Hex Collapse vs Blocks Away
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex Collapse
Tap connected same-color hexagonal gems to clear them, but manage your tap budget carefully. Bigger groups score exponentially more, and strategic plays are key to winning. Unlock achievements, chase high scores, and enjoy a premium design.
- Tap connected same-color gem groups
- Manage tap budget to avoid game over
- Score exponentially with larger groups
- Streak multipliers for consecutive clears
- Special hexes: multipliers, chameleons, decay, frozen
- Unlock achievements and replay levels
- Infinite difficulty scaling
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Tap. Match. Collapse. Think strategically. Hex Collapse is a puzzle game where every tap counts. Clear hexagonal gems by tapping connected same-color groups, but watch your tap budget. Run out and it is game over. The twist: bigger groups score exponentially more. A six-hex cluster is worth 36 points. Six singles? Just 6. Finding the big plays is how you win. FEATURES * 5-Star Rating System -- Earn up to 5 stars per level. One for winning. Five for perfection. * Streak Multipliers -- Chain consecutive cluster clears for up to 5x score multipliers. Singles break your streak. * Special Hexes -- Multipliers double your score. Chameleons transform on contact. Decay hexes tick down to blockers. Frozen hexes must be freed. * Achievements -- Unlock badges for milestones and master every level. * Level Select -- Replay any completed level to chase higher scores and more stars. * Premium Design -- Dark jewel-tone gems, neon accents, smooth animations. No clutter. * Endless Progression -- Difficulty scales infinitely. How far can you go? Free to play with ads. Remove interstitial ads permanently for $2.99.
Blocks Away
This logic puzzle game challenges players to clear the screen by removing blocks in the correct sequence. With thousands of unique levels and increasing difficulty, it offers a satisfying brain teaser for quick play sessions or extended engagement.
- Addictive tap-based puzzle gameplay
- Thousands of unique levels
- Increasing difficulty
- Clean, minimal design
- Satisfying animations
- Quick play sessions
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Get ready to test your logic and timing in Blocks Away!, a satisfying puzzle game where every tap matters. Clear the screen by removing blocks in the correct order — but don’t be fooled, each level is a new brain teaser waiting to challenge your thinking. Simple to learn yet tricky to master, Blocks Away! combines clean visuals with engaging gameplay that keeps you coming back for “just one more level.” As you progress, puzzles become more complex, requiring sharper focus and smarter decisions. Whether you’re looking to relax or give your brain a workout, Blocks Away! delivers a smooth and rewarding puzzle experience anytime, anywhere. Features: - Addictive tap-based puzzle gameplay - Thousands of unique levels - Increasing difficulty to challenge your skills - Clean, minimal design with satisfying animations - Perfect for quick play sessions or long puzzle runs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blocks Away at daily against Hex Collapse's fortnightly. Blocks Away also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Hex Collapse's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hex Collapse against 5.0 for Blocks Away. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Collapse has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hex Collapse ships an update fortnightly, Blocks Away daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex Collapse | Blocks Away |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Forge Hut, LLC | Denis Mikhaylov |
In-app purchases
Hex Collapse
No in-app purchases
Blocks Away
No in-app purchases
