Gear TD vs HexRain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gear TD
A strategic tower defense game where you build and upgrade gear-based turrets. Connect gears to triggers and merge them to create powerful defenses against waves of enemies. Manage resources wisely to survive.
- Build and upgrade gear-based turrets
- Connect gears to triggers for firing
- Merge gears to create powerful versions
- Strategic resource management
- Defend against waves of enemies
- Tactical decision-making and positioning
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Gear TD is a strategic tower defense game where players build and upgrade gear-based turrets to defend against waves of enemies. Each turret is represented by a gear with a unique weapon attached, such as guns, rockets, and drills, adding a mechanical twist to traditional tower defense mechanics. To fire their weapons, gears must be connected to triggers, adding an extra layer of strategy to turret placement. Players can also merge gears of the same type to create more powerful versions, improving damage, fire rate, and efficiency. With limited resources, players must carefully decide when to place, upgrade, or merge gears to create the most effective defense. As waves progress, enemies become tougher, requiring tactical decision-making and smart positioning. Can you optimize your gear system, trigger the best defense, and survive all waves?
HexRain
A fast-paced action game where players dodge falling hexes and collect bonus items. It features a challenge editor for creating and sharing custom levels, offering endless replayability.
- Dodge falling hexes
- Collect bonus blocks
- Challenge blocks
- Up to 30 challenges
- Challenge editor
- Share custom levels
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A fast paced action game! Dodge the falling hexes, grab bonus blocks and challenge blocks. Earn high scores, complete up to 30 challenges, then remix or make your own to share with the community with a full challenge editor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HexRain at 5.0 against Gear TD's 2.7. HexRain also leads on ads (none vs shown). Gear TD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. HexRain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gear TD asks for nothing beyond the download.
HexRain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively.
Gear TD ships an update every 2 weeks, HexRain every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gear TD | HexRain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samet Ersan | Fraser Graham |
Customer experience
Gear TD
HexRain
In-app purchases
Gear TD
No in-app purchases
HexRain
- Unlock All Game Modes$1.99
