Armello vs Hexapolis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Armello
Experience a grand adventure blending card game tactics, tabletop strategy, and RPG elements. Explore a procedurally generated world with unique heroes and a dynamic quest system. Engage in fast-paced, politically complex decisions in a turn-based day and night cycle.
- Card game tactics
- Turn-based tabletop strategy
- Fantastical RPG adventure
- Procedurally generated maps
- Unique playable heroes
- Dynamic quest system
- Animated cards
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Armello is a grand swashbuckling adventure combining three styles of play; The deep tactics of card games, the rich strategy of turn-based tabletop board games, and the adventure of fantastical RPGs. • Easy to Play but Hard to Master: Armello is easy to pick up and experience, yet its deep strategy-centric gameplay emerges as you play. Includes acclaimed story-driven tutorial mode. • A Board Game Come to Life: We've spent years cherry-picking the best parts of the tabletop experience, like our physics-based dice. • Fast & Thoughtful: Adventuring in Armello is fast-paced strategy fuelled fun with deadly, tactical and politically complex decisions. • Multiple Playable Heroes: Each unique Hero possess a special power, stat line, AI personality and can be equipped with an Amulet and Signet Ring to further match your playstyle. • Dynamic Sandbox: Gorgeous dynamic world which procedurally generates a new map each and every game, complete with a dynamic quest system ensuring a new RPG-like tale on every playthrough. • Turn-Based Day & Night Cycle: Use Action Points to journey across Armello's hex-based board and use our fuzzy turn-based system to play cards even when it's not your turn. • Animated Cards: Over 150 beautifully animated in-game Cards from artists all over the world. • World Class Soundtrack by Michael Allen and internationally acclaimed artist Lisa Gerrard. Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/armellogame Follow us on Twitter: @armellogame Privacy Policy: http://www.armello.com/privacypolicy/ Terms of Service: http://www.armello.com/termsofservice/ NOTES: 1) Compatible with iPad Mini 4, iPad Air 2, iPad 9.7" and iPad Pro, iPhone 6 and up
Hexapolis
Build a small village into a thriving kingdom in this turn-based strategy game. Expand your territory, construct buildings, train armies, and research technologies to conquer rivals and achieve victory. Enjoy stylized graphics and a map editor for endless replayability.
- Turn-based strategy gameplay
- Kingdom building and expansion
- Army training and technology research
- 4X gameplay: explore, expand, exploit, exterminate
- New factions and heroes
- Map editor for custom boards
- Low-poly graphics
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If you like turn-based strategy games, Hexapolis is a great choice. In this game, you start with a small village and build it into a big kingdom. Each turn lets you do something new: you can expand your area, build different buildings like houses, farms, and bakeries, and make your army stronger by training warriors and researching new technologies. As you get better at the game, your village will grow into a strong kingdom with big castles. Ready to build your empire and win battles in Hexapolis? Hexapolis features: - Turn-based strategy game like humankind, dorfromantik - New factions and heroes with abilities - 4x - explore, expand, exploit and exterminate - Master technologies, explore the Hex Map, wage war and build humanity - Two game modes - normal and hard - Stylized, amazing low-poly graphics - Civilization game & Settlers of Catan strategy - Map editor - customize your board and share it with friends Create the kingdom of your dreams, lead it to victory in the ultimate survival strategy challenge, and conquer the battlefield. The civilization wars have begun—are you ready to play? Download and enjoy the fantasy world of Hexapolis.. Terms and Conditions: https://noxgames.com/terms/hexapolis/noxgames.com.html Privacy Policy: http://noxgames.com/privacy_policy/hexapolis/noxgames.com.html Created by Noxgames 2025
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Armello at none against Hexapolis's shown. Armello also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 34%) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). Hexapolis's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Armello sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Hexapolis sells 41 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hexapolis holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Armello's written reviews are positive against 34% of Hexapolis's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Armello ships an update every 2 weeks, Hexapolis every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Armello | Hexapolis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) | 4.6 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better | 33.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 2K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 810 MB | 265 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | League of Geeks Pty Ltd | NOXGAMES s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Armello
Hexapolis
User reviews
Armello
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Relaxing & fun gameplay
- 👍 Great combination of tactics, strategy, and luck
- 👍 Unique game with apt name
- 🎨 Stunning art and visuals
- 👍 Addictive and enjoyable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with achievement tracking and rewards
- 🐛 Multiplayer matchmaking and connectivity problems
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🔍 Lack of full board overview
- 🕰️ Short turn timers in multiplayer
Hexapolis
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Variety of troops and heroes
- 🌟 Great graphics
- 🕹️ Fun tile-based strategy
Room to improve
- 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
- 🔍 Unbalanced difficulty scaling
- 📺 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🕹️ Repetitive gameplay
Bugs and requests
Armello
Reported bugs
5 issues- Challenges not registering as completed
- Achievements not unlocking properly
- Multiplayer connectivity issues and game crashes
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
- Freezing and loading screen issues
Requested features
8 requests- More game modes and win conditions
- Larger board/map options
- Terrain variety with unique characteristics
- Offline play/pass-and-play mode
- Cross-platform multiplayer
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- More frequent content updates
- Improved camera controls and zoom functionality
- Better tutorial and in-game information
Hexapolis
Reported bugs
3 issues- Loading issues and crashes
- Progression loss after updates
- Freezing and performance problems
Requested features
5 requests- Offline play option
- PvP multiplayer mode
- More diverse unit types
- Improved AI behavior
- Ability to transfer progress across devices
In-app purchases
Armello
- Fistful of Shards$0.99
- Welcome Offer$2.99
- Bag of Shards$4.99
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- Shower of Shards$9.99
- Chest of Shards$19.99
- Wagon of Shards$25.99
Hexapolis
- VIP access - become the king$9.991 Month
- Timed Pack 0.75$0.79
- Timed offer 0$0.99
- Timed Pack 1$0.99
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- Chapter Pack 1$0.99
- Civilization Gems$0.99
- Bonus seasonality offer$0.99
- Universal Chapter Pack 1.5$1.49
- Chapter pack 1$1.99
- Palworld Valley$1.99
- Timed Pack 2$1.99
- Ancient Egypt - Desert$2.99
- Timed Pack 3$2.99
- Chapter pack 2$3.99
- Timed offer 3$3.99
- Foundry - where Dragon works$3.99
- Timed Pack 4$3.99
- Chapter pack 3$4.99
- BattlePass Turn based strategy2 variants$4.99
- Chapter pack hard 1$4.99
- Outlanders Gems$4.99
- First seasonality offer$4.99
- Timed offer 4$5.99
- Timed Pack 6$5.99
- Chapter pack 4$9.99
- Rare Dragon$9.99
- Rare Necromancer$9.99
- Rare Ghost$9.99
- Chapter pack hard 2$9.99
- Timed Pack 10$9.99
- Rare Fire Dragon Hero$9.99
- Hero Rare$9.99
- Second seasonality offer$9.99
- Timed offer 7$14.99
- Large AD Tickets bundle$14.99
- 2500 Gems package$19.99
- Premium BattlePass - Siege$19.99
- Premium Battle Pass$19.99
- Third seasonality offer$19.99
- Timed offer 10$59.99
- Battle Pass Bundle$59.99








