Tiny Armies vs Hex Walls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Armies
Engage in fast-paced conquest battles with tiny armies. Strategize your moves across various terrains and challenge opponents solo, locally, or globally via iMessage. Enjoy quick gameplay sessions with a visually striking presentation.
- Fast-paced conquest gameplay
- Strategic unit movement
- Terrain-based challenges
- Solo and multiplayer modes
- iMessage battles
- Quick gameplay sessions
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Epic battles of tiny proportions! Tiny Armies is a fast-paced game of conquest. Swipe your units to conquer the enemy and strategize as you encounter lakes, mountains, and forests along the way. Play handcrafted levels, endless random maps, or battle your friends face-to-face in local multiplayer for gloriously tiny bragging rights! Quick bursts of gameplay with a striking presentation, designed for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Invade your friends' message threads with the Tiny Armies iMessage Sticker Pack featuring brave knights and animated tiles! - Reviews - "Tiny Armies is a fast, lightweight, easy-to-play, game of conquest. This one's worth buying on your iOS device." - Pocket Tactics "Tiny Armies should be standard issue for all Apple Watch owners. It places an effortless punch right on the button that delivers a knockout." - The Zarf "This is the type of game you'd expect to play on a watch. Once you start playing - oh my gosh - it's like wait, they're attacking me! I'm not just swiping. It's not passive. These guys are moving trying to eliminate me. It's actually quite fun." - Apple WatchCast "One level of Tiny Armies takes a mere minute which makes it perfect for short play sessions. The game is fun and fairly challenging, you’ll need some good tactics to play a couple moves ahead and take down Red." - 5 Minute Games
Hex Walls
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A board of hexagons is cut into regions of different sizes, and a few cells are given to you. Your job is to work out the only valid solution. Each day is one new unique puzzle, released at midnight your local time, and everyone gets the same one. PRO subscribers get access to the entire puzzle backlog, an extra weekly puzzle that's more complex, and special occasion super hard puzzles that show up on astronomically interesting days (solstice, equinox, etc.) Hexwalls PRO is an auto-renewing annual subscription at $3.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://hexwalls.xyz/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://hexwalls.xyz/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hex Walls at Free against Tiny Armies's $0.99. Hex Walls also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Tiny Armies's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Hex Walls is free to download; Tiny Armies costs $0.99 up front. Hex Walls sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Tiny Armies asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tiny Armies ships an update monthly, Hex Walls every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Armies | Hex Walls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (311 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 311 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brothers Flint | Fraser Graham |
Bugs and requests
Tiny Armies
Reported bugs
8 issues- Stuck on initial 'Swipe Up' screen on newer iPhones
- iMessage version doesn't register certain swipe directions
- Apple Watch swipe input not detected
- App crashes or fails to install on some devices
- Swipe controls unresponsive on iPhone 15
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- Characters trapped in spawn zones by mountains
- Fog of war reveals AI knowledge of hidden tiles
- Game occasionally uninstalls itself
Requested features
12 requests- Level/map editor for custom gameplay
- Online multiplayer functionality
- Additional campaign levels and content
- Difficulty settings (Easy/Normal/Hard)
- Dark mode option
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- Customizable game settings for skirmish mode
- Random player start order toggle
- Power-ups or special abilities
- Improved AI with multiple difficulty levels
- Music and sound effects
- Better obstacle placement logic
- Replay/undo functionality
Hex Walls
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tiny Armies
No in-app purchases
Hex Walls
- Hexwalls PRO$3.991 Year
- The Archive$1.99
Questions
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