Hexa Away vs Township

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

	Hexa Away	Township
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	easy	hard
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	short	variable
Rating	4.6 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	320,621	2,153,682
Reviews say	What players like Addictive and fun gameplay Relaxing puzzle mechanics Infinite levels keep it fresh Common complaints Excessive ads that interrupt gameplay and freeze Ads appear constantly (before, after, during levels) Ads are repetitive and excessively long (30min to 2min+)	What players like Engaging town-building and farming mechanics Relaxing match-3 minigames available offline Active community with co-op and competitions Common complaints Match-3 levels become brutally difficult and designed to push spending Misleading ads show farming gameplay but obscure the true city-building focus Accidental spend with no confirmation or refund policy despite past support

Hexa Away — A satisfying puzzle game where you slide Hexa pieces out of the board using gimmicks and clever thinking. (rated easy difficulty, high ad pressure) Township — A city-building and farming sim with match-3 puzzles that blends relaxing town design with increasingly monetized progression gates. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-10. Last updated 2026-07-10.