Snake Knot vs HexShift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snake Knot
Engage your puzzle-solving skills in this 3D game where you untangle and sort colorful snakes. Navigate through challenging levels with various obstacles and mechanics to unravel complex knots and become a sorting legend. Relax and unwind with satisfying gameplay at your own pace.
- 3D snake untangling puzzles
- Color-sorting mechanics
- Knot-tying challenges
- Obstacle navigation (fences, saws, buttons)
- Relaxing, no-timer gameplay
- Crisp graphics and cartoon design
- Brainteaser for mental fitness
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Knock-knot! Who’s there? Riddle. Riddle who? Riddle me this: how do you unravel a bunch of tangled-up snakes? With your sharp puzzle-solving skills! Slither into the world of our 3D puzzle game! It's a unique blend of sort-puzzle mind games and the art of knot-tying. Unravel each mind-bending puzzle and untangle every tricky knot along your way up to the title of the sort-puzzle legend! Gripping challenges, charming visuals, and tangled mysteries are waiting to be unraveled by you in this thrilling 3D puzzle game! Ready to slither in and sort it all out, or knot? Untangle Every Snake-Ball Our sorting game will tangle you up with its gripping levels! Unlike in any other sort-puzzle, deciphering the snakes' mysterious course is the main challenge here. They'll slither around, block paths, and coil themselves up in knot-tying ways. Get the snakes sorted and untie every knot by guiding them one by one. Play your moves right and keep them from bumping into each other to solve the sort-puzzle! Slither Through the Obstacles This 3D puzzle game will tangle you with various hurdles: spiky fences, sharp saws, and tricky buttons. The buttons trigger mechanisms that will mess up your line puzzle, forcing you to untie the snakes again. This sorting game is a real maze of challenges—untangle them all and prove you can solve this line game! Reduce the S-stress Found yourself in a tangle of day-to-day life? Then join a thrilling adventure that surpasses any ordinary color puzzle. This captivating line game features colorful graphics and engaging knot-tying levels. There are no timers or long to-do lists to stress you out: just untangle every line-puzzle, untie each serpent, and sort it all at your own pace to unwind! Let’s get it all sorted—this game will get you hooked for hours! ● Crisp graphics. Get unraveled with the colors and cartoon design of our sort-it puzzle! ● Perfect brainteaser. Keep up mental fitness and switch your focus with some fun mind games! ● Simple mechanics. Tap to get the serpents sorted as in any color puzzle, and untie this slithering ball! ● Captivating gameplay. Our sort-it game will tangle you up in a world of fun and relaxation with its simple tasks and satisfying process of knot-tying! Ready to unravel this slithering chaos and get all things sorted? Download our tangled-up puzzle now for the thrilling and satisfying experience! Unravel every line puzzle to progress and get to the top of our fascinating game! And don’t end tangled-up like the serpents you’re saving!
HexShift
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HexShift is a hex grid puzzle game that rewards smart thinking and fast instincts. Rotate tiles, build chains, and shatter clusters before the board collapses around you. Easy to learn. Impossible to master. Three ways to play: — Classic: Build chains, manage bombs, and survive the pressure as the board gets harder the longer you last — Timed: Score attack against the clock — every cluster you shatter buys you more time — Hardcore: One miss ends your run. The board shrinks every 10 moves. No mercy. Features: — Satisfying chain combo system with up to 6x multipliers — Special tiles including bombs, locked tiles, mystery tiles, prisms and more — Daily challenges with a streak system — Global leaderboards via Game Center — 9 colours that unlock as your score climbs — Clean neon aesthetic with full sound design Free to play. One optional purchase to remove ads forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HexShift at daily against Snake Knot's every 2 months. Snake Knot's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Snake Knot sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and HexShift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Snake Knot ships an update every 2 months, HexShift daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snake Knot | HexShift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freeplay LLC | KURT MICHAEL JENKINS |
Bugs and requests
Snake Knot
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels getting stuck at certain points
- Sound issues after returning to the game
Requested features
3 requests- Minimum moves indicator
- Sound effects and audio
- More challenging levels
HexShift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snake Knot
- Remove Ads$3.99
- No Ads Special$3.99
HexShift
- Ad Free$0.99









