Comparison

Hex by Hex vs Orbitfall

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

Head to head
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Hex by Hex

Features
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Hex by Hex is a tight five minute roguelite race on a small hex map. Claim adjacent tiles, build up a resource economy, and race the Tide clock before the AI boxes you in. Each run is a fresh map, a new AI faction, and a clean shot at a faster finish time. KEY FEATURES - Five minute runs. Win by domination or survive the Tide. - Small hex maps keep the pace tight, no idle waits. - Three resources (wood, iron, food) auto convert to coins each tick. - Three one shot Edicts (Conscript, Blitz, Sabotage) for swing moments. - Recipe based economy: balance your bundles to mint coins faster. - Prize tiles, chokepoint bonuses, and border raids reward aggression. - Daily Tide challenge with a global Game Center leaderboard. - Full Unlock adds all map sizes, Hard and Brutal difficulty, and every edict. DESIGNED FOR ONE MORE GAME No ads. No energy meters. No offline timers. Just fresh maps and a clock that never stops. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Orbitfall

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Pull back, let go, and bend your probe around a gravity well into the wormhole. The fewer flicks it takes, the better your score. Orbitfall is space golf with real gravity. The aim line only shows the start of your curve โ€” never where you land โ€” so every shot is a read, not a trace. Miss and you can recall the probe instantly and try the line again. FIVE REGIONS, FIVE NEW RULES โ€ข First Light โ€” clean launches and steady gravity โ€ข Ember Reach โ€” dense fields with several wells pulling at once โ€ข Reverse Field โ€” repulsors that shove the probe away โ€ข The Drift โ€” wells that orbit, so timing matters โ€ข Eventide โ€” boost gates and everything combined Every sector is checked for at least two clean solutions before you ever fly it, so there is always a line to find. DAILY ORBIT โ€” FREE, EVERY DAY Five sectors, the same five for every player worldwide. Your total flicks is your score, fewest wins, and the day's board is there without an account. KEEP A FLIGHT RECORD Lifetime flicks, per-sector bests, stars, medals, and unlockable probe trails. Share a card of your exact shot so a friend can watch the line you flew. WHAT'S FREE The first 12 campaign sectors, the full Daily Orbit and its leaderboard, medals and trails. No ads. Plays offline. GO PRO A one-time unlock or the StackForge Play Pass adds: โ€ข The rest of the campaign โ€” every sector past 12 โ€ข Hardcore โ€” fly the campaign with no aim preview at all โ€ข Weekly Gauntlet โ€” a ranked seven-sector run with its own board โ€ข Flight Log โ€” replay your best launch for each cleared sector, plus your career totals The Play Pass unlocks Pro in every StackForge game, plus One Good Thing. Terms are shown before purchase; manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Read the field. Trust the curve. Find the wormhole. Terms: https://stackforgestudios.com/terms Privacy: https://stackforgestudios.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hex by Hex4 screens
Orbitfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hex by Hex at every 2 days against Orbitfall's monthly. Orbitfall's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Hex by Hex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orbitfall sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hex by Hex ships an update every 2 days, Orbitfall monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Hex by Hex versus Orbitfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHex by HexOrbitfall
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB67 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIndieCraft LLCStackForge Studios

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hex by Hex

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$4.99
3 purchases

Orbitfall

Subscriptions2
  • StackForge Play Pass Monthly$2.991 Month
  • StackForge Play Pass Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Orbitfall Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Hex by Hex free?
Hex by Hex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbitfall free?
Orbitfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hex by Hex or Orbitfall have ads?
Neither Hex by Hex nor Orbitfall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hex by Hex or Orbitfall?
Hex by Hex ships an update every 2 days, and Orbitfall monthly. Most recently, Hex by Hex was updated on October 10, 2026 and Orbitfall on October 13, 2026.

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