Comparison

Hexo vs PathPix Time

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

Head to head
About

Hexo

This app offers a suite of four unique board games blending wordplay, cards, and dice. Enjoy word-building challenges, card-based scoring, dice matching, and straight runs. Play with friends globally or against AI opponents with customizable difficulty.

Highlights
  • Hex-N-Spell word game
  • Words-N-Suits card game
  • Runaway Straights card game
  • Tumbling Dice game
  • Multiplayer via Game Center
  • Four AI personalities
  • Configurable game options
Features
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There is something for everyone in this unique four game suite! A magical blend of wordplay, cards and dice... Hexo is the board game redefined! You get the crown jewel of the Hexo suite, Hex-N-Spell, totally for Free! Challenge up to four of your friends or family, anywhere around the globe, to a unique take on a familiar word-game experience. • HEX-N-SPELL: If you like crosswords, you'll love Hex-n-Spell, a new twist on an old favorite. Take your wordplay to a new dimension and spell words in three fun directions. Overlay existing tiles to form new words. Discover hidden, magic multipliers and take your score to the next level! Get definitions on all words played*. When you're ready for even greater challenges (or to remove ads), purchase one of the other games in the Hexo suite, and discover new a take on the core Hexo experience from Hex-n-Spell! • WORDS-N-SUITS: Words and Suits is Hex-n-Spell taken to the next level! Use it's unique blend of letters with the suits from a deck of cards to form two pairs, three of a kind, four of a kind or a full house for up to a 5x word score. Like Hex-n-Spell, overlay existing tiles to form new words and get definitions on all words played*. • RUNAWAY STRAIGHTS: An unusual take on everyone's favorite game of cards, lay down straight runs like 2, 3, 4 or Jack, Queen, King on a hex board to score it big. Aces play either high or low and Jokers are wild! Discover why the Joker's Wild and the Courts Gone Mad, play Runaway Straights today! • TUMBLING DICE: It's dominoes taken to the next dimension! Match three sides of dice played on the unique hexagonal board to send your score into the stratosphere! Special "bunny" dice are wildcats and will play anywhere. Easy to learn, devilish to master, Tumbling Dice will push you to the limits the longer you play! Additionally, when you make a one-time in-app purchase any of the other games in the Hexo suite, and get extra bonus features (such as Options and Solo play) in the core Hex-n-Spell game, totally for Free! AMAZINGLY CONFIGURABLE: Using our unique option system, each of the four games inside of the Hexo suite are amazingly configurable! Adjust everything from the way redraws are handled to the smarts of the AI players, make it your Hexo, your way! Adjust the games for infinite replayability§! FOUR CHALLENGING AI PERSONALITIES: No one to play with? Compete against one or more challenging AI personalities: the Queen of Hearts, the Queen of Diamonds, the Queen of Clubs or the Queen of Spades! Adjust their smarts to fit your needs§. FEATURES: * Integrated with Game Center! Report your scores and shoot to the top of our leader boards. Win challenging Achievements. * Multi Player - Play against other people around the world via Game Center or one of our four AI personalities§ on a single iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac. * Learn to play each game with built in quick help. * Save each game type separately. * 180,000 word dictionary, most all words with definition. * Overlay existing tiles on the board to form new plays. * Can have up to two tiles touching that don't form a word (in some games). * Hidden or card suit bonuses. * Joker's Wild and special Wildcard "Bunny" Dice. * User defined options to modify game play for endless playability§. Step into a Magical world of Board Games and download Hexo today! * - Hexo includes a 180,000 plus word dictionary, most words with definitions. § - Requires a one-time in-app purchase.

About

PathPix Time

Engage your mind with a collection of challenging logic puzzles. Draw colored lines to connect numbered pairs, with path lengths matching the numbers. Explore a variety of sizes and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • 99 unique puzzles
  • Range of sizes and difficulty
  • Connect pairs of colored numbers
  • Path length matches number value
  • Hidden picture reveals
Features
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Time's passing! Celebrate past, present, and future by playing PathPix! 99 puzzles, range of sizes and difficulty levels, for today, tomorrow and the year to come. New to PathPix? Not sure which PathPix to buy? Here's the lineup: There are many different PathPix apps for your iPhone and iPad. All puzzles are different. ---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free! ---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles. ---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme. ---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced Levels section with 12 special challengers. ---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here. ---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX LAUGH: Lots more puzzles to tickle your funnybone. 202 puzzles, each with a silly joke or quote related to the puzzle picture. Small to large, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights. ---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here. ---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total! ---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings, including the biggest PathPix puzzles ever made. ---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert. ---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included. ---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. Small to large, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BUBBLE: Classic PathPix on special grids with squares and rectangles of different sizes. Paths can be wild and wacky. The theme is Water, oceans to raindrops. 160 puzzles, easy to expert. Simple rules - complex puzzles - hidden pictures! ******************** Draw bright, bold lines of color, connecting pairs of colored numbers. The length of each path must match the numbers on the two endpoints. Draw backwards or double tap to correct mistakes. There's only one way to do it, and all squares will contain a piece of a path when the puzzle is solved. Stuck? Use the check button and remove incorrect paths. Finish solving to see the miniature picture that you have created. Two ways to navigate while solving: ---Tap the zoom button for an overview, then touch the screen where you want to play next. ---Pan to show another area of the board. Put your finger down any place WITHOUT A NUMBER and move it around. Simple, intuitive, fast. PathPix Time is based on the PC game "PathPix" by KpixGames.

Screenshots

Hexo4 screens
PathPix Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hexo at Free against PathPix Time's $0.99. Hexo also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). PathPix Time's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hexo is free to download; PathPix Time costs $0.99 up front. Hexo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PathPix Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathPix Time has 80 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Hexo's written reviews are positive against 100% of PathPix Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexo ships an update every 3 weeks, PathPix Time every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Hexo versus PathPix Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexoPathPix Time
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings480 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppracatappra, LLCKris Pixton

Customer experience

Hexo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

PathPix Time

All ratings80 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hexo

One-time3
  • Words-n-Suits$0.99
  • Tumbling Dice$0.99
  • Runaway Straights$0.99
None

PathPix Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hexo free?
Hexo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PathPix Time free?
PathPix Time costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hexo or PathPix Time?
PathPix Time is rated higher. Hexo averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while PathPix Time averages 5.0 from 80 ratings.
Do Hexo or PathPix Time have ads?
Neither Hexo nor PathPix Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hexo or PathPix Time?
Hexo ships an update every 3 weeks, and PathPix Time every 5 months. Most recently, Hexo was updated on November 1, 2026 and PathPix Time on November 4, 2026.

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