# Hex - AI Board Game

> AI-powered Hex board game with progressive difficulty and path visualization. (iPhone/iPad app by Grzegorz Surma.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hex-ai-board-game/id1326484730 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Grzegorz Surma](https://appshunter.io/developer/897641452)
- Category: Games, Education, Board, Strategy
- Price: $0.99 (on sale, was $1.99)
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 185 App Store ratings · 25 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.3 · 20 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-01-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hex-ai-board-game/id1326484730/reviews.md

## What is Hex?

Classic Hex Game on a 6x6 board

• Challenge yourself with AI oponnent
• Develop different strategies as AI gets stronger after each level
• Use shortest paths visulaizations
• Compete with other gamecenter players

## Key features

- Classic Hex gameplay
- AI opponent
- Progressive AI difficulty
- Shortest path visualization
- GameCenter multiplayer

## Recent user reviews (10 of 25)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hex-ai-board-game/id1326484730/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Easy AI But Still Fun!

*2026-03-23*

The AI was pretty easy to beat but I did lose a couple of times on the way to completing level 6.  Needs more levels and stronger AI.  Good app for someone new to the game of Hex!

### 2/5 — Way too short

*2022-12-25*

Cool concept but the game only has 6 levels and no other features. It’s beatable in 4 minutes. I wouldn’t recommend spending money on this game in its current state. Maybe if a multiplayer mode was added, it would be worth it.

### 1/5 — Nervig

*2022-11-14*

Die KI ist eine Betrüger hab es geschafft aber hab verloren..

### 4/5 — Good but

*2022-08-24*

Good but but after 6 levels it say thanks for playing 
BORINGLY GOOD

### 3/5 — It’s a demo

*2022-04-11*

Has only six quick levels and then tells you you’ve reached the end. You can redo level 6 if you wait for the dialog box to go away. Every now and again it crashes. That makes a simple fun concept unnecessarily annoying.

### 1/5 — What a poor game with only 6 levels

*2022-04-06*

I was done in 5 minutes 
What is this for a poor game 
You don’t have more time for more ?

### 5/5 — Захватывает!

*2022-02-03, version 1.5*

Отличная реализация минималистичной стратегии под названием крестики/нолики!

### 4/5 — Quick and fun!

*2021-06-28*

Would like to be able to go first

### 4/5 — Love it! Make More Levels!

*2021-04-26*

It’s an amazing game, BUT, it only goes to level 6. I would keep playing it but there is no goal because it ENDS at LEVEL 6! MAKE MORE LEVELS AND THIS GAME WILL ROCK! There’s no ads, there’s “no in app purchases”👍I would play this game for hours if there was a way to climb the leaderboard and go up as high as possible. More levels🙏

### 4/5 — Игра хорошая

*2021-01-31, version 1.5*

Приятный интерфейс, простая механика. Но всего 6 уровней сложности, которые никак между собой не отличаются. Либо уж надо сделать много уровней (50), либо не делать разделения на уровни вовсе. Как крестики-нолики. Нажал "играть" и всё. Ни уровней, ни сложности. Просто игра. Было бы здорово добавить режим для двоих, чтобы играть друг против друга, а не только с AI.

## Frequently asked questions about Hex

### What is Hex?

Hex is a classic abstract strategy board game played on a hexagonal grid. The objective is to create a connected path of your own stones linking your two opposite sides of the board before your opponent does.

### How does the AI opponent work?

The app features an AI opponent that challenges players. The AI's strength increases after each level, requiring players to develop and adapt their strategies to overcome increasingly difficult opponents.

### Is this app free to play?

Yes, this application is completely free to download and play. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the description.

### Can I play with friends?

Yes, you can compete with other players through GameCenter. This allows for multiplayer matches against friends or other users of the app.

### What are the shortest path visualizations?

The app includes a feature to visualize the shortest paths on the board. This can be a useful tool for understanding game strategy and analyzing potential moves.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2020-09-26

Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.4 — 2018-07-01

New challenges!

### 1.3 — 2018-01-23

Added level selection

### 1.2 — 2018-01-18

New level!

### 1.1 — 2018-01-18

Improved AI

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All apps by Grzegorz Surma: https://appshunter.io/developer/897641452

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*