Comparison

Pocket Delver vs HexiPop

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Delver

Features
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Pocket Delver is a tight, hand-crafted puzzle game about digging, falling rocks, sparkling gems, and just barely making it out alive. Burrow through dirt, knock loose boulders onto enemies, herd them away from your only exit, and collect enough diamonds to unlock the way out โ€” all before the timer runs down. Every level is a self-contained puzzle box: small enough to grasp at a glance, big enough to chew on for ten minutes when the "obvious" path turns out to bury you alive. KEY FEATURES Pure single-screen puzzle design โ€” no procedurally generated filler, every level was placed by hand and solved by humans. Pixel-perfect retro visuals. Designed for iPhone and iPad. On-screen D-pad controls, plus full MFi and Bluetooth controller support. Built-in level rewind. Take a wrong step? Tap to restart and try again โ€” no rage required. Game Center leaderboards and achievements. No ads. No in-app purchases. Pay once, play forever โ€” even offline. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT If you grew up sneaking levels of a certain 80s home-computer classic on a CRT, Pocket Delver was built for you. It's the kind of game you open on the train, solve two levels, and put away smiling. NO CATCH One purchase, the whole game. No subscriptions, no energy meters, no pop-ups, no nagging. Future level packs are free updates for everyone who bought the game. Happy delving.

About

HexiPop

Features
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Hexi Pop is a hex-grid puzzle game built for quick sessions and long streaks. Drag pieces from your tray onto a hexagonal board. Fill a full row or diagonal and it pops, clearing space for what comes next. The board fills fast โ€” plan your placements, chain your clears, and keep going as long as you can. When nothing in your tray fits anywhere, the round is over. โ€” Clean, distraction-free hex board โ€” Drag-and-drop or tap-to-place piece controls โ€” Built-in tutorial for your first round โ€” Track your rounds and stats over time โ€” 100% offline โ€” nothing ever leaves your device โ€” No ads, no accounts, no in-app purchases Hexi Pop is a native SwiftUI app made for iPhone, designed to feel fast and fit in your pocket for a minute or an hour.

Screenshots

Pocket Delver4 screens
HexiPop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HexiPop at every 2 weeks against Pocket Delver's every 2 months. Pocket Delver's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Pocket Delver costs $0.99 and HexiPop $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Delver ships an update every 2 months, HexiPop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Pocket Delver versus HexiPop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket DelverHexiPop
Price$0.99$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPECTADOIoannis Pinakoulakis

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Delver

No in-app purchases

None

HexiPop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Delver free?
Pocket Delver costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HexiPop free?
HexiPop costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pocket Delver or HexiPop have ads?
Neither Pocket Delver nor HexiPop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Delver or HexiPop?
Pocket Delver ships an update every 2 months, and HexiPop every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Delver was updated on October 16, 2026 and HexiPop on October 7, 2026.

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