HexLabs vs Palgo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HexLabs
This app helps students discover and manage events for collegiate and high school competitions. It provides a centralized platform to view event schedules, access important information, and plan participation. The goal is to foster an inspiring environment for students to bring their ideas to life.
- Event discovery
- Personalized schedule
- Access important information
- View current and upcoming events
- Resource-rich environment
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HexLabs throws events for collegiate and high school students with the goal of allowing our participants to bring any of their ideas to life. From the most serious to the most hilarious, we empower our participants by cultivating a resource-rich and inspiring environment. View our events, personalize your schedule, and quickly access important information all in one place. With all the events HexLabs has to offer, take advantage of them all with a clear view of what's happening now, up next, and additional information.
Palgo
This app transforms interview preparation into a social and competitive activity. Track your progress, challenge friends to coding contests, and improve your skills with insightful data visualizations. It's designed for both competitive individuals and those who prefer solo practice.
- Social coding challenges
- Progress tracking
- Elo ranking system
- Weekly score insights
- LeetCode account sync
- Solo practice mode
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Palgo turns software interview preparation into a social, competitive, and rewarding experience — designed to help you consistently improve while providing a way to hold each other accountable. You can challenge your friends to real-time Palgo challenges, track your weekly progress, and climb the ranks against your friends. Whether you're a seasoned programmer or just starting out, Palgo keeps you accountable, engaged, and improving — even if you're not the competitive type. Features: - Solo-Friendly: Not into competing? Use Palgo to quietly track your practice and stay on pace for your interview prep. - Insights: Charts to show your weekly Palgo score and Elo over time gives insights into your consistency and growth. - 1v1 Challenges: Compete head-to-head with friends on real coding problems. - Progress Tracking: Automatically syncs with your LeetCode account to log daily problem-solving activity. - Elo Ranking System: Earn ratings based on challenge performance and climb the leaderboard. - Palgo Score: Our custom metric used to track weekly progress and challenge outcomes, powered by our Palgorithm. - Network System: Add friends, send/receive challenges, and compare stats - constantly updated. Start leveling up your interview prep today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Palgo at every 3 days against HexLabs's every 4 weeks. Palgo also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). HexLabs's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for HexLabs against 5.0 for Palgo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
HexLabs ships an update every 4 weeks, Palgo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HexLabs | Palgo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HackGT, Inc. | Siva Sai Sathwik Doddi |
Customer experience
HexLabs
Palgo
In-app purchases
HexLabs
No in-app purchases
Palgo
No in-app purchases









