# Hexes Honeycomb — Abstract insect-themed game

> Abstract strategy board game simulating Hive, focusing on surrounding the queen bee. (iPhone/iPad app by Innerblooming LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hexes-honeycomb/id1575129408 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Innerblooming LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1507757565)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Board, Strategy
- Price: $3.99 with in-app purchases (on sale, was $4.99)
- Rating: 3.60/5 from 167 App Store ratings · 67 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2021-07-07
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hexes-honeycomb/id1575129408/reviews.md

## What is Hexes Honeycomb?

Play against a bot or against other real players, online or offline!Hexes is a custom-made implementation of the board game Hive, a game remotely resembling chess.

The goal is to surround the enemy's queen bee from all six sides of these hexagons. Each piece has different mechanics!

## Key features

- Online multiplayer
- Offline AI opponent
- Hexagonal board gameplay
- Unique piece mechanics
- Queen bee surrounding objective

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $3.99.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Expansion bugs | $0.99 | per month |


## What do users think of Hexes Honeycomb?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Faithful to board game
- 👍 Good for learning the game
- 👍 Great simulator for board game
- 👍 Interface simple and pleasant
- 👍 Good game quality

**Cons**

- 💸 Subscription for expansions
- 💸 Money grab / Rip off
- 💸 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤖 Weak/predictable AI
- 🤖 AI too easy / juvenile
- 📉 Poor graphics
- 📉 Choppy interface
- ❌ No online multiplayer
- ❌ No AI opponent
- ❌ No draw option
- ❌ No undo/back button
- ❌ Game doesn't end properly
- ❌ App doesn't open/crashes

**Commonly reported bugs**

- AI does not follow rules (pill bug moves with beetle on top)
- Online multiplayer not working
- Cannot create or join matches
- Data errors in online private games
- Game freezes
- App crashes on startup

**Most requested features**

- Add difficulty settings for the bot
- Add timers like in chess games
- Add sounds
- Add the option to de-select a piece
- Add a turn indicator
- Add playable tutorial
- Add dark mode
- Add statistics screen (wins, losses, etc.)
- Ability to choose black or white
- Confirmation button before ending turn
- Exit button after each game
- Next match option after finishing a game
- Larger tiles / zoom option
- Option to change the board
- Notifications of plays
- Pieces always in the lower part of the screen
- Game analysis functionality
- More online players
- Better AI
- Single-player mode
- Play black vs AI

## Recent user reviews (10 of 67)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hexes-honeycomb/id1575129408/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Trash App

*2025-12-27*

Worst app I’ve ever played! What a money grab! It’s like hive but terrible. The AI makes nonsense, random-seeming moves.  if you want any of the expansion bugs (mosquito, ladybug, or pill bug), you have to pay one dollar a month for life to get them?!  Really, a subscription to get the expansion bugs??  Also the graphics are terrible, which I wouldn’t mind if the gameplay was at all even mediocre.

### 2/5 — Why monthly payments?!

*2025-12-04*

Paying monthly for the expansion tiles is a ripoff and the game AI is too simple to beat w/o them that it's almost not even fun. 1.5/5

### 1/5 — Horrible "AI"

*2025-11-14, version 2.7*

The computer plays the exact same (bad) moves every single game. Waste of money.

### 1/5 — Too easy

*2025-09-15*

The AI you verse is way too easy and there’s no way to change the difficulty. I can’t believe I had to pay for this.

### 3/5 — Faithful to board game - won't be buying add ons

*2025-05-31*

Game AI is a bit poor and predictable ... in principle I do not buy payg add-ons ... I'd happily pay a fixed price... but there we are 🤷‍♂️

### 1/5 — Expansive In App Purchases for Basics

*2025-05-04*

Expansive In-App purchases for basics, weak design

### 2/5 — Too minimal

*2025-04-17*

Needs way more work: Add the option to de-select a piece. Add difficulty settings for the bot. Add timers like in chess games for live games. Add sounds

### 2/5 — Not great

*2025-03-04*

The computer does not make logical moves and the subscription model for extra pieces is a horrible decision.

### 1/5 — fraude

*2024-12-22, version 2.7*

es definible como estafa que pagues por un juego y luego te cobren una cuota mensual para poder jugar con todas las piezas

### 3/5 — Needs more difficulty settings

*2024-12-17*

It’s been good to learn the game, however it’s way too easy to beat the AI, and there’s never anyone else to play with online.

## Frequently asked questions about Hexes Honeycomb

### What is Hexes Honeycomb?

Hexes Honeycomb is a digital implementation of the abstract strategy board game Hive. The goal is to surround the opponent's queen bee from all six sides on a hexagonal board. Each game piece has its own unique movement and abilities.

### How can I play Hexes Honeycomb?

You can play Hexes Honeycomb against a computer-controlled bot for offline practice, or challenge other real players online. The game supports both online and offline play modes.

### Is Hexes Honeycomb free to play?

The application is free to download and play, but it does offer in-app purchases. These purchases likely provide additional content or features beyond the core gameplay experience.

### What makes Hexes Honeycomb different from chess?

While both are strategy games, Hexes Honeycomb is played on a hexagonal grid and the objective is to surround the queen bee, not capture a king. Each piece in Hexes Honeycomb has distinct movement mechanics that differ from chess pieces.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.7 — 2024-07-30

Bug fixes

### 2.6 — 2023-12-10

- Connectivity optimizations for online private games

### 2.5 — 2023-11-18

- Add haptic feedback when the bot finishes its turn
- White pieces are now placed at the bottom of the screen, while the black pieces are placed at the top

### 2.4 — 2023-11-04

- Improve piece images for different iPhone and iPad screens

### 2.3 — 2023-10-20

- Increase tile layout on iPhones with bigger screens

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