Hex Wars vs Hexawar 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex Wars
A hexagon-based strategy warfare game for one or two players. Test your tactical skills to dominate the empire against opponents. Best enjoyed in hot seat mode with a friend.
- Hexagon-based strategy
- Warfare game
- Single player mode
- Two player hot seat mode
- Empire domination
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Hex Wars: Conquer The Empire is a hexagon based strategy warfare game for one or two players. It is best played with two players in hot seat mode. Do you have the strategy skills to dominate the empire against your friends? If you like this game please consider rating it and writing a review. Made in Queensland, Australia by Matthew Raftery of SNATCO and don't forget to try my other apps available on the App Store.
Hexawar 2
Engage in turn-based tactical combat across numerous single-player levels and multiplayer maps. Design your own battlegrounds and challenge friends on the same device. Experience strategic warfare with diverse game modes.
- 20 single player campaign levels
- 5 multiplayer maps
- 4 challenge maps
- Map editor
- Hotseat PvP multiplayer
- Campaign and challenge modes
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Command your hex units in battles on 20 single player levels in campaign mode and 5 different multiplayer maps. Test your skills with 4 extra hard challenge maps. Create your own maps. Use same device for PvP battles with Multiplayer hotseat type game. 2 game types: - Single player (campaign and challenge mode) - Multiplayer hotseat
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hexawar 2 at 3.6 against Hex Wars's 1.6. Hexawar 2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 25 months). Hex Wars's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Hex Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexawar 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hexawar 2 holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Hex Wars's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hexawar 2's.
Hex Wars ships an update every 25 months, Hexawar 2 every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Hex Wars | Hexawar 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (7 ratings) | 3.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Raftery | Petar Juros |
Customer experience
Hex Wars
Hexawar 2
In-app purchases
Hex Wars
- Register$0.99
Hexawar 2
No in-app purchases
