Comparison

Hex Takeover vs Flip Rock

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

Head to head
About

Hex Takeover

Engage in a turn-based strategy game where the goal is to conquer the most hexagonal tiles. Choose between cloning or jumping your pieces to outmaneuver opponents and expand your territory. Explore diverse levels and challenges in this mentally stimulating conquest.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Hexagonal board conquest
  • Tile cloning and jumping mechanics
  • Multiple levels and difficulties
  • Map exploration and challenges
  • Unlockable characters
Features
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Welcome Hex Warriors! Hex Takeover is a turned-based strategy game played on different hexagonal boards. The objective is simple: conquer the most tiles to win. How To Play: During your turn tap on any of your tiles to chose your next move. Tiles can be cloned to adjacent spaces or they can jump to further spaces. Landing near opponent tiles will convert their tiles into yours! Cloning and Jumping have different implications on your strategy. Cloning a piece means that you get more tiles of your color on the board. Jumping sometimes could be beneficial if you spot enemy pieces further away but want to conquer them. The game ends when the board is filled up with tiles! Seems easy right? Let's put your skills to the test! Hex Takeover has simple game rules, yet the game can be quite a bit challenging! With different levels and varying difficulties, there are tons of different strategies to explore. Through very satisfying and calming gameplay, explore the map and encounter new enemies and challenges! Can you explore the entire map and unlock new characters to play as?

About

Flip Rock

Discover hidden creatures and fossils by flipping a virtual rock each day. Build a collection in your field guide with real facts about each find. Enjoy a calm, curiosity-driven experience without timers or pressure.

Highlights
  • Daily rock flip
  • Discover critters and fossils
  • Build a field guide
  • Learn real facts
  • Vintage pixel art
  • No timers or pressure
Features
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Remember turning over a rock just to see what was underneath? Flip Rock brings that little thrill to your pocket, one rock a day. Each day you get a single flip. Tap the rock, lift it, and see what you uncovered. It might be a beetle, a snail, a glowing firefly, an ancient fossil, or a plain pebble. Once in a while it's nothing but damp dirt. Whatever turns up goes into your field guide, and every entry teaches you something true about the real creature behind it. That's the whole game. No countdown timers, no streaks to keep alive, no pressure to come back. Just one small, calm moment of curiosity a day, and a collection that fills in over weeks and months. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER • 52 specimens to find: bugs, critters, fossils, rocks, and a few surprises • Real species with real names, like the monarch butterfly, woolly bear, luna moth, and lady beetle • A true, kid-friendly fact about each one: where it lives, what it does, why it matters • Common finds most days, with rare and very rare discoveries to chase over time A DAILY RITUAL, NOT A TIME SINK • One flip per day. Come back tomorrow for the next. • It takes a few seconds. The fun is the surprise and watching the guide fill up. • Warm pixel art in a vintage natural-history style GENTLE BY DESIGN • Made for curious kids and the grown-ups flipping along with them • No leaderboards or social pressure, only a quiet daily discovery • You, a rock, and whatever is hiding under it MORE TO COME • The field guide will keep growing, with new creatures added in future updates • Whatever you find now stays in your collection as it expands Turn one over. You never know what's under there.

Screenshots

Hex Takeover4 screens
Flip Rock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flip Rock at 100% against Hex Takeover's 20%. Flip Rock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Hex Takeover's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hex Takeover sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Flip Rock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Rock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Takeover has 3.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Hex Takeover's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flip Rock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hex Takeover ships an update every 3 weeks, Flip Rock every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Hex Takeover versus Flip Rock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHex TakeoverFlip Rock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.3K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoodooChip Keyes

Customer experience

Hex Takeover

All ratings2,960 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive19.8%
Neutral19.8%
Negative60.5%

Flip Rock

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hex Takeover

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Coins not properly awarded
  • League standings not loading properly
  • Game freezing and requiring restart

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety and difficulty options
  • Restore online multiplayer mode
  • Better coin/gem earning system
  • Custom player/avatar creation

Flip Rock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hex Takeover

Subscriptions1
  • No Ads Weekly$1.997 Days
One-time9
  • 10 Gems$1.99
  • 40 Gems$5.99
  • No Automatic Ads Bundle 1$7.99
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  • No Automatic Ads$9.99
  • No Automatic Ads Bundle 2$9.99
  • 120 Gems$14.99
  • No Automatic Ads Bundle 3$19.99
  • 850 Gems$69.99
  • 1,500 Gems$99.99
1 purchases

Flip Rock

One-time1
  • Fly Fishing$2.99

Questions

Is Hex Takeover free?
Hex Takeover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flip Rock free?
Flip Rock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hex Takeover or Flip Rock?
Flip Rock is rated higher. Hex Takeover averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Flip Rock averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Hex Takeover or Flip Rock have ads?
Hex Takeover shows ads; Flip Rock does not.
Which is updated more often, Hex Takeover or Flip Rock?
Hex Takeover ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flip Rock every 5 days. Most recently, Hex Takeover was updated on October 25, 2026 and Flip Rock on October 24, 2026.

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