Hex Beam vs Ray Relay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex Beam
Guide colored beams of light to their matching targets on a hexagonal board by rotating tiles. Solve increasingly complex puzzles by splitting beams, using portals, and manipulating linked tile groups. Enjoy daily challenges and helpful hints.
- Hexagonal board puzzles
- Rotate tiles to guide light
- Split beams and use portals
- Linked tile group manipulation
- Daily puzzles
- Hints and puzzle guide
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Hex Beam is a logic puzzle game about guiding light through a hexagonal board. Turn the tiles to direct each colored beam to its matching target. A mirror that connects one beam can send another in the wrong direction. Find the arrangement that connects them all. Start with simple reflections, then discover new ways to control the light. Split a beam into multiple paths. Send it through portals to another part of the board. Turn linked tile groups together, changing several paths with a single move. As the puzzles become more complex, each tile becomes part of a larger problem. Follow the beams, work out how the paths interact, and test your solution. Watch the light change as you turn each tile. Play through increasingly complex levels, or try a new daily puzzle. Hints and a puzzle guide are available when you need help. Turn the tiles. Find the path. Connect every color.
Ray Relay
A premium puzzle game where players route light beams through mirrored grids. Solve logic puzzles by rotating elements to align colorful paths, focusing on reflection and timing-free challenges.
- Light-path puzzles
- Mirrored grids
- Colorful beam paths
- Timing-free logic
- Hand-curated levels
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Ray Relay is a premium light-path puzzle game about routing beams through mirrored grids. Rotate your thinking around each board, line up the paths, and solve compact puzzles built around color, reflection, and timing-free logic. Features: - Light-path puzzles - Colorful beam paths - Hand-curated levels
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ray Relay at 5.0 against Hex Beam's 4.5. Ray Relay also leads on ads (none vs shown). Hex Beam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Ray Relay sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hex Beam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ray Relay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Hex Beam ships an update every 3 weeks, Ray Relay every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex Beam | Ray Relay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ethan Jones | Bogdan Balan |
Customer experience
Hex Beam
Ray Relay
In-app purchases
Hex Beam
No in-app purchases
Ray Relay
- Focal Point Unlock$1.99
- Double Split Unlock$1.99
- Black Glass Unlock$1.99
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- Signal Bloom Unlock$1.99
- Blue Shift Unlock$1.99
- Prism Junction Unlock$1.99
- Silicon Mind Unlock$1.99
- Event Horizon Unlock$1.99
- Critical Angle Unlock$1.99
