Codex GameHawk vs Nine on Paper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Codex GameHawk
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GameHawk keeps a hawk's eye on every deal. Connect your Steam, GOG, Playstation and Nintendo accounts and get one overview of the games you own, one wishlist across your stores, and a push notification the moment a game drops to the price you want. YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY IN ONE VAULT • Every game you own on major gaming platforms in a single cover grid • Playtime per game and total hours played • Find your backlog: filter to unplayed games or sort by most played • Search your library and filter by store ONE WISHLIST ACROSS YOUR STORES • Your game platform wishlists merged into one list • Current price, regular price and discount for every game • All-time low badges, so you know when a price is as good as it has ever been REAL DEALS, RANKED BY WHAT YOU SAVE • The Deals tab shows the wishlist games that are on sale right now • Sort by biggest saving, and see which deals are all-time lows • Open any game in its store with one tap PRICE ALERTS THAT WATCH FOR YOU • Set the price you are willing to pay for a game • GameHawk checks store prices for you every day and sends a push when a game hits your price • The Alerts tab shows which alerts have been met and which are still waiting GAME DETAILS • Tap a game for its description, developer, publisher, release date, supported systems and languages ALSO ON THE WEB • See your Vault, Wishlist and deals on a big screen at game-hawk.com • Signing in on the web is approved from your phone, so no password is typed in a browser PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Sign in with Apple or Google • You connect your stores on your own device. Your store logins stay on your phone and are never sent to GameHawk • Delete your account and its data at any time from Settings HAWK TIERS GameHawk is free to use as a Bronze Hawk: one connected store at a time and up to two deal alerts a day. • Silver Hawk (auto-renewing subscription, billed every 3 months): all your stores at once, every deal alert, and custom price alerts • Golden Hawk (one-time purchase): everything in Silver Hawk, for life Silver Hawk is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel the subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://shin.ro/toc Privacy Policy: https://shin.ro/codex-gamehawk-privacy-policy GameHawk is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve, Steam, GOG, Sony, Microsoft, Epic Games or CD PROJEKT. All trademarks belong to their owners.
Nine on Paper
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Turn your screen into a sheet of paper and draw every move yourself. Nine on Paper is tic-tac-toe made tactile: your finger becomes the pen, each mark keeps its natural character, and the winning line appears like a quick hand-drawn flourish. PLAY YOUR WAY • Draw your own X or O directly in each square • Play against another person on the same device • Challenge the computer at Relaxed, Smart, or Unbeatable difficulty • Choose your mark and who starts • Rematch instantly and keep the score • Play the complete game without an account MADE TO FEEL REAL Warm paper, imperfect ink, subtle sound, and gentle haptics bring back the feeling of a game sketched at a café, in a classroom, or around the family table. PERSONALIZE YOUR PAGE Core gameplay and drawing stay free. Optional Premium adds extra paper styles, ink colors, stroke styles, and player-name personalization. Choose an annual plan with an eligible seven-day free trial, or unlock Premium forever with a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and eligibility are shown by the App Store before purchase. The annual plan renews automatically unless cancelled. LANGUAGES English, Ελληνικά, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português, Italiano, and العربية. No third-party ads. No tracking. No online multiplayer. Core play works offline. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Nine on Paper at 16.4 against Codex GameHawk's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Codex GameHawk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months and Nine on Paper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Codex GameHawk ships an update every 3 days, Nine on Paper every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Codex GameHawk | Nine on Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinro OU | NIKOLAOS FRESTIS ETERORRYTHMI ETAIREIA |
In-app purchases
Codex GameHawk
- Silver Hawk$5.993 Months
- Golden Hawk$29.99
Nine on Paper
- Premium — Annual7 Days trial$0.991 Year
- Premium — Lifetime$3.99








