Comparison

Zyl vs HexiPop

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

Head to head
About

Zyl

A minimalist puzzle game focused on elegant path tracing. Guide paths from start to exit by strategically placing arrows, collecting stars along the way. Enjoy a relaxing experience with handcrafted levels and no timers or ads.

Highlights
  • Elegant path tracing puzzles
  • 300 handcrafted levels
  • Collect stars
  • Cloud save sync
  • Relaxing music and sound
  • No timers or ads
Features
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Zyl is a puzzle built around elegant path tracing. It's a small, quiet game. Soft colors, clean lines, and nothing on screen you don't need. Drop arrows on the grid to guide each path from its start tile to an exit. Pick up the stars on the way. When you're ready, hit Play and watch the route run. The rules: • Drag arrows onto the grid. • Send every path to an exit. • Pick up every star. • Hit Play to test the route. • Reset and try a new approach whenever. It starts simple, but then the difficulty ramps up: • Boards don't always use a clean grid. • Some levels have more than one start, or more than one exit. • Split arrows send a path off in two directions at once. • Merge arrows converge two paths into one. • U-turn arrows re-route a path from where it came. A few things worth knowing: • 300 handcrafted levels, each built around a single idea. • Levels stay small. Most of them can be finished in less than a minute. • Cloud save syncs your progress across devices. • Relaxing music and sound design. • No timers. • No ads. • No in-app purchases. • No data collected. Every puzzle has a solution. Some have multiple. The fun is in finding it.

About

HexiPop

Features
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Hexi Pop is a hex-grid puzzle game built for quick sessions and long streaks. Drag pieces from your tray onto a hexagonal board. Fill a full row or diagonal and it pops, clearing space for what comes next. The board fills fast — plan your placements, chain your clears, and keep going as long as you can. When nothing in your tray fits anywhere, the round is over. — Clean, distraction-free hex board — Drag-and-drop or tap-to-place piece controls — Built-in tutorial for your first round — Track your rounds and stats over time — 100% offline — nothing ever leaves your device — No ads, no accounts, no in-app purchases Hexi Pop is a native SwiftUI app made for iPhone, designed to feel fast and fit in your pocket for a minute or an hour.

Screenshots

Zyl4 screens
HexiPop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zyl at every 2 days against HexiPop's every 2 weeks. HexiPop's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Zyl costs $1.99 and HexiPop $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zyl ships an update every 2 days, HexiPop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zyl versus HexiPop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZylHexiPop
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFleon LabsIoannis Pinakoulakis

In-app purchases

None

Zyl

No in-app purchases

None

HexiPop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zyl free?
Zyl costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HexiPop free?
HexiPop costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zyl or HexiPop have ads?
Neither Zyl nor HexiPop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zyl or HexiPop?
Zyl ships an update every 2 days, and HexiPop every 2 weeks. Most recently, Zyl was updated on October 21, 2026 and HexiPop on October 7, 2026.

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