sugar (game) vs LuminHex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
sugar (game)
Draw lines on your screen to guide falling sugar into cups. Enjoy a calming puzzle experience with visually satisfying sugar particles. This game offers a fresh, free puzzle challenge.
- Draw to direct sugar
- Soothing particle physics
- Relaxing puzzle gameplay
- Free puzzle experience
- Creator of color puzzle series
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Draw on the screen to direct sugar into the cups. Experience the soothing puzzling with sugar particles trickling across the screen. A relaxing puzzle game from the creator of the color puzzle series and the "sugar, sugar" games. It was time for a brand new free sugar puzzle experience so I hope you'll enjoy this! @BartBonte
LuminHex
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Welcome to LuminHex, the ultimate hexagon swap puzzle game. Forget standard grids; our innovative mechanics allow you to swipe, swap, and match colorful jewels in six distinct directions. With 1000 levels of increasing difficulty, you will experience dynamic cascades and massive chain reactions. Features: 1000 challenging levels to master. Six degrees of freedom with our unique hexagon swap system. Dazzling artistic style with radiant special effects and fluid animations. Create special rainbow jewels and explosive laser beams for massive combos. Time-based challenges to test your speed and strategy. Relaxing ambient music paired with fast-paced combo sound effects. Can you conquer all 1000 levels? Download LuminHex today and experience a new dimension of puzzle strategy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LuminHex at none against sugar (game)'s 1. LuminHex also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). sugar (game)'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. sugar (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LuminHex asks for nothing beyond the download.
sugar (game) ships an update monthly, LuminHex every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | sugar (game) | LuminHex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (410 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 410 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bart BONTE | Kwan Pok Man Alexander |
Bugs and requests
sugar (game)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not progressing after completion
- Sugar disappearing or not registering correctly
- Restart button accidentally pressed instead of gravity switch
Requested features
6 requests- Undo/reset option per level
- Ability to skip difficult levels
- Colorblind mode or options
- More levels and content updates
- Landscape mode support on tablets
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- Customization options
LuminHex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
sugar (game)
- premium unlock$2.99
LuminHex
No in-app purchases
