Comparison

Hex Line vs GemCode

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

GemCode

Deduce a hidden sequence of colorful gems using logic and analysis of feedback. This game offers classic code-breaking gameplay with tools to refine your strategy and perfect your deductive reasoning skills.

Highlights
  • Deduce hidden color sequences
  • Analyze feedback on guesses
  • Classic code-breaking gameplay
  • Option for duplicate colors
  • Strategy refinement tools
Features
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GemCode challenges you to deduce a hidden sequence of colorful gems using logic and deduction. Each game presents a unique code of vibrant colors that you must uncover through clever guessing and careful analysis of feedback. FEATURES - Classic code-breaking gameplay with a modern, polished interface - Option to allow duplicate colors - Swap, randomize, and clear tools to refine your strategy With each guess, receive immediate feedback showing exactly how close you are to the solution. Black pegs indicate correct color and position, while white pegs show correct color but wrong position. Perfect your deductive reasoning skills as you strategically narrow down possibilities with each attempt. Can you crack the code before running out of guesses?

Screenshots

Hex Line4 screens
GemCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GemCode at 4.5 against Hex Line's 3.8. GemCode also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Hex Line's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). 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. GemCode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GemCode holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Line has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Hex Line's written reviews are positive against 100% of GemCode's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hex Line versus GemCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHex LineGemCode
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (11 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartPlaylandLeonardo Ivan Quintero Vega

Customer experience

Hex Line

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

GemCode

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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
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  • 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

GemCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hex Line free?
Hex Line is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GemCode free?
GemCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hex Line or GemCode?
GemCode is rated higher. Hex Line averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while GemCode averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Hex Line or GemCode have ads?
Neither Hex Line nor GemCode shows ads.

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