Comparison

hocus GO vs SquareSky

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

Head to head
About

hocus GO

Design and build your own unique mazes with this app. Once created, watch as the app generates a solution for your custom puzzle.

Highlights
  • Build custom mazes
  • Drag and create mazes
  • Watch maze solutions
  • New gameplay available
Features
Read full description

hocus. is celebrating 10th year and hocus GO is ready. A new gameplay is live now. Just drag/create your own maze and watch the solution

About

SquareSky

Features
Read full description

SquareSky is a one-hand portrait climbing game built around a dual-form hero. Tap off the wall to turn into the circle, swipe to launch, and tap mid-air to snap back into square form when you need to stick a wall or ceiling. Every tower section is a compact physics problem where timing matters, route choice matters, and one calm recovery can save the whole run. Circle form carries momentum through open gaps. Square form is the anti-fall correction that makes ceiling routes, reversals, and survival lines possible. Early towers teach the shape-switch rhythm. Later towers demand cleaner swipes, faster reads, and better decisions under pressure. Features: - One-hand portrait gameplay built around tap release, swipe launch, and mid-air shape-switching - Distinct circle-and-square form play focused on wall and ceiling catches, recovery, and momentum control - Hand-authored tower climbs with checkpoints, hazards, underside catches, and cleaner mastery routes - Fast retries with a readable HUD and strong moment-to-moment feedback - Offline single-player play with no accounts, ads, or tracking SquareSky is easy to read in seconds, but the best runs come from composure, accuracy, and knowing when to take the risky line.

Screenshots

hocus GO4 screens
SquareSky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SquareSky at none against hocus GO's 1. SquareSky also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. hocus GO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SquareSky asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
hocus GO versus SquareSky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterhocus GOSquareSky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (511 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings511 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGAMEBRAIN YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETIAdem Guclu

Bugs and requests

hocus GO

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Pieces overlap on the bottom
  • Game doesn't register solution until entire maze is reassembled

Requested features

2 requests
  • Level replaying
  • Cosmetics/skins to use stars on

SquareSky

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

hocus GO

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99
None

SquareSky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is hocus GO free?
hocus GO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SquareSky free?
SquareSky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do hocus GO or SquareSky have ads?
hocus GO shows ads; SquareSky does not.

Other comparisons