Comparison

Hitstalt vs REFRAKT

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

Head to head
About

Hitstalt

Enhance your music party experience with this app that integrates with Apple Music. Scan cards to automatically play music and arrange them on a timeline. It's the perfect companion for the Hitster card game.

Highlights
  • Seamless Apple Music integration
  • Optional bingo timer
  • Report non-working cards
  • Supports multiple Hitster editions
  • Automatic music playback
  • Timeline arrangement
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Discover a new way to experience your Hitster card game! With this app, you can turn every meeting into a rousing music party - perfectly coordinated with Apple Music. Key features: - Seamless integration with Apple Music - Optional bingo timer for Hitster Bingo editions - Report non-working cards Many supported Hitster editions, more will be added gradually. Here's how it works: 1. start a game 2. scan a Hitster card 3. the music starts automatically via Apple Music 4. arrange the card in front of you on your timeline Important note: - Original Hitster card game required - Apple Music subscription required Let the music play and become the ultimate Hitster with the best alternative for Apple Music users!

About

REFRAKT

Features
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Refrakt is a game about light and the patience to aim it. Place mirrors on a dark grid and guide a laser into every receiver. Then more pieces come into play: splitters that copy a beam, prisms that split white light into red, green and blue, filters that cut a beam down to one color, portals, diodes, and turntables that rotate on a beat. BEND LIGHT Every level is a single question — how does this beam reach that vessel? — and the answer is always a shape you draw with mirrors. MIX COLOR White light carries red, green and blue. Split it, filter it, overlap it. Some vessels want one exact color and nothing more. 400 LEVELS, EIGHT CHAPTERS From your first bounce to boards where a dozen optics all matter. Every level is verified solvable, with a target piece count that rewards the elegant solution rather than the lucky one. THREE STARS, EARNED Solve it for one. Solve it within the target for two. Graze the hidden gold mote as well for three. A QUIET ROOM No ads. No timers. No lives. Soft synth tones, glowing beams and a field manual that explains every optic with an animation instead of a wall of text. Chapter 1 is free. One purchase opens the rest, forever. Family Sharing included. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://weidinger-c.github.io/refrakt-app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Hitstalt4 screens
REFRAKT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: REFRAKT at Free against Hitstalt's $1.99. REFRAKT also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Hitstalt's advantage is chart position (#102 vs unranked). On ads, 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

REFRAKT is free to download; Hitstalt costs $1.99 up front. Hitstalt sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and REFRAKT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hitstalt ships an update every 2 months, REFRAKT daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Hitstalt versus REFRAKT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHitstaltREFRAKT
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan WandscheerChristoph Weidinger

Bugs and requests

Hitstalt

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • QR codes not always readable
  • Some songs not found on Apple Music

Requested features

6 requests
  • Include Hitster Battle of the Generations
  • Add Canada Rock and Canada Bingo
  • Add Canada Summer Party
  • Option for 30-second turns
  • Allow custom cards and playlists
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  • Add songs directly to Apple Music library

REFRAKT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hitstalt

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$7.99
1 purchases

REFRAKT

One-time1
  • Full Spectrum$2.99

Questions

Is Hitstalt free?
Hitstalt costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is REFRAKT free?
REFRAKT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hitstalt or REFRAKT have ads?
Neither Hitstalt nor REFRAKT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hitstalt or REFRAKT?
Hitstalt ships an update every 2 months, and REFRAKT daily. Most recently, Hitstalt was updated on October 25, 2026 and REFRAKT on October 7, 2026.

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