Comparison

Tidecaller vs Hexkeep

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

Head to head
About

Tidecaller

Assemble a team of mythical ocean creatures, forge powerful gear, and battle through dangerous seas to restore balance. Hatch, collect, and evolve a diverse roster of aquatic companions to overcome challenges and explore vibrant underwater worlds.

Highlights
  • Hatch and collect unique ocean creatures
  • Forge and evolve powerful weapons and armor
  • Battle through expansive adventure stages
  • Explore procedurally generated dungeons
  • Engage in daily boss battles
  • Evolve creatures and gear through multiple stages
Features
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Dive into the deep and build your ultimate aquatic squad in Tidecaller — an ocean RPG where you hatch creatures, forge powerful gear, and battle your way to Ocean Heaven. You are the Tidecaller — born with the rare gift to befriend ocean creatures, not through domination, but through trust. An ancient evil known as The Eternal has corrupted the seas, bending powerful creatures to his will and sealing the path to Ocean Heaven. Assemble your team, grow stronger, and fight to restore the ocean's balance. HATCH & COLLECT Crack open eggs to discover unique creatures inspired by Greek mythology, prehistoric marine life, and maritime legend. From the cunning Selkie to the mighty Kraken, every creature has its own lore, abilities, and multi-stage evolution chain. Will you hatch something mythic? BUILD YOUR TEAM Equip your squad with powerful weapons and armor across multiple rarity tiers. Evolve your creatures and weapons through multiple stages to become stronger. Find the perfect combination of creatures and equipment to dominate any challenge. ADVENTURE MODE Battle through increasingly dangerous ocean territory — from the Shallow Reef to the Volcanic Vents and beyond. Face corrupted creatures, powerful bosses, and uncover the mystery of The Eternal. Clear stages to earn crystals, coins, and rare materials. DUNGEON DIVE Descend into procedurally generated dungeon floors with escalating difficulty. Collect powerful buffs and debuffs along the way. How deep can you go? DAILY BOSS Take on a powerful daily boss for bonus rewards. Strategize around boss abilities and team composition to maximize your damage. DAMAGE TRIAL Test your team's limits against the Deepwater Troll, how much damage can you do? EVOLVE & UPGRADE Level up your creatures with XP orbs, evolve them through multi-stage evolution chains, and push their power to the limit. Forge and evolve weapons and armor to unlock new passive abilities and stat boosts. ADVANCED TRAINING Send creatures on timed expeditions to earn rare materials, gear, and evolution resources. Longer missions yield better rewards. DAILY EVENTS Dig for treasure, open the chest of fortune, claim daily login rewards, and play rotating events to earn exclusive items. FEATURES - A growing roster of collectible creatures across multiple rarity tiers - Dozens of weapons and armors to collect and evolve - Expansive adventure stages with unique environments - Procedural dungeon dive with buffs and debuffs - Daily boss battles with rotating challenges - Rich lore and story-driven progression - Stunning hand-crafted ocean environments - Epic hatch animations for rare pulls - No energy walls — play at your pace Free to play. No ads.

About

Hexkeep

This is a roguelite Match-3 RPG where matching tiles on the board initiates attacks, casts spells, and allows you to acquire loot and items. Progress through a cursed tower, facing mythological deities and challenging bosses with each run.

Highlights
  • Match-3 combat mechanics
  • Roguelite progression
  • Spellcasting system
  • Loot and item acquisition
  • Turkish mythology deities
  • Boss battles
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Hexkeep is not your average match-3 game. It's a roguelite Match-3 RPG where the board is your weapon: match tiles to strike enemies, cast spells, loot rare gear and buy powerful items, then climb a cursed wizard's tower ruled by deities from Turkish mythology. Every run is a gamble. Match three to attack, chain bigger combos to hit harder, and pray the curse tiles don't bury you before the boss does. The board fights back This is no calm match-3 puzzle. Matches are attacks, fusions and spells. Read the board, line up your chains, and end the fight before it ends you. Borrow the power of gods Strike a pact with deities pulled from Turkish myth. Each one bends the rules of your run a different way, so no two climbs feel the same. Die, learn, climb again A true roguelite: death ends the run and drops you back at the foot of the tower. You come back smarter, with new gear, new spells and a score to settle. Spells, curses and dark bargains Hurl spells across the grid, shatter curse tiles before they spread, or twist that dark magic into a weapon of your own. Loot, gold and a shifty merchant Tear weapons, gems and rare relics from your enemies, then haggle with the merchant until your build breaks the game. A tower with teeth Fight through cursed dungeons and distant regions, dig up secrets, and topple the bosses guarding the floors above. If match-3, roguelike runs and real RPG loot are your thing, Hexkeep will eat your evenings. Climb the tower. Cheat death. Beat the gods.

Screenshots

Tidecaller4 screens
Hexkeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tidecaller at none against Hexkeep's shown. Tidecaller also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tidecaller sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hexkeep sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tidecaller against 5.0 for Hexkeep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tidecaller versus Hexkeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTidecallerHexkeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB469 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperCole AmesOzcan YESILYURT

Customer experience

Tidecaller

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hexkeep

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tidecaller

One-time10
  • Spin Pack — 2 Spins$0.99
  • 500 Crystals$1.99
  • Spin Pack — 4 Spins$1.99
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  • 1,250 Crystals$4.99
  • Spin Pack — 10 Spins$4.99
  • 2,500 Crystals$9.99
  • Spin Pack — 20 Spins$9.99
  • 5,000 Crystals$19.99
  • Spin Pack — 50 Spins$19.99
  • 10,000 Crystals$39.99
4 purchases

Hexkeep

One-time4
  • Gem Pile$0.99
  • Gem Pouch$4.99
  • Gem Barrel$9.99
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  • Gem Chest$19.99

Questions

Is Tidecaller free?
Tidecaller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexkeep free?
Hexkeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tidecaller or Hexkeep?
Tidecaller and Hexkeep are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Tidecaller or Hexkeep have ads?
Hexkeep shows ads; Tidecaller does not.

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