Comparison

All Places Now 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

All Places Now

Features
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All Places Now teaches geography through eight games split across two worlds: the United States and the whole world. UNITED STATES โ€” 50 states, 7 question topics (capitals, abbreviations, nicknames, bordering states, regions, landmarks, and major cities), and 5 games: State Stack (answer, drop, and balance), Map Quest (find states on a map), Pile Up (clear a rising pile before it reaches the top), Map Builder (rebuild a region from pieces), and Capital Drop (match capitals at speed). WORLD โ€” 193 countries, 8 question topics including capitals, flags, and landmarks, across three games: Country Stack, Country Map Quest, and Country Pile Up. Country cards can be read in English, Spanish, or French. Answer correctly to unlock the next game and collect states or countries as you go โ€” 50 to complete the US map, 193 to complete the world map. Up to 6 player profiles let a family share one device, each with its own progress and high scores. Turn on "Read questions aloud" for hands-free play, or AirPlay to an Apple TV โ€” there's a companion Apple TV app, and a home screen widget shows collection progress at a glance. Progress syncs through your own iCloud account across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV. No ads, no analytics, no account to create, and no in-app purchases.

About

HexiPop

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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 made for iPhone, designed to feel fast and fit in your pocket for a minute or an hour.

Screenshots

All Places Now1 screens
HexiPop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: All Places Now at none against HexiPop's shown. HexiPop's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

All Places Now ships an update every 6 weeks, HexiPop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
All Places Now versus HexiPop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAll Places NowHexiPop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNow Studio LLCIoannis Pinakoulakis

In-app purchases

None

All Places Now

No in-app purchases

None

HexiPop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is All Places Now free?
All Places Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HexiPop free?
HexiPop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do All Places Now or HexiPop have ads?
HexiPop shows ads; All Places Now does not.
Which is updated more often, All Places Now or HexiPop?
All Places Now ships an update every 6 weeks, and HexiPop every 2 weeks. Most recently, All Places Now was updated on October 29, 2026 and HexiPop on October 31, 2026.

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