Comparison

HexVerse vs ArkneyOrbit

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

Head to head
About

HexVerse

Features
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You start with a small geometric trinket. You end up with a planet that watches you back. HexVerse is a skill-based sci-fi arcade game built on one loop: run your planet's surfaces, bring the energy home, and watch a Goldberg polyhedron grow into something that reacts to you โ€” with light, presence, and sometimes words. THREE RUNS HexRun โ€” Steer your HexCraft across the hexagonal surfaces. Shoot tile towers, chain combos, and burn Hex Gates shut with the matching colour. Rebuilt in this update: gates now carry bonuses โ€” Slow, Shield, +1 Combo, or a caged grid of Relic beams waiting behind the hole. Fill gates back to back in one wave and that grid grows from 2x2 to 3x3 to 4x4. Relic Walls replace the old static towers: fly the gate AND repair the broken edges, or the surface stays dead. PentaRun โ€” Wingless, on the pentagon surfaces. Five energy types push back with five different mechanics. Collect three tiles of the same colour to charge a combo slot: interrupt a hazard, land a heavy strike, raise a shield, boost your speed, or pull tiles from farther away. CoreRun โ€” Timed runs toward the core. Earn Core Shell Prisms and Core Shards, climb the weekly Core Power and Core Score rankings, and claim weekly rewards. YOUR PLANET It grows on what you bring it. Hex surfaces activate and start producing energy on their own. Planet shells change. Orbital Hex Serpents unlock, one energy type at a time. And the Hex Eye watches โ€” reacting to how you play, and occasionally speaking. CORE DUEL โ€” 1v1, side by side (new) Sitting next to a friend? Create a room, share the 4-letter code, and drop into the same core arena from two phones. The tile set is shared: grab one and it vanishes from their screen too. Three stages, mechanics rolled at match start, instant rematch. Pure fun โ€” duels never touch your rankings or your planet, so play loose. BUILT TO RESPECT YOU - No pay-to-win. Every purchase is cosmetic. - Rewarded ads are capped and always optional. - Notifications are opt-in, one a day at most, and silent between 22:00 and 09:00. - Skill decides the leaderboard, not spend. Energy. Geometry. Mastery.

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ArkneyOrbit

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Pick your ship, fit your guns, line up your drones and make your own way across the galaxy. ArkneyOrbit is a multiplayer space action game with the feel of the old browser space games. Hunt aliens, gather resources, upgrade your ship and push on from one sector to the next. WHAT IS IN IT - Dozens of ships and liveries, lasers, rockets, drones and modules - Alien hunting, quests, a skill tree and the laboratory - Player versus player zones, clans and duel tournaments - Seasonal rewards and events - Every pilot in one shared universe Free to play. An internet connection is required.

Screenshots

HexVerse4 screens
ArkneyOrbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ArkneyOrbit at none against HexVerse's shown. ArkneyOrbit also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. HexVerse sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ArkneyOrbit sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HexVerse ships an update every 3 weeks, ArkneyOrbit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
HexVerse versus ArkneyOrbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexVerseArkneyOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size74 MB788 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRuveyda HanAhmet Akcicek

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HexVerse

One-time3
  • HexVerse Supporter$2.99
  • Golden Granite$6.99
  • Stainless Disco$9.99
17 purchases

ArkneyOrbit

One-time17
  • x2 Boxes 7 days$0.99
  • 100 Arkney Coin$1.99
  • VIP 7 days$1.99
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  • x2 Boxes 15 days$1.99
  • VIP 15 days$2.99
  • Special Name Right$3.99
  • x2 Boxes 30 days$3.99
  • 250 Arkney Coin$4.99
  • Starter Pack I$4.99
  • VIP 30 days$5.99
  • 500 Arkney Coin$9.99
  • Behemoth Pack$14.99
  • Limited Ship Offer$19.99
  • 1.000 Arkney Coin$19.99
  • Advantage 25 30 days$29.99
  • Combo Pack 30 days$29.99
  • 2.500 Arkney Coin$49.99

Questions

Is HexVerse free?
HexVerse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ArkneyOrbit free?
ArkneyOrbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HexVerse or ArkneyOrbit have ads?
HexVerse shows ads; ArkneyOrbit does not.
Which is updated more often, HexVerse or ArkneyOrbit?
HexVerse ships an update every 3 weeks, and ArkneyOrbit every 2 days. Most recently, HexVerse was updated on October 10, 2026 and ArkneyOrbit on October 26, 2026.

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