Comparison

Apple Grapple vs Hex Defense!

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

Head to head
About

Apple Grapple

Defend your apple from waves of cute but dangerous worms. Collect gold to unlock and upgrade a variety of weapons and enhance your abilities to survive increasingly challenging attacks. Become the ultimate survivor in this action-packed defense game.

Highlights
  • Defend apple from worm invasion
  • Collect gold for upgrades
  • Unlock and combine weapons
  • Enhance player abilities
  • Progress through levels
  • Survivor Zone challenge
Features
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Survive the Worm Attack and Protect Your Apple! Defend your apple from a relentless invasion of dangerous yet cute green worms! Stay vigilant as these cunning worms can strike from anywhere. Your mission is clear: survive, run, and eliminate them all to save your apple. Game Objective: Survive and Protect Your Apple Ensure your apple survives within the given time. Progress through levels and collect gold to unlock powerful new weapons. Find the best combination of melee and ranged weapons to easily survive the attack and defeat your enemies. Face off against hordes of worms and crush them with your warrior and survivor apple! Collect Gold and Upgrade Your Gun Gather gold from the battlefield to enhance your weapons and armor. Equip up to six different weapons per level and dominate the worms. Upgrade countless unique weapon combinations to outmatch your enemies, survive longer, and increase your damage output. Enhance Your Abilities Fill your experience bar and choose beneficial stats to gain an edge over the worms. Boost your health, damage, attack speed, and more. These upgrades will give you the critical power needed as the worms grow stronger, ensuring your survival. Enter the Survivor Zone This is the ultimate survival challenge where only the strongest survive. Enjoy thrilling moments with addictive gameplay mechanics. Can you protect your apple, survive the chaos, and become the ultimate survivor? Survive and thrive in this battle for your apple!

About

Hex Defense!

Strategically place and merge weapons to defend a vibrant cube world. Demolish waves of incoming enemies by upgrading your arsenal with powerful skills. Protect the world from the encroaching evil hexes.

Highlights
  • Defeat enemy waves
  • Merge weapons
  • Demolish enemy stacks
  • Upgrade skills
  • Save the cube world
Features
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Defeat waves of enemies! Use your weapons to demolish the enemies' stacks! Choose the best skills to upgrade your power! Save the cube world from the evil hexes!

Screenshots

Apple Grapple4 screens
Hex Defense!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Apple Grapple at 4.8 against Hex Defense!'s 4.5. Apple Grapple also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 16%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Apple Grapple sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hex Defense! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apple Grapple holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.6K and 4.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Apple Grapple's written reviews are positive against 16% of Hex Defense!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apple Grapple ships an update every 9 days, Hex Defense! fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Apple Grapple versus Hex Defense!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApple GrappleHex Defense!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.6K ratings) — better4.5 (4.6K ratings)
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews — better16.2% of reviews
Number of ratings6.6K — better4.6K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size414 MB392 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLoop Games Oyun Teknolojileri Anonim SirketiVoodoo

Customer experience

Apple Grapple

All ratings6,563 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative58.1%

Hex Defense!

All ratings4,550 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews520 reviews
Positive16.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative72.3%

User reviews

Apple Grapple

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Very good to play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Progression issues
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes
  • 💰 Pay-to-win elements
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Misrepresented gameplay

Hex Defense!

From 4.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and wholesome gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. stage progression issues, tower upgrades not working)
  • 💰 Monetization concerns (e.g. ads, paid features removed)
  • 🔍 Incomplete/unfinished content (e.g. missing levels, towers, features)

Bugs and requests

Apple Grapple

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress loss
  • Rewards tracking issues
  • Compatibility problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to replay previous levels
  • Endless mode for farming
  • Improved balance and progression

Hex Defense!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Towers not unlocking as expected
  • Game crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More maps and levels
  • Additional tower types and upgrades
  • Offline play option

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Apple Grapple

One-time10
  • Companion Offer$0.99
  • Welcome Offer$0.99
  • Crystal Pack 1$0.99
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  • Crystal Pack 1$1.99
  • Welcome Offer$2.99
  • Crystal Pack 2$4.99
  • Epic Offer$5.99
  • Season Pass$9.99
  • Crystal Pack 3$9.99
  • Legendary Offer$11.99
10 purchases

Hex Defense!

One-time10
  • Tiny Gems Pack$0.99
  • Small Gems Pack$4.99
  • Speed Up$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Golden Pass$6.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Auto Blessings$7.99
  • Medium Gems Pack$9.99
  • Special Offer: Minigun$12.99
  • Special Offer: Tesla$19.99
  • Large Gems Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Apple Grapple free?
Apple Grapple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hex Defense! free?
Hex Defense! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apple Grapple or Hex Defense!?
Apple Grapple is rated higher. Apple Grapple averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Hex Defense! averages 4.5 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Apple Grapple or Hex Defense! have ads?
Both Apple Grapple and Hex Defense! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Apple Grapple or Hex Defense!?
Apple Grapple ships an update every 9 days, and Hex Defense! fortnightly. Most recently, Apple Grapple was updated on November 8, 2026 and Hex Defense! on November 8, 2026.

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