Hex by Hex vs Iridot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex by Hex
Engage in rapid territory conquest strategy games that last about five minutes. Grow your empire from a single hex, manage resources, and outmaneuver AI rivals before time runs out. Enjoy a fresh map and unique challenges with every playthrough.
- Fast-paced 5-minute strategy games
- Real-time AI rivals
- Resource management and expansion
- One-time full unlock for all content
- Daily shared maps and leaderboards
- Seed duels for shared map challenges
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Conquer a hex map in about five minutes. Hex by Hex is a fast territory conquest strategy game: grow from a single tile into an empire before rival AI factions box you in. Every run is a fresh map. Claim neighboring hexes, build farms, lumber mills, and iron mines, turn your harvest into coins, and push across the border before the Tide clock runs out. HOW A RUN PLAYS - Start with one tile and a five minute Tide clock. - Claim adjacent hexes to expand. Forests, plains, and mountains feed your wood, food, and iron. - Balance your resources to mint coins, then spend them on new tile slots and Edicts. - Raid contested border tiles, grab prize tiles, and hold the chokepoints. - Win by domination, or get swallowed when the Tide rises. FEATURES - Fast strategy: a complete war in about five minutes, with no waiting. - Real-time AI rivals, each with its own name, color, and sigil. - Three one-shot Edicts: Conscript, Blitz, and Sabotage. - Coin market: convert resources by hand or on auto. - Daily Tide: one shared map each day with a Game Center leaderboard. - Seed duels: send a friend a link to play the exact same map. - Pinch to zoom and pan across the whole battlefield. - No ads. No energy meters. No waiting timers. FREE TO PLAY, ONE-TIME FULL UNLOCK Play the Skirmish map on Easy and Medium with the Conscript edict for free. The Full Unlock is a single purchase that adds: - Every map size, from the 37-tile Skirmish up to the 127-tile Large map with up to six AI rivals. - Hard and Brutal difficulty. - Team Mode: 2v2 and 3v3 battles with AI allies. - All three Edicts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Iridot
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Iridot is a calm color puzzle built around one simple joy: spotting a long chain. Trace dots of the same color, up, down, sideways or diagonally, then lift your finger to clear them. The longer the chain, the bigger the score. HOW TO PLAY - Link 3 or more dots of the same color - Slide back one dot to undo - Link 7 or more to earn a rainbow dot that connects with any color - Beat your longest chain NO PRESSURE - No timer, no move limit, no game over - Play for one minute or one hour - Your board and records are saved automatically SIMPLE BY DESIGN - No ads, no sign-up, no data collected - Works offline - Haptic feedback that builds with every link Take your time. The longest chain is out there.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Iridot at none against Hex by Hex's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hex by Hex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Iridot asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Hex by Hex | Iridot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IndieCraft LLC | tatsuya osawa |
In-app purchases
Hex by Hex
- Unlock Full Game$4.99
Iridot
No in-app purchases









