Comparison

Hexplex vs Cage Break

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

Head to head
About

Hexplex

Features
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Hexplex is a strategic puzzle game set on a beautiful hexagonal grid. Rotate and place pieces of various shapes onto the board. Fill a complete line to clear it, and clear lines consecutively to earn streak bonuses for higher scores. Clear multiple intersecting lines at once to receive a cross-clear bonus! Key Features - Intuitive touch controls (drag to place, tap to rotate) - 5 color tiles with a dark theme design - 12 different piece types - Streak & cross-clear bonus system - High score tracking - Offline play available

About

Cage Break

Aim and fire bouncing balls to shatter cages and rescue trapped animals. Build your sanctuary with rescued critters and use in-game coins to upgrade your gear and unlock new cosmetic styles. Compete on leaderboards across five diverse worlds.

Highlights
  • Aim and fire bouncing balls
  • Shatter cages to rescue animals
  • Build and manage a sanctuary
  • Unlock and equip gear and consumables
  • Customize ball and shooter styles
  • Compete on global leaderboards
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Aim. Fire. Free them all. Cage Break: Rescue Run is a one-more-turn brick-breaker with a heart. Fire a salvo of bouncing balls, shatter the cages closing in from above, and set the trapped animals free before the cages cross the line. Every critter you rescue finds a home in your Sanctuary. FREE THE WILD Line up the perfect angle and unleash your salvo. Chip away at cages, chain your bounces, and clear the board before it closes in on you. CHASE THE FRENZY Catch a drifting orb mid-salvo to trigger Frenzy — rapid-fire shots, a stacking combo multiplier, and a screen bursting with color. Stack it high for sky-high scores. RESCUE TEN WILD WORLDS Free 40 animals across lush rainforest, deep ocean, frozen tundra, sunlit savanna, a cozy barnyard, a moonlit bayou, a bright coral reef, city streets after dark, a volcano's edge, and a cherry grove in bloom — each with its own cast of critters, its own closing hazard, and its own music. BUILD YOUR SANCTUARY Every animal you free joins your Sanctuary. Tap them to say hello — and some will return to your runs as a helper squad, firing bonus balls to lend a paw. GEAR UP IN THE SHOP Rack up coins as you play and spend them in the Shop. Equip a three-slot loadout of run-long modifiers — Reinforcements, Bunker, Orb Magnet, Ward and more — or stock single-use consumables like Blast, Row Nuke, Freeze, and Second Chance to pull off a clutch save when the cages close in. Keep freeing critters mid-run and you'll earn bonus consumables for free. MAKE IT YOURS Unlock a collection of ball and shooter styles to customize how your salvo looks as it flies, then pick your home-screen icon from 50 designs — one for every world, and one for every animal you can free. CLIMB THE RANKS Three difficulties and 30 Game Center leaderboards — one for every world at every difficulty. How far can you go? - Simple one-thumb, portrait play - Universal — built for iPhone and iPad - No accounts, no sign-in — plays fully offline Break the cages. Free the wild.

Screenshots

Hexplex4 screens
Cage Break4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexplex at none against Cage Break's 4. Hexplex also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Cage Break's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Cage Break sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hexplex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Hexplex versus Cage Break: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexplexCage Break
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbyeongjin kimTimothy Murphy

In-app purchases

None

Hexplex

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Cage Break

One-time4
  • Pouch of Coins$0.99
  • Cage Break Pro — Unlock Everything$2.99
  • Sack of Coins$2.99
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  • Chest of Coins$7.99

Questions

Is Hexplex free?
Hexplex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cage Break free?
Cage Break is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hexplex or Cage Break have ads?
Hexplex shows ads; Cage Break does not.
Which is updated more often, Hexplex or Cage Break?
Hexplex ships an update every 3 days, and Cage Break every 3 days. Most recently, Hexplex was updated on October 5, 2026 and Cage Break on October 7, 2026.

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