Comparison

Pick Hex vs Waterway

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

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About

Pick Hex

A logic puzzle game where numbers indicate adjacent gems. Tap tiles to dig and uncover treasures, with new mechanics like big gems and locked numbers. Enjoy a relaxing, brain-teasing experience with no timers and offline play.

Highlights
  • Number clues indicate adjacent gems
  • Tap tiles to dig and uncover treasures
  • New mechanics: big gems, locked numbers, crates
  • No timer for relaxed gameplay
  • Offline play supported
  • Endless levels
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Looking for a puzzle that calms you down and works your brain at the same time? Welcome to Pick Hex - pure logic puzzle, where every number is a clue and every gem is a buried treasure. One mission: read the numbers, and dig out every gem. Simple rules, deep strategy: • The Clue: every number counts the gems hidden in the tiles touching it - nothing more, nothing less • The Dig: tap a tile to dig. There is no undo, so be sure before you commit • The Clear: satisfy a number and it clears itself off the board, getting you one step closer to the solution New mechanics as you go: • Big gems spanning several tiles - dig up every piece to claim them • Locked numbers that stay silent until you unearth the buried key • Crates hiding whole sections of the board, blasted open by a fuse • The pickaxe, for the one tile you cannot crack Why Pick Hex stays on your phone: • No timer, ever. Think for five seconds or five minutes • Play offline - built for commutes, queues and coffee breaks • Levels never run out, you can play as long as you want • Seconds to learn, and the logic keeps turning in your head long after you put the phone down Ready to put your logic to the test? Download Pick Hex and start digging!

About

Waterway

A relaxing logic game where you reconnect water pipes to restore flow and make a garden bloom. Solve puzzles by matching pipe segments to row and column number clues, transforming the board into a vibrant garden.

Highlights
  • Pipe-connecting logic puzzles
  • Row and column number clues
  • Fixed pipe sections for challenges
  • Calm and rewarding progression
  • Garden transformation finale
  • Hand-crafted puzzles
Features
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Restore the flow, watch the garden bloom. Waterway: Logic Puzzle is a relaxing logic game where parts of the water pipe are already fixed in place—and it’s up to you to reconnect the system. Each row and column has a number that tells you exactly how many pipe segments it must contain. Place and rotate pieces until every line matches its clue and the entire pipeline connects. When the last connection clicks into place, water starts flowing and the board transforms: gray tiles burst into color and your solved puzzle becomes a flourishing garden. FEATURES ● A satisfying mix of pipe-connecting and row/column number logic ● Fixed pipe sections create clever, hand-crafted challenges ● Calm, rewarding progression with a colorful “bloom” finale ● Beautiful garden transformation with every completed puzzle Can you restore the waterways and make the garden flourish?

Screenshots

Pick Hex4 screens
Waterway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waterway at none against Pick Hex's 1. Waterway also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Pick Hex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Waterway asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pick Hex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waterway has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pick Hex versus Waterway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPick HexWaterway
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (22 ratings)
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB348 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWonder Games A.S.Aleksandr Filatov

Customer experience

Pick Hex

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Waterway

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pick Hex

One-time1
  • No Ads$9.99
None

Waterway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pick Hex free?
Pick Hex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waterway free?
Waterway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pick Hex or Waterway?
Pick Hex is rated higher. Pick Hex averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Waterway averages 4.8 from 22 ratings.
Do Pick Hex or Waterway have ads?
Both Pick Hex and Waterway show ads.

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