Comparison

Germ Squad vs Hueko

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

Head to head
About

Germ Squad

A unique puzzle game where you launch capsules that float upwards to match colors and pop germs. Plan your strategy from the top down with special abilities and challenging levels. Enjoy daily challenges and an endless mode.

Highlights
  • Floating capsules that rise
  • Top-down strategy planning
  • 40 sectors across 8 worlds
  • Six unique specialists with skills
  • Daily challenges and endless mode
  • Offline play
Features
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Germ Squad is a capsule-popping puzzle game with a twist: your capsules FLOAT. Launch two-tone capsules up into the petri dish, line up three or more of a color, and pop every germ before your supply runs out. FLOAT, STEER, POP — Drag to steer, tap to rotate, flick up to launch. Capsules rise instead of fall, and loose halves drift upward, so you plan your chains from the top down. 40 SECTORS, 8 WORLDS — From Meadow Dish to Deep Lab. Ice, bubbles, crates, fins, and poppers keep every board fresh. Earn up to three stars per sector. SIX SPECIALISTS — Recruit Dr. Pip, Dr. Frost, Dr. Ray, Dr. Volt, Dr. Lux, and Dr. Brick. Popping germs charges their skill: a 3x3 blast, an ice-shattering flash, prism capsules, and more. DAILY CHALLENGE — One fresh dish every day, the same board for everyone. Build a streak and earn bonus coins. BOOSTERS AND ENDLESS MODE — Spend coins on pre-stage boosters, then test your stamina in Endless mode with rising waves. • Free to play, with optional ads and purchases • Remove ads forever with a single purchase • Works offline — no account, no sign-up required • Original music and art, made for quick sessions Clear the colony. Save the dish. Join the Germ Squad!

About

Hueko

Features
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A small game about colours that deepen. Tip the board and let the blocks fall. When two identical ones meet — same colour, same number — they merge into one a shade deeper. Three in a row jump two shades at once. It sounds simple. Then you find out that a blue 3 and a blue 1 do nothing together, and you start planning ahead. DAILY CHALLENGE One fixed board every day, the same one for every player. The goal is set, the moves are limited. Match the best possible solution and you earn three stars — and that solution is not an estimate, it is computed down to the last move. Share your result if you like. It shows moves and stars, never the route, so nobody's tomorrow gets spoiled. A STREAK THAT SURVIVES A WEEKEND Two freezes protect your streak. Miss a day and a freeze covers for you. Play five days and you get one back. You don't have to take your phone up a mountain to keep it alive. LEADERBOARDS The daily table resets each day and shows who solved it in the fewest moves. Alongside it run a lifetime collection of stars and your best endless score. SMALL THINGS THAT MATTER • Every tile carries a number, so colour is never the only signal. • Red and green never appear together in the palette. • The game won't interrupt your music and respects the silent switch. • Works offline. The daily puzzles ship inside the app, not on a server. • One undo, and one shuffle per game when you're truly stuck.

Screenshots

Germ Squad4 screens
Hueko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hueko at none against Germ Squad's 3. Germ Squad's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Germ Squad sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hueko asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Germ Squad versus Hueko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGerm SquadHueko
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn RoudaMICHAL ZAJIC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Germ Squad

One-time3
  • 200 Coins$0.99
  • 550 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Hueko

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Germ Squad free?
Germ Squad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hueko free?
Hueko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Germ Squad or Hueko have ads?
Both Germ Squad and Hueko show ads.

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