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# Hepta: The Complete Guide (Every Feature, Step by Step)
> The full Hepta guide — how to play the calm, ad-free merge puzzle: merge matching pieces through seven shapes, master the ripple and stones, earn stars, and use hearts. With screenshots.
**Hepta** is a calm, **ad-free** merge puzzle that's easy to learn and hard to master. You merge two pieces that share the same color and shape; they combine into the next shape up, evolving through seven shapes from a circle to a heptagon. Build the target piece to clear each level. This guide covers **every feature**, step by step, with screenshots.
## What makes Hepta different
No banners, no pop-ups — nothing interrupts your calm.
All 150 levels are bundled, so you can play anywhere.
All levels are verified solvable — you'll never hit an impossible board.
No coins, no boosters, no shop. Hepta never sells solutions.
## Getting started
Download it free — all 150 levels come bundled, so it plays offline.
For iPhone and iPad.
For Android.
Launch the app and follow the quick, interactive How to Play tutorial — one tap at a time. Tutorial levels are always free and cost no hearts.
Drag two pieces that share the same color and shape together. They combine into the next piece up.
Keep merging to build the target piece shown at the top — that clears the level.
## How to play
The loop is simple: find two pieces matching in **both color and shape**, drag one onto the other to evolve up a shape, and repeat toward the **target piece** at the top. Build the target to clear the level.
### The seven shapes
Pieces evolve through seven shapes in order ("Hepta" means seven):
| Step | Shape | | Step | Shape |
| ---- | -------- | - | ---- | -------- |
| 1 | Circle | | 5 | Pentagon |
| 2 | Ellipse | | 6 | Hexagon |
| 3 | Triangle | | 7 | Heptagon |
| 4 | Square | | | |
## Merging, direction & scoring
Merging is where the depth lives:
* **Direction matters.** When two pieces merge, the tile you **drop ONTO keeps its score**. Dragging A onto B isn't the same as B onto A — decide which tile to keep before you merge.
* **The ripple.** Each merge **ripples to the 4 neighboring tiles** (up, down, left, right), scoring points on them. One well-placed merge can score across several tiles.
* **Stones.** Stones are obstacles with no special button — **break a stone by merging on a tile next to it**, and the ripple cracks it.
* **Stars.** Solving in **fewer moves earns more stars** (1–3). Your best move count per level is saved so you can come back and beat it.
To protect a tile's points, make it the one you **drop onto**, not the one you drag away.
## Levels, stars & the map
Hepta has **150 hand-crafted levels** on a winding map. Level 1 is open from the start; clear a level to unlock the next. Each level shows its state — **Locked, Current, Open, or Cleared** (with stars earned). Every level rewards **1–3 stars** based on how few moves you use, and all 150 are verified solvable.
Three stars are about solving smart, not fast. There's no timer — take your time and plan each move.
When you're stuck, tap the **Hint** button to highlight the next good move. Use it as often as you like.
## Hearts (your play energy)
Hearts pace your play and are designed to stay out of the way:
* You **lose a heart only when you fail** a level — never when you win.
* **Tutorial levels never cost a heart.**
* Hearts **refill over time** in the background while you're away — nothing to claim.
* Out of hearts? **Wait a short while** for them to refill, or get an optional **Unlimited play** pass to lift the limit for a while.
## Settings & languages
Hepta is available in **19 languages**, auto-selected for you and switchable in **Settings**.
## Frequently asked questions
No — no banners, no pop-ups, ever.
Yes. All 150 levels are bundled in the app, so it works without a connection.
Wait a little while for them to refill on their own, or get an Unlimited play pass to lift the limit.
No — all 150 levels are verified solvable, and the Hint button shows the next good move.
Get Hepta for iPhone and iPad.
Get Hepta for Android.