Flow Free vs Hexa Sort

How do Flow Free and Hexa Sort compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Flow Free	Hexa Sort
Genre	Board	Board
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	variable	medium
Ad intensity	medium	high
In-app-purchase pressure	low	high
Typical session	variable	variable
Rating	4.8 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	398,489	218,798
Reviews say	What players like Hundreds of free levels and daily puzzles Smooth, polished gameplay with gradual difficulty progression Relaxing and meditative experience Common complaints Excessive ads even after purchasing ad-free version Ad-free purchase doesn't actually remove ads (especially for hints) Game stability issues and broken daily/weekly puzzles	What players like Satisfying core puzzle mechanics Relaxing visuals and zen aesthetics Good progression with varied challenges Common complaints Excessive ads interrupting gameplay every 2-3 minutes Pay-to-win model with inflated coin costs for powerups Frequent crashes and loading failures across devices

Flow Free — Connect matching colors with pipes to fill the board in this addictive, relaxing puzzle game with hundreds of free levels. (rated variable difficulty, medium ad pressure) Hexa Sort — A colorful hexagon tile-sorting puzzle game with satisfying matches and zen aesthetics, but buried under relentless ads and aggressive monetization. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-11. Last updated 2026-07-11.