Comparison

Hex Touch vs ctstris

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

Head to head
About

Hex Touch

A two-player abstract strategy board game where players aim to connect opposite sides of a hexagonal board with their chosen color. The game guarantees a winner, as a chain must form by the time all cells are colored.

Highlights
  • Two-player gameplay
  • Hexagonal board
  • Connect opposite sides
  • Abstract strategy
  • Guaranteed winner
Features
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Hex is a board game for two players. The red player trys to connect the two red borders with a chain of red cells by coloring empty cells red, while the blue player trys the same with the blue borders. The game can never end with a draw:When all cells have been colored, there must exists either a red chain or a blue chain. Good luck!

About

ctstris

Features
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● beats ▲. ▲ beats ■. ■ beats ●. That's the only rule — and now it's a falling-block puzzle. ■ BEAT IT TO BREAK IT When your piece beats every block it lands on, it smashes them all and keeps drilling down. One tie or loss underneath and it stops right there. ■ CHAIN COMBOS Every crush in a row multiplies your score: ×2, ×3 and beyond. The landing preview shows exactly how deep you'll drill and which blocks will break. ■ EVOLVE One button turns your piece into the shape that beats it. You get half a second after touchdown to flip the matchup. ■ CLEAR LINES, SCORE A CTSTRIS! Fill a row to clear it. Clear four at once for a CTSTRIS! Lines and crushes both push you to the next level. ■ PRESSURE FROM BELOW Every few pieces, a new row of garbage rises from the bottom. The higher your level, the faster it gets. • 7 pieces, 3 shapes • Play with buttons or swipes • Haptic feedback and punchy crush effects • Best score tracking • No ads, no data collected

Screenshots

Hex Touch2 screens
ctstris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ctstris at none against Hex Touch's shown. Hex Touch's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hex Touch ships an update every 9 months, ctstris every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hex Touch versus ctstris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHex Touchctstris
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin WhiteSungjun Kim

In-app purchases

None

Hex Touch

No in-app purchases

None

ctstris

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hex Touch free?
Hex Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ctstris free?
ctstris is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hex Touch or ctstris have ads?
Hex Touch shows ads; ctstris does not.
Which is updated more often, Hex Touch or ctstris?
Hex Touch ships an update every 9 months, and ctstris every 17 months. Most recently, Hex Touch was updated on November 1, 2026 and ctstris on November 4, 2026.

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