Comparison

HEX the App vs Lorebind

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

Head to head
About

HEX the App

Features
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HEX is a retro-styled color game and utility app. Explore colors, test your perception, and challenge your skills across four modes. BROWSE HEX Drag across a full-screen color spectrum to discover the perfect shade. Tap to lock in your color and copy the hex code to your clipboard. SHADES Sort 32 color tiles from lightest to darkest against the clock. A deceptively tricky puzzle that sharpens your eye for subtle color differences. COLOR MATCH A 45-second color match speed challenge. Swipe to decide whether the color of the text matches the word — fast. Tracks your accuracy in real time. ENTER HEX Type any hex code and instantly see it rendered full-screen with RGB values. Quick, simple, useful. DRAW HEX paint pixel art on a 16/32/64 grid and export as a transparent PNG up to 40×. Pinch to zoom, two-finger pan, spectrum picker on every color swatch.

About

Lorebind

Organize your creative worldbuilding projects with a fast and simple "second brain." Effortlessly manage characters, places, and timelines, and use fuzzy search to find anything. Auto-generate starter worlds and visualize connections to overcome writer's block.

Highlights
  • Organize entries by type (characters, places, etc.)
  • Fuzzy search across all worlds
  • Auto-generate starter worlds
  • Link entries with internal references
  • Visualize relationships with a map
  • Timeline with fictional calendar support
  • Offline and privacy-first data storage
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Bring your scattered "settings" into one world When you build a long story, your characters, places, organizations, terms, and historical timeline end up scattered across memos and spreadsheets. "Where did I write that character again?" — that search kills your creative momentum. Lorebind is a "second brain" for your worldbuilding, made for novelists, TTRPG game masters, and every kind of creator. Not a heavy, complex tool — we focused on being fast and simple. How worlds work - One story = one world. Put a whole novel or a whole campaign into a single world. - Even if you only half-remember a name, fuzzy search finds it — inside a world, or across all of them. As your projects grow, you never have to remember which world you wrote something in. What you can do - Organize characters / places / organizations / items / terms / events by type, and pick an icon color for each entry - Answer a few questions and auto-generate a starter world (characters, places, relationships, timeline) — no more blank page - Turn names in your text into links with "[[" or "@". Jump to related entries instantly, and see what references them with backlinks - Visualize how characters and factions connect with a relationship map — filter by type and spread it out with two fingers - Fuzzy search and tags to solve "what was that character again?" - A timeline that supports fictional calendars - Attach images like portraits and covers (Plus) - Drop pins on a map image to see how places relate (Plus) - Export your whole world to Markdown for backup (free). Formatted PDF export is Plus - Choose dark, light, or match your device (with a white or beige background in light mode) - Back up your data, and revert a world to an earlier saved copy Fully offline and privacy-first Write anywhere: on the train, on a plane, with no signal. Your data is stored on your device and never sent to our servers. No ads, no tracking. (If you're signed in to iCloud, you can share your worlds between your own devices via Apple's servers. Nothing is sent or received until you tap a button in Settings. Using iCloud is free.) Pricing Create one world for free and use the core features (entries, links, search, timeline, relationship map, world generation, Markdown export). For those who want more, there is the paid plan "Lorebind Plus": - Lorebind Plus: unlimited worlds / image attachments / map view / PDF export - Choose monthly, yearly (with a 7-day free trial), or a one-time purchase (yours forever) - Payment is charged to your App Store account - Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - You can manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Canceling never removes the worlds or images you've created. If you've had at least one paid period, you can keep editing all your worlds after canceling. If you cancel during the free trial, any additional worlds created during the trial become read-only (your first world always stays editable). Bring the world in your head into your pocket. Build your story world, more freely, with Lorebind. Lorebind Plus (auto-renewable subscription) - Monthly / Yearly plans (a one-time purchase is also available) - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase - Renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > your Apple ID > Subscriptions Terms of Use (EULA): https://kabosuburi5555-commits.github.io/lorebind-legal/terms_en.html Privacy Policy: https://kabosuburi5555-commits.github.io/lorebind-legal/privacy_en.html

Screenshots

HEX the App4 screens
Lorebind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HEX the App at none against Lorebind's 3. HEX the App also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Lorebind's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Lorebind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. HEX the App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HEX the App ships an update every 3 weeks, Lorebind every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HEX the App versus Lorebind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEX the AppLorebind
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIlias RafailidisYuichiro Suzuki

In-app purchases

None

HEX the App

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Lorebind

Subscriptions2
  • Lorebind Plus(月額)$2.991 Month
  • Lorebind Plus(年額)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lorebind Plus(買い切り)$49.99

Questions

Is HEX the App free?
HEX the App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lorebind free?
Lorebind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HEX the App or Lorebind have ads?
Neither HEX the App nor Lorebind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEX the App or Lorebind?
HEX the App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lorebind every 5 days. Most recently, HEX the App was updated on October 10, 2026 and Lorebind on October 14, 2026.

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