Comparison

Hex Line vs Shape

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

Head to head
About

Hex Line

Engage your mind with a unique hexagon-based puzzle game. Connect matching colored points, fill the board, and navigate special cells. Offers two distinct modes with thousands of levels and social competition features.

Highlights
  • Connect same colored points
  • Fill all board blanks
  • Line Mode with line crossing rules
  • Spin Mode with cell rotation
  • 2,460 levels across board sizes
  • Rankings, achievements, and challenges
  • Social features for friends
Features
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Puzzle with new excitement solving in hexagon board. * Rule of game - Connect  two points with the same colors. - Fill out all blanks in game board. - Blocked cells cannot be flowed (or passed). - Bridge cells should be flowed only toward bridge direction. * Two types of game mode - Line Mode : It is a traditional game. Solve the game by connecting the same points through line, by touch and movement of fingers.  : If two lines are crossed or overlapped in the cell that is not a bridge, other lines are broken. : The solution is more than one. - Spin Mode : Every cell is composed of only bridge cells. : Solve the puzzle by touching and rotating  each cell if the cells are mixed.   : The solution is just one. * Vast contents : There are total 2,460 levels. : There are three sizes of hexagon board; small, medium and large size of board. : There are various puzzles from very easy puzzle that can be solved at one sight to extremely high level puzzle. * Rankings & Achievement & Challenges - Ranking and Achievement of game center are provided. - Point rankings together with Facebook friends are provided. - Challenge goal can be established and friends can compete with you. * Puzzle that can be enjoyed with friends - Ask help of your friends when puzzle is difficult. - Receive challenges from friends to beat their scores or earn achievements. - Achieve your goal and send friends a challenge. - Send new friends invitations.

About

Shape

A captivating puzzle game where players must strategically move uniquely shaped tiles into a designated box without overlap. It challenges problem-solving skills with simple yet intricate gameplay.

Highlights
  • Strategic tile placement
  • Non-overlapping shapes
  • Problem-solving challenges
  • Intuitive gameplay
  • Mind-bending puzzles
Features
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Embark on a mind-bending journey with Shape-It Puzzle Game, a captivating puzzle experience that will put your problem-solving skills to the test. The objective is simple yet deceptively intricate: move all the uniquely shaped tiles into the designated box, ensuring that they don't overlap with each other.

Screenshots

Hex Line4 screens
Shape2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shape at none against Hex Line's 8. Shape also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Hex Line's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hex Line sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Shape asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shape holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Line has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hex Line ships an update monthly, Shape fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hex Line versus Shape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHex LineShape
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (11 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartPlaylandHong Chen

Customer experience

Hex Line

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%

Shape

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

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Hex Line

One-time8
  • Remove Ads.$0.99
  • 5 Hints.$0.99
  • Regular4 Pack.$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Mania World.$0.99
  • Expert World$0.99
  • 20 Hints.$2.99
  • Unlock All Packs and Remove Ads.$2.99
  • 100 Hints.$9.99
None

Shape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hex Line free?
Hex Line is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shape free?
Shape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hex Line or Shape?
Shape is rated higher. Hex Line averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Shape averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hex Line or Shape have ads?
Neither Hex Line nor Shape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hex Line or Shape?
Hex Line ships an update monthly, and Shape fortnightly. Most recently, Hex Line was updated on September 27, 2026 and Shape on September 27, 2026.

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