Comparison

Fill Shikaku vs Hexdrift

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

Head to head
About

Fill Shikaku

Engage in a classic Japanese logic puzzle. Divide a grid into rectangular and square regions, ensuring each region contains a single number that matches the number of cells within that region. It's a test of spatial reasoning and strategy.

Highlights
  • Classic Shikaku puzzle gameplay
  • Divide grid into rectangular/square pieces
  • Each number represents cell count
  • Simple click and drag interface
  • Multiple difficulty levels (implied by 'classic game')
Features
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A classic Shikaku japanese game: divide the grid into rectangular and square pieces! Rules : - Each number has to be contained in a piece (rectangle or square), - Each piece can only contain a single number, - The number represents the number of cells that have to be contained into the piece. Simply click and drag to make a rectangle, gook luck! Terms & Conditions : https://www.voodoo.io/terms/ Privacy Policy : https://www.voodoo.io/privacy/

About

Hexdrift

Features
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Hexdrift is a one-thumb puzzle about a board that won't sit still. Drag a floating hex tile onto the board. Neighbors with the same color and level merge into it and level up, and a merge that lands beside another match keeps chaining. Then the board turns one notch and loose tiles drift down into the gaps, landing on new neighbors and setting off new merges. Merge two top-level tiles and they clear. Every drop, you re-read the board. LEVELS Sixty levels on a winding map, in chapters that each bring something new. Every level has a goal and a set number of drops: reach a score, clear a pair of top tiles, set off a chain, or break stones. Win in fewer drops to earn up to three stars. Each chapter starts on a big board with a single color; then the colors multiply and the board shrinks, from 61 cells down to 19. Every level deals the same tiles each try, so you can learn it and beat it. STONES Chapter 2 drops stones on the board. They fill cells and fall with the board; merge next to one to crack it, and again to break it. DAILY Ninety seconds on a board everyone in the world gets the same day. No purchases touch it. Keep a streak going, see how you placed against today's players, and share a card of your result. An optional reminder tells you when a new board is up. ENDLESS No clock, no goal. Play until the board fills and chase your best, with fewer colors once you have beaten the levels that use them. MADE TO BE READABLE - One rule: same color and same rings merge, and the color always moves one step along a fixed order that stays on screen. - Cells where your tile would merge are outlined before you drop. - A short tutorial that teaches by playing. - Sound and haptics you can turn off. - Reduce Motion support, VoiceOver support, and Dynamic Type. - Game Center leaderboards and achievements, and your progress follows you to a new phone through iCloud. - No banners, no pop-up ads and no accounts. Optional rewarded videos can be watched for extra drops. Notifications are optional. Shards earned in play buy a Reroll, an Undo, a Continue or 5 more drops in Levels and Endless, never in Daily. Themes and Shard packs are optional purchases, and every theme can also be earned with Shards from play.

Screenshots

Fill Shikaku4 screens
Hexdrift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hexdrift at every 4 days against Fill Shikaku's fortnightly. Fill Shikaku's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Fill Shikaku sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hexdrift sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fill Shikaku ships an update fortnightly, Hexdrift every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fill Shikaku versus Hexdrift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFill ShikakuHexdrift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.2K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVoodooIntuitive Workz

Bugs and requests

Fill Shikaku

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Level 217 is unsolvable due to incorrect number placement
  • Level 484 is impossible to complete
  • Inability to claim rewards or progress past certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to skip or bypass certain levels
  • More varied and challenging puzzle types
  • Ability to save progress and resume later

Hexdrift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Fill Shikaku

One-time10
  • Extra Time$0.49
  • Infinite life$1.99
  • Remove all ads$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Buy 100 Stars$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Remove all ads$4.99
  • Stars Pack 2$4.99
  • Stars Bundle$7.99
  • Unlock all daily puzzles 2022$9.99
  • Stars Pack 3$9.99
7 purchases

Hexdrift

One-time7
  • Handful of Shards$0.99
  • Ember theme$1.99
  • Tide theme$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Mono theme$1.99
  • Pouch of Shards$4.99
  • Hexdrift Pro$4.99
  • Chest of Shards$9.99

Questions

Is Fill Shikaku free?
Fill Shikaku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexdrift free?
Hexdrift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fill Shikaku or Hexdrift have ads?
Both Fill Shikaku and Hexdrift show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fill Shikaku or Hexdrift?
Fill Shikaku ships an update fortnightly, and Hexdrift every 4 days. Most recently, Fill Shikaku was updated on October 27, 2026 and Hexdrift on October 24, 2026.

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