Comparison

Hex Charge vs Binar.io

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

Head to head
About

Hex Charge

A tactical puzzle game where players move orbs to create chain reactions on a hex board. Master energy flow and timing to defeat enemies and unlock upgrades in this ASMR-infused experience.

Highlights
  • Dynamic hex board gameplay
  • Orb movement for power transfer
  • Chain reaction mechanics
  • Tactical planning
  • ASMR experience
  • Map exploration
  • Unlockable upgrades
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Move Orbs to send power pulsing through a dynamic hex board. Transfer force, and watch tiles jump, flash, and react in chain reactions that shape the battlefield. Timing and placement are key—mastering energy flow is the path to victory. Explore the maps, unlock upgrades, and face off against waves of enemies in this satisfying mix of tactical planning and ASMR.

About

Binar.io

Features
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Binar.io is an assembly language puzzle game. You are given a machine, a specification, and a blank page. The BN-8 is an 8-bit processor with two registers, a loop counter, two flags, and twenty-seven instructions. It has no multiplier, no divider, and no compare instruction. Everything it can do, you build out of what it has. HOW IT WORKS Each level states a function, not a number. "Return the input with its two nibbles exchanged." "Return 1 when an odd number of the input's bits are set." A byte arrives in register A; whatever is in A when your listing ends is your answer. Your program is checked against cases you can see and cases you cannot. So there is nothing to write down and nothing to look up. The program has to be right for inputs you were never shown. THREE KINDS OF PUZZLE BUILD gives you a blank page and a contract. REPAIR gives you a listing that is already wrong, and a fault report. The first level in the game is one of these, and the program it hands you passes its first test case on purpose. IDENTIFY gives you nothing but the cases. Working out what the part is supposed to do is the puzzle. THREE SCORES, NOT ONE Every solution is measured on instructions, cycles, and silicon cost. On the levels that matter these do not agree: the smallest program and the cheapest program are different programs, and you cannot have both. A working program is always worth a star. Optimising is the reason to come back to a level, never the price of leaving it. WHAT IS IN IT 48 specifications across four worlds, from a single shift to bit reversal, packed field extraction, the doubling ladder, and a fourth world of memory, stacks and subroutines. A warm-up mode with 72 generated levels, each with a proven shortest solution. A one-page instruction reference you can open at any time. Dry and technical on purpose. No story, no energy timers, no ads, no subscription. World 1 is free, with all twelve specifications. The existing Full Campaign Unlock is an optional one-time purchase for the rest of the campaign. The App Store shows the price. For anyone who likes TIS-100, Shenzhen I/O, or finding out that the thing they built by hand was a single opcode all along.

Screenshots

Hex Charge4 screens
Binar.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hex Charge at none against Binar.io's 1. Hex Charge also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Binar.io's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Binar.io sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hex Charge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hex Charge versus Binar.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHex ChargeBinar.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperOxV Games sp. z o.o.Gustavo cesar Sola Barreto Marcelino

In-app purchases

None

Hex Charge

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Binar.io

One-time1
  • Full Campaign Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Hex Charge free?
Hex Charge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Binar.io free?
Binar.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hex Charge or Binar.io have ads?
Hex Charge shows ads; Binar.io does not.

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