Comparison

Jarble vs Hexpair

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

Head to head
About

Jarble

Engage your mind with a unique word game where you swap letters to form new words of the same length. Choose from daily challenges, competitive timed matches, or a solo adventure with hundreds of levels.

Highlights
  • Swap up to 5 letters
  • Maintain word length
  • Daily mental challenges
  • 60-second timed matches
  • 300 solo levels
  • Multiplayer via game code
Features
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JARBLE-The letter swap word game. The name of the game is simple, change up to 5 letters in place to make a different valid word. The length never changes — substitution only. Three ways to play Daily, Quick Match and Solo. Daily-A daily mental spark that gives you something new every day. Share your results with friends or coworkers. Quick Match-For the competitive player-A word appears; you have 60 seconds to think of a new word and swap the letters. Fewest swaps wins the round, but if any players land on the same word they cancel out and neither scores. 10 rounds, most round wins takes the game. Solo-For the more casual player. 300 levels that increase in difficulty the further you go along. Play on your pace! Play Quick Match with friends as well. Share the game code and start a match!

About

Hexpair

Engage your mind with a hexagonal logic puzzle game featuring over a thousand levels. Solve daily challenges, compare scores, and enjoy a calming, interruption-free experience. Progress syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal grid logic puzzles
  • Over 1000 levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Offline play
  • iCloud progress sync
  • Free hints and undo
Features
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Two shaded cells in every region. Pairs never touch. That is the whole rulebook, and it stays fresh for a thousand levels. Hexpair is the Norinori logic puzzle on a hexagonal board. Calm, tactile, and nothing on the puzzle screen but the puzzle. THE RULES • Every region gets exactly two shaded cells • Shaded cells form pairs, and a pair may cross region borders • Two pairs never touch edge to edge Hex makes the rules purer than the classic square version. No diagonals, no exceptions, no fine print. THREE LADDERS • 6×6, 8×8 and 10×10 boards, each with its own ladder • Over a thousand levels per size • A gentle ramp to start, then difficulty that rises and falls so no stretch becomes a grind • Everyone plays the same levels in the same order, so you can compare notes DAILY CHALLENGE • One new puzzle per size every day, the same for everyone in the world • One attempt, timed, ranked on Game Center leaderboards • Unlocks after 20 solved levels of that size, so you arrive ready BUILT FOR THINKING • Tap to mark a cell empty, double tap to shade it, drag to mark many at once • Free hints and unlimited undo on ladder levels • Learn the game in four guided levels • Progress syncs over iCloud between iPhone and iPad • The ladder plays offline NO INTERRUPTIONS No banners. No interstitials. No timers pushing you along. Take as long as you like. FREE AND PRO The first 100 levels on 6×6, 50 on 8×8 and 25 on 10×10 are free. The daily challenge and hints are free for everyone. To go further, buy Pro once and every level on every ladder opens for good, or watch an optional ad now and then to unlock the next batch. Nothing you unlock ever locks again. Download Hexpair and solve your first pair in under a minute. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Jarble4 screens
Hexpair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hexpair at 5.0 against Jarble's 4.5. Hexpair also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Jarble's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Hexpair sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jarble asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hexpair holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Jarble's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hexpair's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jarble ships an update every 6 weeks, Hexpair every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Jarble versus Hexpair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJarbleHexpair
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperF Originations LLCINNCODER AS

Customer experience

Jarble

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Hexpair

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jarble

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hexpair

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Jarble free?
Jarble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexpair free?
Hexpair is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jarble or Hexpair?
Hexpair is rated higher. Jarble averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hexpair averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Jarble or Hexpair have ads?
Both Jarble and Hexpair show ads.
Which is updated more often, Jarble or Hexpair?
Jarble ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hexpair every 4 days. Most recently, Jarble was updated on November 10, 2026 and Hexpair on November 4, 2026.

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