Comparison

Seek a Word vs Hexplex

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

Head to head
About

Seek a Word

Features
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Seek a Word brings colorful word searches to your daily downtime. Find words in a 9x9 grid by swiping across letters or tapping their first and last letters. FREE CLASSIC PLAY All original categories remain free: Animals, Food, Nature, Science, Sports and All Words. Enjoy unlimited classic puzzles, optional diagonal words, colorful highlights, pause and resume, saved progress, undo and redo, sounds, haptics, best times and result sharing. Todayโ€™s daily challenge is free too. DISCOVER SEEK PLUS An optional monthly or yearly subscription unlocks: โ€ข 12 themed collections, from Cosmic Wonders to Secret Garden and Between the Pages. โ€ข A rolling 30-day archive of daily challenges. โ€ข Your own custom puzzles with 4โ€“8 words and a saved draft. โ€ข Printable puzzles and answer sheets, generated on your device. โ€ข Zen mode with the timer hidden, and Sprint with a three-minute target. โ€ข Unlimited starting-letter hints. โ€ข A local progress journal, daily streaks and six milestone badges. PLAY PRIVATELY No ads. No registration. Puzzles and progress stay on your device. Play offline; internet may be required for subscription purchases, restoration and verification. Use the system share sheet only when you choose to share a result or puzzle. SUBSCRIPTIONS Seek Plus is optional. Monthly and yearly plans unlock the same features. Prices appear in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Apple Account settings. Restore purchases in the Seek Plus screen. Privacy: https://oanarinaldi.com/seekawordprivacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hexplex

Features
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Hexplex is a strategic puzzle game set on a beautiful hexagonal grid. Rotate and place pieces of various shapes onto the board. Fill a complete line to clear it, and clear lines consecutively to earn streak bonuses for higher scores. Clear multiple intersecting lines at once to receive a cross-clear bonus! Key Features - Intuitive touch controls (drag to place, tap to rotate) - 5 color tiles with a dark theme design - 12 different piece types - Streak & cross-clear bonus system - High score tracking - Offline play available

Screenshots

Seek a Word4 screens
Hexplex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexplex at none against Seek a Word's 2. Hexplex also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Seek a Word's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Seek a Word sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hexplex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seek a Word ships an update every 9 months, Hexplex every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Seek a Word versus Hexplex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeek a WordHexplex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOANA RINALDIbyeongjin kim

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Seek a Word

Subscriptions2
  • Seek Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Seek Plus Yearly$19.991 Year
None

Hexplex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seek a Word free?
Seek a Word is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexplex free?
Hexplex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Seek a Word or Hexplex have ads?
Hexplex shows ads; Seek a Word does not.
Which is updated more often, Seek a Word or Hexplex?
Seek a Word ships an update every 9 months, and Hexplex every 3 days. Most recently, Seek a Word was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hexplex on October 31, 2026.

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