Comparison

Hexa Cell vs Star Exploration

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

Head to head
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.

About

Star Exploration

Features
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1. About Star Exploration Star Exploration is a novel and interesting game of reasoning. The star map is divided into multiple star regions, some of which have a planet with a color of red, yellow, and blue. The purpose of the game is to gather three planets of different colors together through movement, and there is only one aggregated planet in each sector area divided from the center of the circle. 2. How to Play a. Move: Each planet can only move up to one step. The blue planet can move diagonally by one grid, the green planet can move left and right or up and down by one grid, and the red planet can move up, down, left and right by two grid. b. Zoom: Click the + - button to zoom in or out on the star map. Drag and drop star map in the blank space. c. Undo: click the UNDO button in the upper right corner. d. Hint: click the HINT button right above.

Screenshots

Hexa Cell4 screens
Star Exploration3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hexa Cell at every 2 days against Star Exploration's every 10 months. Hexa Cell also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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. Hexa Cell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Star Exploration sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexa Cell ships an update every 2 days, Star Exploration every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hexa Cell versus Star Exploration: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexa CellStar Exploration
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer其跃 吴振华 许

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hexa Cell

One-time1
  • 50 Hint Points$1.99
1 purchases

Star Exploration

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99

Questions

Is Hexa Cell free?
Hexa Cell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Exploration free?
Star Exploration is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hexa Cell or Star Exploration have ads?
Neither Hexa Cell nor Star Exploration shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hexa Cell or Star Exploration?
Hexa Cell ships an update every 2 days, and Star Exploration every 10 months. Most recently, Hexa Cell was updated on October 13, 2026 and Star Exploration on October 7, 2026.

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