Comparison

GOA vs Hexpair

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

Head to head
About

GOA

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A key is lost somewhere in the maze, and it has to reach the exit. Getting it there is the whole game. The ground is cut into cubes and the pieces do not touch. Walking will not carry you across a gap — you cross with what the map gives you. A rope. A folding plank. A swinging arm. A mirror that puts you somewhere else entirely. Sool goes where you tell him. Look around, read the shape of the land, decide, then move. • A new maze every time — nothing to memorise • No timer, no lives, nothing chasing you • Steps are counted, so play for the exit or for the perfect run • Lose your way? Climb the lookout and see the whole map • Easy, Medium and Hard • Rain, fog, day and night, and a palette that changes with the land • Plays offline, anywhere

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

GOA4 screens
Hexpair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GOA at 15.0 against Hexpair's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GOA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hexpair sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GOA ships an update weekly, Hexpair every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GOA versus Hexpair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGOAHexpair
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALI BUGATEKININNCODER AS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GOA

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Hexpair

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is GOA free?
GOA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexpair free?
Hexpair is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GOA or Hexpair have ads?
Both GOA and Hexpair show ads.
Which is updated more often, GOA or Hexpair?
GOA ships an update weekly, and Hexpair every 4 days. Most recently, GOA was updated on October 29, 2026 and Hexpair on October 26, 2026.

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