Comparison

Hexoggle vs FolkloreFieldGuide

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

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About

Hexoggle

This word search game challenges you to find words in a hexagonal grid by tracing them with your finger. Compete against the clock for a high score in a fast-paced, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal letter grid
  • Word tracing gameplay
  • Timed high score challenges
  • Full SOWPODS dictionary
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Search for words in the hexagonal grid by tracing them out with your finger. Race against the clock to get a high score. So you've played Boggle and you need something different...Try this hexagonal variant - you'll thrill at the speed you can play when all adjacent letters are on shape sides and not corners. The big company's game bogs you down when you duplicate a word. Hexoggle just scores it as no points and keeps you in the flow. No ads or in-app purchases - buy it and it's yours without annoying ads. Still impulse-buy priced at only 99 cents. Full SOWPODS dictionary - we don't pretend "bad" words don't exist. Universal app - iPhone, iTouch, iPad.

About

FolkloreFieldGuide

Engage in a daily text-deduction game where you analyze clues from town reports to identify cryptids. Build your reputation as an investigator and uncover larger mysteries through connected story arcs. The game is free to play with optional ads.

Highlights
  • Daily cryptid mysteries
  • Text-based clue analysis
  • Reputation and streak system
  • Connected story arcs
  • Unlockable field guide entries
  • One-time purchase for ad removal and extras
Features
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A new cryptid mystery every day. Folklore Field Guide is a cozy text-deduction game — read the town's tip-line report, weigh the clues, and name the creature behind the sighting. DEDUCE, DON'T SEARCH - Each day brings a new sighting: a track shape, a strange sound, the time of day, the weather, a smell on the wind - Cross-reference the clues against the entries in your field guide - Narrow the suspects and name the cryptid — Bigfoot, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Nessie and more BUILD YOUR REPUTATION - Wrong guesses cost you reputation, so deduce carefully - Keep a daily streak going and rise from curious local to trusted investigator UNCOVER THE BIGGER MYSTERY - Daily reports connect into multi-week story arcs and regional mysteries - Unlock field-guide entries as you encounter new creatures CRYPTOZOOLOGIST'S PASS — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock the Pass once and keep it forever: remove ads, the full annotated field guide, extra clue reveals, and the story-arc archive with advanced stats. No subscription. Folklore Field Guide is free to play and supported by ads; remove them anytime with the one-time Pass. Grab your notebook. The woods are talking.

Screenshots

Hexoggle3 screens
FolkloreFieldGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FolkloreFieldGuide at Free against Hexoggle's $0.99. FolkloreFieldGuide also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Hexoggle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download; Hexoggle costs $0.99 up front. FolkloreFieldGuide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexoggle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FolkloreFieldGuide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Hexoggle versus FolkloreFieldGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexoggleFolkloreFieldGuide
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkidmark SoftwareChristian Pedersen

Customer experience

Hexoggle

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FolkloreFieldGuide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hexoggle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FolkloreFieldGuide

One-time1
  • Folklore Field Guide Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Hexoggle free?
Hexoggle costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FolkloreFieldGuide free?
FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hexoggle or FolkloreFieldGuide?
FolkloreFieldGuide is rated higher. Hexoggle averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while FolkloreFieldGuide averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hexoggle or FolkloreFieldGuide have ads?
FolkloreFieldGuide shows ads; Hexoggle does not.

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