Comparison

steks vs Hexoku

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

Head to head
About

steks

This physics-based puzzle game challenges you to build impossible towers using creative problem-solving. Navigate unique levels with new complexities and an evil doctor aiming to bring your structures down. Enjoy endless content and compete with friends in this ad-free, offline experience.

Highlights
  • Physics-based tower building
  • 40 hand-crafted levels
  • Infinite content and daily puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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"a brilliantly realised set of puzzles" - 8/10, The Metro steks is unlike any game you’ve played before; it’s a puzzle game that relies as much on creativity as it does on logic. Your objective sounds simple: build a tower out of shapes, but the challenges are nearly endless. Every level has been crafted to have thousands of possible solutions, but even more ways for it all to come crashing down around you. Each of the hand-designed levels introduces new complexities, from unstable foundations to mysterious voids and swirling blizzards. And soon you discover that a sinister force has been working to undermine you all along… the evil Dr. Gravity! Features: Physics-based Tower Building: Unleash your inner architect as you carefully position your blocks into a tower that defies gravity. Harness your spatial awareness and logical thinking to build the tallest tower possible, or complete the level by building the craziest tower you can think of. 40 Hand-Crafted Levels: Prepare to encounter a diverse range of mechanics that will keep you on your toes. From ice levels with reduced friction to mind-bending gravity-inverted stages, each level presents a unique challenge. No Ads Or In-app Purchases: Just lots and lots of towers. The way games should be. Infinite Content: A brand new puzzle every day and an infinite mode means that you'll always find something new and exciting to test your brain. Compete With Friends: Compete on the leaderboards, show off your creations, and see how your towers measure up to the brain-melting structures designed by the world’s best. Great For Kids: steks is a problem-solving game that encourages creative play, just like playing with blocks, making it perfect for children. steks has no adverts and no in-app purchases - so you can leave your child playing with peace of mind. Fully Offline: play steks anywhere. Relaxing Gameplay: Unwind and enjoy steks at your own pace. There are no time constraints, making it the ideal game for those seeking a tranquil gaming experience. Challenging Puzzles: steks may be relaxing, but it’s great for challenging your puzzle-solving skills. Each level has unique obstacles and complexities. Forty unique levels alongside an infinite mode and daily challenges means steks has hours of replay value. Beautiful Visuals: Immerse yourself in steks’ lo-fi world completely uninterrupted by adverts, channelling vintage arcade games and the best cosy puzzle games.

About

Hexoku

Fill hexagonal grids with numbers 1-6 following simple rules. Solve over 3000 unique levels with increasing difficulty, from Novice to expert.

Highlights
  • Fill hexagons with numbers 1-6
  • Unique number rule per hexagon
  • Adjacent cells must match
  • 3000 unique levels
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Progressive challenge
Features
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Your goal is to fill all hexagons with numbers from 1 to 6. Some numbers are already filled. There are only two simple rules in the game: • There can be only unique numbers in each hexagon (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Therefore, there cannot be two identical numbers in one hexagon. • Two adjacent cells from different hexagons must have the same number. That sounds easy, right? However, passing some levels can take a lot of time and effort. We have created 3000 unique levels with varying degrees of difficulty in our application. If you are playing Hexoku for the first time, try the level “Novice”. Each difficulty level contains 500 unique levels. Where level 1 is the easiest and 500 is the most difficult. If you can easily solve the 500st level of one difficulty level, try the first level of the next level of difficulty. Good luck!

Screenshots

steks4 screens
Hexoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hexoku at Free against steks's $2.49. Hexoku also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and ratings volume (14 vs 4). steks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On rating, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Hexoku is free to download; steks costs $2.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for steks against 4.9 for Hexoku. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of steks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hexoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

steks ships an update every 4 days, Hexoku every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
steks versus Hexoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersteksHexoku
Price$2.49Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings414 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBleppoAliaksandr Uvarau

Customer experience

steks

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Hexoku

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

steks

No in-app purchases

None

Hexoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is steks free?
steks costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexoku free?
Hexoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, steks or Hexoku?
steks is rated higher. steks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hexoku averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do steks or Hexoku have ads?
Hexoku shows ads; steks does not.
Which is updated more often, steks or Hexoku?
steks ships an update every 4 days, and Hexoku every 2 months. Most recently, steks was updated on October 21, 2026 and Hexoku on October 24, 2026.

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