Comparison

Hexo vs Numbers chain reaction

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

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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

Numbers chain reaction

This puzzle game challenges you to create chain reactions by adding to numbers and grouping identical adjacent ones. Manage your lives carefully as you aim for high scores or complete increasingly difficult levels.

Highlights
  • Simple click-and-group gameplay
  • Chain reaction mechanics
  • Life system for challenge
  • Endless mode for high scores
  • 40 challenging levels
  • Add +1 to numbers
Features
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The rules of this game are super simple. You have 5 lives (represented by hearts) and you can click on any box with a number. When you click on a square, you lose a life but you add +1 to the number in that square. If at least 3 boxes with an identical number are next to each other, then they join together to form a higher number. This new higher number can also now form a new group of 3 or more and so on ... That's it, you understand, but will you be able to generate chain reactions? As long as you have lives the game goes on, but when you lose your last heart ... it's over. You have 2 game modes at your disposal: - Endless mode: try to get the best score is your ultimate goal - levels: 40 levels from easy to most difficult. A real challenge awaits you to finish them all. Take the challenge and play now!

Screenshots

Hexo4 screens
Numbers chain reaction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Numbers chain reaction at 5.0 against Hexo's 4.0. Numbers chain reaction also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Hexo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 30 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Hexo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Numbers chain reaction sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Numbers chain reaction holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexo ships an update every 3 weeks, Numbers chain reaction every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hexo versus Numbers chain reaction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexoNumbers chain reaction
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppracatappra, LLCPLAYTOUCH

Customer experience

Hexo

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

Numbers chain reaction

All ratings1 ratings
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
7 purchases

Numbers chain reaction

One-time7
  • 100 diamonds$0.99
  • Remove all ADS from the game$1.99
  • 300 diamonds$1.99
Show 4 more
  • 550 diamonds$3.99
  • 1200 diamonds$8.99
  • 2500 diamonds$17.99
  • 4000 diamonds$26.99

Questions

Is Hexo free?
Hexo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Numbers chain reaction free?
Numbers chain reaction is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hexo or Numbers chain reaction?
Numbers chain reaction is rated higher. Hexo averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Numbers chain reaction averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hexo or Numbers chain reaction have ads?
Numbers chain reaction shows ads; Hexo does not.
Which is updated more often, Hexo or Numbers chain reaction?
Hexo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Numbers chain reaction every 30 months. Most recently, Hexo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Numbers chain reaction on November 3, 2026.

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