Pex vs PuzzPutt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pex
A casual puzzle game where players clear hexagonal pieces to score points. Enjoy a relaxing experience with options for strategic risk-taking or steady progression. Sync progress across devices and compete on global leaderboards.
- Hexagonal piece clearing gameplay
- Score multiplier options
- iCloud progress syncing
- Game Center leaderboards
- Game Center achievements
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Pex is a relaxing puzzle game about clearing rows of hexagonal pieces. Play at your own pace. Take risks and rack up bonus score faster, or play it safe and grow your score slowly but surely. - Supports iCloud syncing of progress between all your devices. - See your rank against your friends, and around the globe, in the Game Center leaderboards - Achievement hunt with Game Center achievements. Pex includes an In App Purchase, Pex Premium, which helps support the developers. This supports Family Sharing. Pex is built by a team of two, in Australia.
PuzzPutt
This game blends word-building with minigolf strategy. Construct words to guide a ball into the hole, using your vocabulary to overcome obstacles and achieve a low score.
- Word building mechanics
- Minigolf strategy
- Par challenge scoring
- Compete with friends
- Navigate obstacles
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Tee off on a new kind of word puzzle challenge with PuzzPutt! This unique game combines the brain-twisting fun of word building with the strategic gameplay of minigolf. Instead of searching for words, you'll use your vocabulary skills to build them and navigate the ball into the hole in as few “strokes” as possible. How to Play: Word Building: Construct words to advance through the board. The more letters on the board you use, the fewer strokes it will take to can complete the course. Golf Strategy: Navigate around sand traps (harder letters) and rocks (empty spots). Par Challenge: Aim to complete each level in as few “strokes” as possible. Compete with Friends: Share your scores and challenge friends to see who can complete the course with the fewest strokes. Download PuzzPutt now and swing into a word-building adventure on the green!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PuzzPutt at none against Pex's 1. PuzzPutt also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Pex's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). 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. Pex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PuzzPutt asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pex against 5.0 for PuzzPutt. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pex ships an update every 3 weeks, PuzzPutt every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pex | PuzzPutt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Martin Kenny | Gavel-It LLC |
Customer experience
Pex
PuzzPutt
In-app purchases
Pex
- Pex Premium$1.99
PuzzPutt
No in-app purchases
