Comparison

HexRoller vs Chai Game

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

Head to head
About

HexRoller

This digital board game challenges players to strategically place rolled numbers onto a hex grid. Aim to fill areas and achieve special targets like connections and straights. Enjoy solo or two-player modes with auto-selection features.

Highlights
  • Digital edition of a popular dice game
  • Strategic hex grid number placement
  • Fill areas and achieve targets
  • Solo and two-player modes
  • Auto-select dice and auto-complete turn
  • Digital score pad and dice functionality
  • Leaderboard and achievements
Features
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HexRoller is the digital edition of the well-known dice game! In this fast and tricky roll-and-write game each player attempts to place the rolled numbers in their hex grid the best, to fill up areas and to reach special targets as connections and straights. • Official license • Easy start into the game • Game mode "Solo" for single players • Game mode "Duo" for two players on one device • Auto-Select Dice and Auto-Complete Turn • Using the app as a digital score pad or digital dice • Local leaderboard for solo mode • Supporting Game Center with leaderboard and achievements

About

Chai Game

Become a tea merchant by blending different tea flavors and collecting ingredients. Fulfill customer orders to earn money and points, with the game concluding after five rounds. The player with the most money and points wins.

Highlights
  • Tea blending mechanics
  • Ingredient collection
  • Customer order fulfillment
  • Tea market visits
  • Pantry management
  • Player vs. Player
Features
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In Chai, you will step into the shoes of a tea merchant, combining tea flavours to make a perfect blend. Specializing in either rooibos, green, oolong, black or white tea, you will buy and collect ingredients to fulfill your customers’ orders. Each turn you can choose either to visit the tea market, the pantry or to reserve a customer and use an ability. The game ends when 5 rounds have been completed. Add your money and points from completed customer orders to determine the best tea merchant!

Screenshots

HexRoller4 screens
Chai Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chai Game at 5.0 against HexRoller's 4.0. Chai Game also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). HexRoller's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and price ($3.99 vs $5.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

HexRoller costs $3.99 and Chai Game $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chai Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of HexRoller's written reviews are positive against 67% of Chai Game's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HexRoller ships an update every 14 months, Chai Game every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HexRoller versus Chai Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexRollerChai Game
Price$3.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB447 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutline DevelopmentDIGIDICED

Customer experience

HexRoller

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Chai Game

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

HexRoller

No in-app purchases

None

Chai Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HexRoller free?
HexRoller costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chai Game free?
Chai Game costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HexRoller or Chai Game?
Chai Game is rated higher. HexRoller averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Chai Game averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do HexRoller or Chai Game have ads?
Neither HexRoller nor Chai Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HexRoller or Chai Game?
HexRoller ships an update every 14 months, and Chai Game every 6 weeks. Most recently, HexRoller was updated on October 16, 2026 and Chai Game on October 13, 2026.

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