Fivefold vs Hedgemaze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fivefold
A Sudoku-like puzzle game where the rules evolve with each challenge. Engage your deductive reasoning with unique number-placement logic and dynamic rule sets. Offers a satisfying mental workout for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Sudoku-inspired gameplay
- Dynamic rule changes per puzzle
- Pure deduction logic
- Daily puzzles
- Multiple grid sizes
- Ad-free experience
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Fivefold is a Sudoku-inspired game where the rules change every puzzle. Fill the grid through pure deduction, combining familiar number-placement logic with new rules. It's a game that will never stop giving you those satisfying "Aha!" moments. Enjoy the daily puzzle with your morning coffee, or play a quick, easy puzzle while you're waiting for an appointment. When you're ready, you can move to harder puzzles, like our large 7x7 puzzles that'll give your brain a real workout. We kept Fivefold simple. There are no ads interrupting you, no in-game currencies, and no tricks to keep you playing. The game comes with a ton of free puzzles, and if you want even more, you can buy a puzzle pack. That’s it! We made Fivefold because we love puzzles too. We hope it makes your brain work just a little bit harder, and we hope that you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it! - Matt & Owen
Hedgemaze
A relaxing logic puzzle game where you use grid clues to create a single path through various serene environments. It offers over 2,000 puzzles with increasing difficulty and a daily challenge mode with leaderboards. Enjoy a pure puzzle experience with no ads or timers.
- Logic-based grid puzzles
- Build a single perfect path
- 2,000+ puzzles
- Four difficulty levels
- Daily challenges with leaderboards
- No ads or timers
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Hedgemaze is a relaxing logic puzzle inspired by nonograms, picross, and traditional paper puzzles. Use row and column clues to build a single perfect path through flowers, zen gardens, torii gates, and winding rivers. Each puzzle challenges you to determine exactly which cells become hedge and which become path. Every puzzle has one unique solution and can be solved with logic alone. No guessing required. Play 2,000+ puzzles across four difficulties. Start with 6×6 Easy grids and work your way up to challenging 12×12 Expert puzzles with rivers, bridges, and new twists to master. Take on a new Daily Challenge every day. Solve three puzzles that reset at midnight, compete on global leaderboards for the fastest times, and track your streaks and best solves while earning achievements. No ads. No energy timers. Just puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Hedgemaze at free against Fivefold's free with in-app purchases. Hedgemaze also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 5). Fivefold's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Fivefold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hedgemaze sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fivefold against 5.0 for Hedgemaze. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 24 respectively.
| Parameter | Fivefold | Hedgemaze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milkbag Games | Drew Koontz |
In-app purchases
Fivefold
- Puzzles: Volume 1$4.99
Hedgemaze
- Hedgemaze Pro$4.99









