Popops vs Hexly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popops
This game challenges your reflexes and focus with fast-paced pixel-popping gameplay. Enjoy mesmerizing visuals and satisfying sounds in a retro arcade-inspired experience. Master increasing difficulty or relax in an infinite Zen Mode.
- Tap pulsating pixels before they fade
- Increasing difficulty and speed
- Clean visuals and satisfying sound effects
- Three chances to miss per game
- Infinite Zen Mode
- Brain training and reflex challenges
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Test your speed, focus, and multitasking in this addictive yet challenging game. Popops combines mesmerizing visuals with lightning-fast gameplay for a unique experience that anyone can pick up, but few can master. It’s a nostalgic nod to retro arcade gaming. Key features: • Tap pulsating pixels before they fade, with increasing difficulty as levels progress • Clean visuals, satisfying sound effects, no ads, and three chances to miss per game • Short levels with increasing pixel count and speed, or an infinite Zen Mode How far can you go? Ideal for reflex challenges or a satisfying, cozy way to pass the time while training your brain.
Hexly
Engage in daily hex-grid puzzles with increasing difficulty and various modes. Chase streaks, master deductions, and unlock achievements. Share your progress and compete with friends.
- Daily puzzles in four sizes
- Free play mode for practice
- Streak chasing and momentum building
- Precision mode with no undo
- Permanent puzzle packs
- Unlockable achievements
- Shareable results and stats
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Easy to learn. Hard to put down. Hexly is a modern hex-grid puzzle built for daily play, streak chasing, and long-term mastery. Turn every number green to win, but getting there takes smart reads, careful deductions, and a feel for the board. Pure Logic. No Guessing. Every puzzle is built with one solution you can reach through logic alone. No lucky guesses, just careful reads of the board. Daily Puzzles A fresh set of challenges every day in four sizes: Mini, Small, Medium, and Large. How many can you complete? Free Play Practice without pressure or deadlines. Use Free Play to warm up, experiment, and keep sharpening your game. Streaks Come back daily, build momentum, and keep your run alive. Precision Mode No undo. Every move counts. Earn your Precision badge and build a separate Precision streak of your own. Mark Your Deductions Press and hold a hex to mark it as unused. Marked hexes show a dashed outline and help you track the spaces you have ruled out. Marks are notes, not moves, so they never count toward solving and can be cleared anytime, including in Precision Mode. Puzzle Packs Go beyond the daily with permanent puzzle packs of 100 puzzles each. Starter Pack is free. Challenge Pack raises the difficulty, Challenge Pack Vol. 2 pushes even further, Zen Pack offers a calmer flow, Precision Pack keeps Precision Mode always on, and Speed Pack adds a 3-second timer and no undo. Pure instinct, no safety net. Achievements Unlock Game Center achievements as you play, from your first solve to perfect weeks and long-term streak milestones. Share Your Results Share your solve times and streak with one tap. Compare results, challenge friends, and claim bragging rights. Stats That Reward Momentum Track solve times, personal bests, and streak history. Watch yourself improve. Your streak is waiting...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Popops at none against Hexly's 6. Popops also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Hexly's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Hexly sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Popops asks for nothing beyond the download.
Popops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popops | Hexly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ritwik Takkar | Nox Studios, Ltd. |
Customer experience
Popops
Hexly
In-app purchases
Popops
No in-app purchases
Hexly
- Challenge Pack$1.99
- Zen Pack$1.99
- Precision Pack$1.99
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- Speed Pack$1.99
- Challenge Pack Vol. 2$1.99
- Hexly Premium$4.99









