Petopia vs HexShift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Petopia
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Drop, merge, duel โ and raise a whole island of cute 3D pals. DAILY DROP โข Slide, drop and match two pals to merge them into the next one โข Chain combos: one drop can set off CHAIN x9 โข One new board a day, the same for everyone: your score really means something โข Today's leaderboard and a daily streak PAL DUEL โ NEW โข 60 seconds on the same board as a friend or a rival โข Every time you score, your pal charges across a 3D forest and tackles theirs โข Fever ร2 in the last 10 seconds: comebacks happen โข Tease them with cheeky stickers made from your own pal (EZ, LOL, Cry more!) โข Lose? One tap for revenge on the very same board โข Climb chess-style titles: Rookie, Brawler, Expert, Master, Grandmaster, Legend MOCHI YARD โข Hatch Mochi eggs into pals that grow from baby to royal โข Seven cozy 3D islands with weather and day and night โข Your pals play, work the farm, dig in the mine and nap, even while you're away โข Festivals, Wonders, a photo mode and yard visits with friends 106 PALS TO COLLECT โข Four life stages and four colours each: 1,408 looks โข Rare Sakura, Midnight and Golden pals Free to play. Optional in-app purchases and ads help keep it free. Play today's board in your browser too: marketing-site-snowy-three.vercel.app/drop
HexShift
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HexShift is a hex grid puzzle game that rewards smart thinking and fast instincts. Rotate tiles, build chains, and shatter clusters before the board collapses around you. Easy to learn. Impossible to master. Three ways to play: โ Classic: Build chains, manage bombs, and survive the pressure as the board gets harder the longer you last โ Timed: Score attack against the clock โ every cluster you shatter buys you more time โ Hardcore: One miss ends your run. The board shrinks every 10 moves. No mercy. Features: โ Satisfying chain combo system with up to 6x multipliers โ Special tiles including bombs, locked tiles, mystery tiles, prisms and more โ Daily challenges with a streak system โ Global leaderboards via Game Center โ 9 colours that unlock as your score climbs โ Clean neon aesthetic with full sound design Free to play. One optional purchase to remove ads forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Petopia at none against HexShift's 1. Petopia also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.1). HexShift's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. HexShift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Petopia asks for nothing beyond the download.
Petopia ships an update every 4 days, HexShift daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Petopia | HexShift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily โ better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 26.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quang Trung Nguyen | KURT MICHAEL JENKINS |
In-app purchases
Petopia
No in-app purchases
HexShift
- Ad Free$0.99









