Comparison

HexaNova vs Braino

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

Head to head
About

HexaNova

Features
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Looking for a way to unwind and challenge your brain at the same time? Welcome to HexaNova: Merge & Blast! HexaNova is a mesmerizing, stress-free puzzle game where you place, match, and blast neon hexagons. No falling blocks, no ticking clock—just you, beautiful cosmic visuals, and endless satisfying combos! HOW TO PLAY: • Drag and drop poly-hex shapes onto the board. • Match 3 or more hexes of the same color to merge and level them up. • Watch them evolve and trigger massive CHAIN REACTIONS! • Reach Level 4 to unleash the ultimate SUPERNOVA, clearing massive space on your board with a stunning explosion! WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Chill & Relaxing: Play at your own pace. Perfect for short daily breaks or deep focus sessions. Epic Visuals: Satisfying haptic feedback, glowing neon graphics, and dynamic board themes.Collect StarDust: Earn StarDust from big combos and use it in the Shop to unlock breathtaking cosmic themes (like Dark Matter and Neon Synthwave). Brain Training: Easy to pick up, but mastering the board and saving yourself from a "Game Over" requires clever strategy. Are you ready to build the ultimate chain reaction? Download HexaNova now and let the glowing hexes melt your stress away!

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Braino

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Braino is 100 puzzle games in one app. Every one of them works with no wifi, and the whole thing is a small download of under 20 MB. Sudoku, solitaire, crosswords, word games, chess, logic puzzles, brain training tests and trivia — all offline and all free. No internet required, no data used, nothing to wait for. Play on a plane, on the subway, in a waiting room, or anywhere with no signal. WORD GAMES (19) Hangman, Cryptogram, Word Nest, Word Weave, Word Scramble, Box Trail, Spell Hive, Word Fill-In, Quick Crossword, Crossword, Wordoku, Word Links, Word Guess, Letter Shuffle, Word Wheel, Anagram Hunt, Word Ladder, Word Chain, Word Search LOGIC AND NUMBER PUZZLES (34) Sudoku, 15 Puzzle, Merge 2048, Minesweeper, All Out, Tower of Hanoi, Light Up, Islands, Fleet Finder, Dominosa, Rectangles, Bridges, Pearls, Singles, Binary Puzzle, Tents and Trees, Tectonic, Ball Sort Puzzle, Peg Solitaire, Futoshiki, Skyscrapers, Mathdoku, Nonogram, Sum Clear, Bulls and Cows, Cross Sums, Killer Sudoku, Above or Below, Mahjong, Chess Puzzles, Loop the Loop, Jigsaw, Color Flood, Maze BOARD GAMES (9) Backgammon, Chess, Tic Tac Toe, Checkers, Mancala, Dots and Boxes, Gomoku, 4 in a Row, Reversi BRAIN TRAINING, QUIZ AND REFLEX (27) Memory Match, Snake, Echo Lights, Mole Tap, Typing Speed Test, Number Memory, Verbal Memory, Visual Memory, Vanishing Numbers, Click Speed Test, Reaction Time Test, Target Practice, Guess the Year, Odd One Out, Anagram Race, General Trivia, Riddles, Brain Teasers, Emoji Quiz, Guess the Country, Guess the Movie, Guess the Sport, Would You Rather, Guess the Flag, Coloring Book, Sequence Memory, Same Game SOLITAIRE AND CARDS (11) Solitaire, FreeCell, Spider Solitaire, Pyramid Solitaire, TriPeaks Solitaire, Golf Solitaire, Yukon Solitaire, Scorpion Solitaire, Forty Thieves, Baker's Dozen, Canfield Solitaire SMALL DOWNLOAD, LOW STORAGE Braino is a lightweight app: under 20 MB installed, with no extra download after you open it. One small app takes the place of a dozen separate ones, so you get sudoku, solitaire, crosswords and the rest without filling up your phone. It installs in seconds even on a slow connection, and once it is on your device it never needs another byte of data. WHY THIS ONE Truly offline. Every game runs on your device. There is no loading screen waiting on a server and no game locked behind a connection. Small. Under 20 MB, so it will not eat your storage. Honest about ads. There are no banners and nothing between games. The only ad is a short video you can choose to watch when you want an extra hint, and every game gives you three hints free before that. No account and no sign-up. Open it and play. For a quick five minutes or a long session — a daily sudoku, a crossword with your coffee, a memory test to warm up, or an evening of solitaire. One app instead of a dozen. Braino replaces the separate sudoku app, the separate solitaire app, the separate crossword app and the separate word game app — and none of them need a connection. Braino is made by the team behind wordpuzzlefree.com.

Screenshots

HexaNova4 screens
Braino4 screens

Verdict

The call

HexaNova and Braino are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HexaNova versus Braino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexaNovaBraino
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB29 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIbrahim Talha Hurataserthan topal

In-app purchases

None

HexaNova

No in-app purchases

None

Braino

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HexaNova free?
HexaNova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Braino free?
Braino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HexaNova or Braino have ads?
Both HexaNova and Braino show ads.

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