hocus GO vs PulseGate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Build custom mazes
- Drag and create mazes
- Watch maze solutions
- New gameplay available
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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
PulseGate
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Pulse Gate: Echo Shift is a minimalist one-tap timing game about rhythm, anticipation, and precision. Tap at the right moment, send your echo through shifting gates, and master levels that look simple but demand perfect timing. Free to play: the first 10 levels and Endless Mode are free. A single one-time purchase permanently unlocks all 200 levels across 20 chapters — no subscription, no ads, no in-game currency. – simple one-tap controls – 200 handcrafted levels across 20 chapters – endless mode – one-time purchase, no subscription – no ads, no tracking – playable offline – minimalist premium design – haptic feedback – Game Center leaderboards – calm but challenging gameplay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PulseGate at none against hocus GO's shown. hocus GO's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. hocus GO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PulseGate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
hocus GO ships an update every 3 days, PulseGate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hocus GO | PulseGate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (510 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 510 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GAMEBRAIN YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI | Patrick Werle |
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
PulseGate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
hocus GO
- No Ads$4.99
PulseGate
- Full Unlock$0.99
