Comparison

Reload Weapons 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

Reload Weapons

Upgrade your weapons by hitting targets and collecting bullets on the road. Evolve your bullets to create a unique snake-like belt and earn high-performance weapons. Aim to shoot more targets for greater rewards.

Highlights
  • Hit targets to upgrade weapons
  • Collect bullets on the road
  • Evolve bullets for more power
  • Create a snake-like bullet belt
  • Earn high-performance weapons
Features
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-Upgrade your weapon by hitting targets on the road in the game, shoot more targets to earn high-performance weapons. -Shoot the bullet containers on the road to collect more bullets. You can evolve the bullets and earn more.Collect more bullets to create a snake-like belt of bullets.

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

Reload Weapons4 screens
Hex Defense!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Reload Weapons at none against Hex Defense!'s shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Reload Weapons sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and Hex Defense! sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Reload Weapons against 4.5 for Hex Defense!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 4.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of Reload Weapons's written reviews are positive against 16% of Hex Defense!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reload Weapons ships an update every 8 days, Hex Defense! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Reload Weapons versus Hex Defense!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReload WeaponsHex Defense!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better4.5 (4.5K ratings)
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews — better16.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K4.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
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
Size1.0 GB392 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSCOOPS YAZILIM LIMITED SIRKETIVoodoo

Customer experience

Reload Weapons

All ratings2,927 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral12.9%
Negative63.5%

Hex Defense!

All ratings4,458 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews520 reviews
Positive16.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative72.3%

User reviews

Reload Weapons

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun gameplay
  • 🚀 No major lag or performance issues
  • 🔒 No ads when purchased

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Ads despite paid ad-free purchase
  • 🐛 Impossible to progress past certain levels
  • 🔒 Capped upgrades and progression
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

Hex Defense!

From 4.5K 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

Reload Weapons

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Glitches with temporary power-ups
  • Crashes and performance issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More content and levels
  • Improved balance and progression
  • Rate upgrade option

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

20 purchases

Reload Weapons

One-time20
  • 250 Money$0.99
  • 750 Money$1.99
  • 8 Skip Its$1.99
Show 17 more
  • Now Or Never$2.99
  • 3000 Money$3.99
  • Twice As Nice$3.99
  • 20 Skip Its$3.99
  • Next Weapon$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • 5000 Money$5.99
  • Beginners Boost$6.99
  • Weapon Pass Premium$7.99
  • All Time Favorite$8.99
  • Golden Chance$9.99
  • Purchase All Skills$9.99
  • 100 Skip Its$14.99
  • AdFree Zone$19.99
  • 25000 Money$19.99
  • 50000 Money$29.99
  • 250 Skip Its$29.99
14 purchases

Hex Defense!

One-time14
  • Tiny Gems Pack$0.99
  • Small Gems Pack$4.99
  • Speed Up$4.99
Show 11 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: Inferno$14.99
  • Special Offer: Tesla$19.99
  • Large Gems Pack$19.99
  • Super Ads Bundle$24.99
  • Huge Gems Pack$44.99
  • Ultimate Gems Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Reload Weapons free?
Reload Weapons 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, Reload Weapons or Hex Defense!?
Reload Weapons is rated higher. Reload Weapons averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Hex Defense! averages 4.5 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Reload Weapons or Hex Defense! have ads?
Hex Defense! shows ads; Reload Weapons does not.
Which is updated more often, Reload Weapons or Hex Defense!?
Reload Weapons ships an update every 8 days, and Hex Defense! fortnightly. Most recently, Reload Weapons was updated on October 16, 2026 and Hex Defense! on October 17, 2026.

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