Hue Rings vs Hedgemaze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hue Rings
A minimalist puzzle game where you merge rings on a grid to create a single ring. It features thousands of gradually introduced mechanics and a clean interface for a relaxing yet challenging experience.
- Merge rings on a 5x5 grid
- Thousands of gradually introduced mechanics
- Dynamic color themes
- Undo and hint systems
- No timers or pressure
- Relaxing ambient music
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Hue Rings is a minimal puzzle game with a simple premise: merge rings on a 5×5 grid into a single ring. Easy to learn in seconds, yet challenging enough to keep you thinking for hours — with a satisfying pop every time rings merge. The rules are simple: • Tap an empty slot that has 2+ matching rings adjacent to it. • The rings merge together into one. • Merge all rings into one to win. • That's it! Now try to master it. What starts simple becomes beautifully complex: • Portals teleport rings across the board. • Converters flip ring colors mid-puzzle. • Black Holes strategically remove rings. • Magnets pull rings in specific directions. • Wildcards match any color. • Blockers add spatial constraints. Why you'll love it: • Thousands of puzzles that gradually introduce new mechanics. • Fresh experience every time: each playthrough presents a different set of levels. • Clean, minimal interface that stays out of your way. • Dynamic color themes that adapt as you play. • Undo system to experiment with strategies. • Hint system when you need a nudge. • Relaxing ambient music. • No timers, no pressure. Just pure puzzle solving. Every level is solvable, but finding the solution requires careful planning. The minimal design keeps you focused on what matters: the puzzle itself.
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 price: Hedgemaze at Free against Hue Rings's $1.99. Hedgemaze also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). Hue Rings's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
Hedgemaze is free to download; Hue Rings costs $1.99 up front. Hue Rings sells 4 one-off in-app purchases 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 Hue Rings against 5.0 for Hedgemaze. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hedgemaze has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Hue Rings's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hedgemaze's.
Hue Rings ships an update every 3 days, Hedgemaze fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hue Rings | Hedgemaze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fleon Labs | Drew Koontz |
Customer experience
Hue Rings
Hedgemaze
In-app purchases
Hue Rings
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Puzzle Solver Pack$1.99
- Strategy Pack$3.99
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- Ultimate Pack$5.99
Hedgemaze
- Hedgemaze Pro$4.99









