Hex Takeover vs AperoDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Turn-based strategy gameplay
- Hexagonal board conquest
- Tile cloning and jumping mechanics
- Multiple levels and difficulties
- Map exploration and challenges
- Unlockable characters
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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?
AperoDrop
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Catch what falls — and let the summer carry you. Apero Drop is a laid-back skill game with a retro poster look. Your glass follows your finger while orange slices, ice cubes and bottles rain down from above. Catching scores points, wasps cost you a life. A round takes a couple of minutes — perfect for the bus stop, your lunch break or the end of the day. And our song plays while you do it. HOW TO PLAY • One finger is all it takes. The glass follows you, you catch what falls. • Combos up to x5: five clean catches in a row bump the multiplier one step. • Double points: a golden bottle doubles every hit for five seconds. • Avoid the wasps: each one costs a life. Missed ingredients cost points and your combo. • It speeds up: every few seconds the pace picks up and more comes down. LAST CHANCE When you run out of lives, you get one second chance per round. The seven of spades is shown briefly, then turned face down and shuffled. Find it again and you play straight on. KEEP COMING BACK • Daily streak: play every day and watch your streak grow. • Freeze: miss a single day without losing everything. • Global leaderboard: this week's scores, all-time scores — and the longest streaks. • Widgets: your high score and streak on the home and lock screen. • Sharing: your result as a ready-made card straight into your Instagram story. THE STORY BEHIND IT Apero Drop is a passion project by the Luxembourgish band Schëppe Siwen and Daumedia — a game built around our joint single. The track plays while you play, and at the end of every round one tap takes you to Spotify. The app speaks German, French, English, Luxembourgish and Portuguese. No ads. No in-app purchases. Playable as a guest, no account needed. Questions or feedback: support@daumedia.lu
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AperoDrop at none against Hex Takeover's 10. AperoDrop also leads on ads (none vs shown). Hex Takeover's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and update cadence 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. Hex Takeover sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. AperoDrop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex Takeover | AperoDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 19.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Michael Rodrigues |
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
AperoDrop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hex Takeover
- No Ads Weekly$1.997 Days
- 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
AperoDrop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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