Comparison

PathPix Time vs Hex Chess

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PathPix Time

Engage your mind with a collection of challenging logic puzzles. Draw colored lines to connect numbered pairs, with path lengths matching the numbers. Explore a variety of sizes and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • 99 unique puzzles
  • Range of sizes and difficulty
  • Connect pairs of colored numbers
  • Path length matches number value
  • Hidden picture reveals
Features
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Time's passing! Celebrate past, present, and future by playing PathPix! 99 puzzles, range of sizes and difficulty levels, for today, tomorrow and the year to come. New to PathPix? Not sure which PathPix to buy? Here's the lineup: There are many different PathPix apps for your iPhone and iPad. All puzzles are different. ---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free! ---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles. ---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme. ---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced Levels section with 12 special challengers. ---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here. ---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX LAUGH: Lots more puzzles to tickle your funnybone. 202 puzzles, each with a silly joke or quote related to the puzzle picture. Small to large, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights. ---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here. ---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total! ---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings, including the biggest PathPix puzzles ever made. ---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert. ---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included. ---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. Small to large, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BUBBLE: Classic PathPix on special grids with squares and rectangles of different sizes. Paths can be wild and wacky. The theme is Water, oceans to raindrops. 160 puzzles, easy to expert. Simple rules - complex puzzles - hidden pictures! ******************** Draw bright, bold lines of color, connecting pairs of colored numbers. The length of each path must match the numbers on the two endpoints. Draw backwards or double tap to correct mistakes. There's only one way to do it, and all squares will contain a piece of a path when the puzzle is solved. Stuck? Use the check button and remove incorrect paths. Finish solving to see the miniature picture that you have created. Two ways to navigate while solving: ---Tap the zoom button for an overview, then touch the screen where you want to play next. ---Pan to show another area of the board. Put your finger down any place WITHOUT A NUMBER and move it around. Simple, intuitive, fast. PathPix Time is based on the PC game "PathPix" by KpixGames.

About

Hex Chess

Experience a fresh take on chess with a hexagonal board and familiar pieces. Challenge yourself against AI or friends online. This game introduces new strategies and movement patterns for a modern chess experience.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal board gameplay
  • Familiar chess pieces
  • New strategies and movement
  • CPU practice mode
  • Online multiplayer against friends
Features
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Hex Chess is a modern twist on the classic game of chess. Played on a new hexagon-based board while using the same familiar pieces, Hex Chess opens up new strategies and movement patterns. With options to practice against a CPU or play online against friends, Hex Chess offers a fresh challenge to experienced players while being just as approachable as the original game. This is more than a variation... ...a new era of chess begins today!

Screenshots

PathPix Time4 screens
Hex Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hex Chess at Free against PathPix Time's $0.99. Hex Chess also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). PathPix Time's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 9) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hex Chess is free to download; PathPix Time costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PathPix Time against 5.0 for Hex Chess. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathPix Time has 79 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Time ships an update every 5 months, Hex Chess every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PathPix Time versus Hex Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix TimeHex Chess
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (79 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings79 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris PixtonSawyer Christensen

Customer experience

PathPix Time

All ratings79 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hex Chess

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Time

No in-app purchases

None

Hex Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PathPix Time free?
PathPix Time costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hex Chess free?
Hex Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Time or Hex Chess?
Hex Chess is rated higher. PathPix Time averages 4.9 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Hex Chess averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do PathPix Time or Hex Chess have ads?
Neither PathPix Time nor Hex Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Time or Hex Chess?
PathPix Time ships an update every 5 months, and Hex Chess every 3 weeks. Most recently, PathPix Time was updated on September 30, 2026 and Hex Chess on September 26, 2026.

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