Puzzles Mix vs Hex Jewels™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzles Mix
Engage in hours of puzzle-solving fun with a variety of jigsaw and square puzzles. Features multiple difficulty levels, progress saving, and helpful options for younger players. Enjoy offline play with a diverse range of image categories.
- 22 jigsaw puzzles
- 132 square puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels per puzzle
- Progress saving
- Optional piece placement helper
- Offline play
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*** puzzle photo and puzzle drawing *** The Puzzles Mix contains several levels of the game and will allow you to play during hours. 22 jigsaw puzzles and 132 square puzzles with several levels of difficulty. The jigsaw puzzles has the following categories: - cute cats drawings - difficult snow landscape - pretty flowers The square puzzles contains the categories: - lovely Brittany (France) - cute cats photos - nice sunset photos - Beautiful photos of Norway - Amazing Irrigation channels (Bisse of Valais in Switzerland) - Pretty freshwater birds photos - Difficult Vegetables & Flowers - Comely lakes and rivers photos - Awesome photos of Mountains The advancement of puzzles is saved. You can leave the game anytime and resume the puzzle where you left. - Each jigsaw puzzle has 3 levels: 4 pieces, 12 pieces and 64 pieces. - Each square puzzle has 3 levels: 4 pieces, 12 pieces and 25 pieces. - The next level is unlocked as soon as the previous is completed. - An option will allow you or your children to automatically place the touched pieces. - The score increase when a piece is correctly set. - The score for each piece and the bonus decrease if the helper is used. - The background colour and image could be easily changed - Languages: English, French - You can play offline - No advertising are displayed in the game
Hex Jewels™
This is a free puzzle game where you group five or more identical jewels to clear them from the board. Plan your moves carefully as new jewels grow after each turn. Clear the target number of jewels before the board fills to win.
- Group five or more identical jewels
- Clear target number of jewels
- Endless levels
- No timer for relaxed play
- High score leaderboards
- Automatic progress saving
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100% FREE! DOWNLOAD NOW and start having fun! Take your time planning the best moves in this relaxing yet challenging puzzle game! • Make groups of five or more identical Jewels to clear them from the board. • After each move, more Jewels start to grow on the board. • Clear the target number of Jewels before the board fills up to win! • Endless levels to challenge you! • No timer, so you can take your time and relax • Beautiful graphics! • Intuitive touch controls! • Compete against your friends and against everyone worldwide for the highest scores on Game Center • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Thanks for playing! Search for "Boy Howdy" to see all our free games! HEX JEWELS is a trademark of Boy Howdy Technology LLC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hex Jewels™ at none against Puzzles Mix's 2. Hex Jewels™ also leads on ratings volume (404 vs 2). Puzzles Mix's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Puzzles Mix sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hex Jewels™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Puzzles Mix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Jewels™ has 404 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Puzzles Mix's written reviews are positive against 95% of Hex Jewels™'s.
Puzzles Mix ships an update every 6 weeks, Hex Jewels™ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzles Mix | Hex Jewels™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (404 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 404 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anne Murielle Larger | Boy Howdy Technology LLC |
Customer experience
Puzzles Mix
Hex Jewels™
Bugs and requests
Puzzles Mix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hex Jewels™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress not saved after closing app or inactivity
- Game resets to level 1 unexpectedly
- Point counter fails to credit valid moves
- Bombs trigger too frequently at high levels
Requested features
7 requests- Sound toggle within app settings
- Hint button for stuck players
- Back button for undoing moves
- Achievement milestones and progression badges
- Ability to clear entire board
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- Better save/progress persistence
- Kindle Fire HD version
In-app purchases
Puzzles Mix
- Full game$0.29
- Pack of 31 beautiful photos of mountains & lakes$0.29
Hex Jewels™
No in-app purchases
Questions
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