Squirreled Away vs hex_teroids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squirreled Away
An action puzzle game featuring a squirrel with addictive, retro-inspired gameplay. Choose between a relaxed or fast-paced mode and compete with friends on Game Center leaderboards.
- Squirrel-themed action puzzle gameplay
- Two distinct play modes (chill and hectic)
- Classic arcade and console game inspiration
- Original chiptune music
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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It's an action puzzle game with a squirrel. Have fun :) Features - Two play modes: one chill, one hectic - Unique, addictive gameplay inspired by classic arcade and console games - Three different chiptunes by Joel Francis Burford - Game Center leaderboards and achievements- challenge your friends!
hex_teroids
Pilot a spaceship to defend Earth from incoming asteroids in this retro-inspired rhythm-based action game. Experience authentic LCD graphics and engage in simple, yet challenging, gameplay. Enjoy the classic arcade feel with automatic shooting and screen-based rotation controls.
- Retro LCD graphics
- Rhythm-based action
- Space ship pilot gameplay
- Automatic shooting
- Screen button rotation
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This project is a tribute to great portable LCD games of 80s The graphics are made absolutely honestly - as separate sectors of the display You are the space ship pilot and your mission is to defend Earth from a flow of asteroids Your ship shoots automatically when reloaded You can rotate ship with screen buttons Don't forget to enable sound & Enjoy! --- You can test a gameplay absolutely free with this link: https://play.unity.com/mg/other/hex_web_build
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: hex_teroids at every 2 months against Squirreled Away's every 41 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Squirreled Away against 5.0 for hex_teroids. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Squirreled Away ships an update every 41 months, hex_teroids every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squirreled Away | hex_teroids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Supernormal, LLC | Ivan Uspenskiy |
Customer experience
Squirreled Away
hex_teroids
In-app purchases
Squirreled Away
No in-app purchases
hex_teroids
No in-app purchases
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