color and a digit on the board. The digit means the number of boxes around. RED means too many boxes around. YELLOW means too few boxes around. ALL WE NEED is all boxes GREEN to pass a level. Sound simple? It gets tough. Real tough! “Hexa Cell” is a game of logic. It's challenging and will provide many hours of gameplay! FEATURES * 80+ Increasingly Difficult Levels * Many Hours Of Gameplay * Designed for all iOS devices * Great glow effects and smooth animations * Simple Intuitive Interface We appreciate any feedback you may have and will apply it to future updates and features.

Screenshots

Brickmason4 screens
Hexa Cell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hexa Cell at none against Brickmason's shown. Hexa Cell also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brickmason sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hexa Cell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brickmason ships an update every 6 months, Hexa Cell every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brickmason versus Hexa Cell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrickmasonHexa Cell
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer振华 许其跃 吴

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brickmason

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
1 purchases

Hexa Cell

One-time1
  • 50 Hint Points$1.99

Questions

Is Brickmason free?
Brickmason is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexa Cell free?
Hexa Cell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brickmason or Hexa Cell have ads?
Brickmason shows ads; Hexa Cell does not.
Which is updated more often, Brickmason or Hexa Cell?
Brickmason ships an update every 6 months, and Hexa Cell every 2 days. Most recently, Brickmason was updated on October 5, 2026 and Hexa Cell on October 13, 2026.

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