Comparison

Scritchy Scratchy vs HexTowerDefense

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

Head to head
About

Scritchy Scratchy

Experience the thrill of scratching cards in this incremental game where luck and strategy lead to glittering riches. Uncover rare symbols, boost your odds, and unlock a helpful bot to automate scratching. Choose your path to victory, from steady gains to explosive jackpots, or reset your progress for permanent advantages.

Highlights
  • Variety of scratch cards
  • Unlockable Scratch Bot
  • Luck-boosting upgrades
  • Permanent Prestige upgrades
  • Risk vs. reward mechanics
  • Incremental gameplay
Features
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Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game where luck is your weapon, and glittering riches are just a scratch away. Dive into a growing collection of scratchers, each with its own quirks, surprises, and sometimes downsides. Rip through tickets, uncover rare symbols, tweak your own luck, and chase absurd payouts. Unlock Scratch Bot, your tireless mechanical friend who scratches and reveals the rewards for you. Turn your run into a full-blown jackpot engine as your balance shoots through the roof while you sit back and relax. As you prosper, you’ll unlock upgrades that twist luck in your favor: • Boosted odds and payouts • Faster and easier scratching • New scratch card variants with unique rules But power always comes with risk. Some cards tempt you with monstrous payouts at the cost of nasty penalties. Some offer steady income… others threaten your entire run. Will you play like a sensible adult or gamble like a degenerate in a neon casino? When you’re ready for even more madness, Prestige to reset your run, gather Jack Points, and spend them on permanent upgrades that reshape your strategy. Build your own luck engine: Slow and steady, wildly explosive, or pure chaos.

About

HexTowerDefense

Engage in strategic tower defense on a hexagonal grid. Master placement, range, and timing across 50 campaign levels, daily challenges, and a community workshop. Enjoy a retro aesthetic with no energy timers and limited ads.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal grid placement
  • 50 handcrafted campaign levels
  • Daily challenges and endless mode
  • Community Workshop for sharing layouts
  • Eight tower types
  • Retro neon aesthetic
Features
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Place towers. Hold the line. HexTowerDefense is a minimalist tower defense game built around a hexagonal grid. Every placement decision matters — angles, range, and timing are yours to control. Three ways to play Campaign — 50 handcrafted levels with Normal, Hard, Veteran & Nightmare difficulty. Earn up to 3 stars per level. Challenges — Daily run, Endless mode, invisible enemies, and more. Complete daily challenges to earn Workshop Tokens. Sandbox — Build freely, experiment, validate your layout, then share it with the world through the Community Workshop. Community Workshop Browse boards submitted by other players, download and test them, rate your favorites, and submit your own for review. Eight tower types, endless possibilities Neon-on-black retro aesthetic. No energy timers. Limited ads.

Screenshots

Scritchy Scratchy4 screens
HexTowerDefense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HexTowerDefense at Free against Scritchy Scratchy's $6.99. Scritchy Scratchy's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On rating, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HexTowerDefense is free to download; Scritchy Scratchy costs $6.99 up front. Scritchy Scratchy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HexTowerDefense sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Scritchy Scratchy against 5.0 for HexTowerDefense. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scritchy Scratchy has 2.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scritchy Scratchy ships an update every 3 days, HexTowerDefense every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Scritchy Scratchy versus HexTowerDefense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScritchy ScratchyHexTowerDefense
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size443 MB106 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFunday Games ApSMaxime Hussenet

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scritchy Scratchy

One-time1
  • Supporter Edition: Golden Gear$2.99
4 purchases

HexTowerDefense

One-time4
  • x2/x4 Speed$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Gotta Go Faster$4.99
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  • All-in-One$4.99

Questions

Is Scritchy Scratchy free?
Scritchy Scratchy costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is HexTowerDefense free?
HexTowerDefense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scritchy Scratchy or HexTowerDefense?
HexTowerDefense is rated higher. Scritchy Scratchy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while HexTowerDefense averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Scritchy Scratchy or HexTowerDefense have ads?
Neither Scritchy Scratchy nor HexTowerDefense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scritchy Scratchy or HexTowerDefense?
Scritchy Scratchy ships an update every 3 days, and HexTowerDefense every 10 days. Most recently, Scritchy Scratchy was updated on October 25, 2026 and HexTowerDefense on October 24, 2026.

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