Press kit

Hex is a color puzzle game on a honeycomb, made by Oddyard, the games studio of The Yard Apps LLC, an independent company in Texas. Everything on this page may be used in coverage of the game. Questions, interviews, keys for the apps when they arrive: support@theyardapps.com.

In a sentence

Fix the honeycomb: swap the stray hexes back into a perfect gradient before your swaps run out.

Fact sheet

Name: Hex (in the app stores: Hex: Color Puzzle)
Developer: Oddyard (The Yard Apps LLC), Texas, USA
Platforms: Web (any modern browser, installable), at hex.theyardapps.com. iPhone on the App Store. Android on Google Play.
Price: Free. Optional Hex Coins packs, Hex Plus (subscription) and Remove ads.
Release: Web: October 1, 2026. Android: October 7, 2026. iPhone: October 21, 2026.
Players: Single player, with friends through invite and challenge links and a shared Daily.
Website: hex.theyardapps.com
Contact: support@theyardapps.com

About the game

Every board in Hex is a honeycomb of colors that is almost right: a smooth gradient with a few hexes swapped out of place. Find them and swap them home. That is the whole rule, and it goes a long way: 185 levels across ten worlds bring round boards, rings, hearts and diamonds, frozen tiles, a fuse, and a boss at the end of every world. Solve a level in the fewest swaps for three stars.

Around the main game, Swap, sit three more: Memory (peek at the colors, then find the pairs), Bloom (flood the board in the fewest moves) and Spot (find the one shade that is off before the fuse burns out). Each has its own Journey, a quick mode, and the same Hex Coins, boosters and stars. Nothing is locked; bonus rounds on the map introduce the other games as optional side quests.

Every day there is one Daily board, the same for everyone, and one shot at it. Results come with a card to share, and friends can play the exact same board from the link. Friend codes, invite links and challenge links tie players together, and every leaderboard score is checked by replaying the moves.

Hex is free in the browser with no sign-up wall; signing in with Google (or Apple, on iPhone) carries progress across devices. The apps are on the App Store and Google Play.

Key features

Four games, one honeycomb. Swap (the main game: 185 levels across 10 worlds), Memory, Bloom and Spot, each with its own Journey and a quick mode. Nothing is locked.
A Daily for everyone. One board a day, the same for every player, one shot. A streak to keep and a result card to share.
Hard but fair. Subtle gradients, a few spare swaps, and a clear rule: a swap that fixes nothing bounces back. Three stars for the fewest swaps.
Friends and challenges. Invite links, friend codes, a look at where friends are on the map, and challenge links to the exact board you just played. Scores are checked by replaying every move.
Play anywhere. Free in any modern browser, installable, works offline; on the App Store for iPhone and Google Play for Android. Sign in to carry progress across devices.
Made for everyone. Color-assist palettes, larger text, keyboard play, reduced motion.