Comparison

hyperPad Hub vs Tesana

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

Head to head
About

hyperPad Hub

Discover and play thousands of original indie games created without code on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Support emerging developers, test experimental titles, and join a community that values creativity. Enjoy a fresh gaming experience with no subscriptions or ads.

Highlights
  • Play thousands of indie games
  • Discover original, no-code games
  • Support indie game developers
  • Test early access and beta games
  • Connect with game creators
  • Play on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Features
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PLAY GAMES MADE WITH HYPERPAD. hyperPad Hub is the free community arcade for discovering and playing original games created with hyperPad. Explore thousands of creator-made games, discover new indie developers, play projects instantly, and help creators improve their games with ratings, comments and feedback. THIS IS THE HYPERPAD PLAYER & COMMUNITY APP Want to make games yourself? Use hyperPad Starter or hyperPad Complete on iPad. hyperPad Hub is where you PLAY and discover the games creators make. DISCOVER ORIGINAL INDIE GAMES Explore a growing collection of community-created: • Arcade games • Platformers • RPGs and adventures • Rhythm games • Puzzle games • Simulations • Interactive stories • Experimental projects • Games still in development Many projects are shared while they're still being developed, giving you a chance to discover new games early and watch them evolve. PLAY. RATE. COMMENT. SUPPORT. The Hub connects players directly with hyperPad creators. • Play community-made games • Rate projects • Leave comments and feedback • Follow creators • Support creators with virtual coins • Discover new and experimental games • Help creators improve projects through playtesting A COMMUNITY BUILT AROUND GAMES Every project in the Hub was made using hyperPad's visual 2D game engine. Creators can share their projects with real players, gather feedback, improve their games and continue developing them toward release. Players get a constantly evolving arcade of original games and experiments created by indie developers, students, artists and game makers around the world. WANT TO CREATE YOUR OWN GAME? Download hyperPad Starter to begin making a game for free, or hyperPad Complete for the full game development and publishing workflow. hyperPad Hub is for playing. hyperPad is for creating. Start exploring games made with hyperPad today. Privacy: https://www.hyperpad.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.hyperpad.com/terms-of-use

About

Tesana

Explore and play a vast library of community-created games across numerous genres. Utilize AI to describe and build your own unique playable games, then share them with others. Your progress and creations sync across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Play thousands of community-created games
  • Create games using AI descriptions
  • Online multiplayer across genres
  • Save favorites and follow creators
  • Publish your own games
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Play thousands of games made by the Tesana community, and make your own with AI. PLAY • Online multiplayer games in every genre: shooters, adventure, strategy, roguelikes, racing, puzzles and more. • New games every day, with charts, categories and personal picks. • Save favorites, follow creators and pick up where you left off. • Chat with other players in each game's room. CREATE • Describe the game you want in plain words, and Tesana builds a playable game in minutes. • Keep shaping it in Studio: ask for new levels, characters, rules or art, and play every version as it changes. • Publish it for everyone to play, with its own page and link. YOUR ACCOUNT, EVERYWHERE • Sign in with Apple, Google, Discord or email, the same account as tesana.com. • Your games, saves and plan follow you between phone, tablet and the web. SAFE BY DESIGN • Report any game, comment or player in one tap, and block players you don't want to hear from. Creating games uses credits. A plan gives you monthly credits, and credit packs top you up. Plans renew automatically until you cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tesana.com/terms

Screenshots

hyperPad Hub4 screens
Tesana4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tesana at 4.5 against hyperPad Hub's 3.6. Tesana also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). hyperPad Hub's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (115 vs 8). On price, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tesana sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. hyperPad Hub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tesana holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hyperPad Hub has 115 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of hyperPad Hub's written reviews are positive against 40% of Tesana's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hyperPad Hub ships an update every 2 months, Tesana every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
hyperPad Hub versus Tesana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhyperPad HubTesana
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (115 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings115 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB62 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperUntitledDDreamsands Inc.

Customer experience

hyperPad Hub

All ratings113 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative30.1%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral17.0%
Negative30.2%

Tesana

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative55.0%

Bugs and requests

hyperPad Hub

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Error loading project
  • Cannot create account
  • Login issues (keyboard disappears)
  • App crashes constantly
  • Email verification not received
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  • Token invalid error

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPhone support for the editor app
  • Search bar functionality
  • Free version of the creator app
  • 3D version with visual scripting
  • More frequent updates for the viewer app

Tesana

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

hyperPad Hub

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Tesana

Subscriptions5
  • Tesana Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Tesana Pro$19.991 Month
  • Tesana Pro Trial7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Tesana Max$49.991 Month
  • Tesana Max Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Month
One-time5
  • Tesana Credits Small$4.99
  • Tesana Credits Standard$9.99
  • Tesana Credits Plus$24.99
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  • Tesana Credits Power$49.99
  • Tesana Credits Ultimate$99.99

Questions

Is hyperPad Hub free?
hyperPad Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tesana free?
Tesana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, hyperPad Hub or Tesana?
Tesana is rated higher. hyperPad Hub averages 3.6 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while Tesana averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do hyperPad Hub or Tesana have ads?
hyperPad Hub shows ads; Tesana does not.
Which is updated more often, hyperPad Hub or Tesana?
hyperPad Hub ships an update every 2 months, and Tesana every 2 days. Most recently, hyperPad Hub was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tesana on November 8, 2026.

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