Hexpawn vs Pumbuzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hexpawn
This game features a chess AI that learns from every game you play. It starts with minimal knowledge but improves with each win, making it increasingly challenging. Experience a unique take on machine learning through strategic gameplay.
- Adaptive AI opponent
- Learns from player wins
- Increasing difficulty
- Simple pawn-only moves
- Machine learning demonstration
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Think you're smarter than a mindless iPhone app? Think again! HEXPAWN is just that: a computer that fits in your pocket and knows almost nothing. What does it know? Only the moves a pawn can make in chess. Oh yeah, and one other thing. Like the proverbial elephant or your seventh grade algebra teacher, it never forgets. So play HEXPAWN. You'll probably win the first few games. But every time you win, HEXPAWN remembers. And it will never make the same mistake twice... which means eventually, HEXPAWN will be impossible to defeat. Don't believe me? Go ahead. Try. See how long you can last against this brainless robot. I bet it won't be long. Enjoy this small dip into the world of machine learning and the eventual domination of the human race at the hands of our machine overlords.
Pumbuzzle
Solve daily logic puzzles by arranging numbers so each row sums to 80. Use directional clues to guide your placement and swap squares to achieve the correct pattern. Compete on leaderboards and replay past challenges.
- Daily pattern puzzles
- Row summation to 80
- Swap squares to solve
- Directional clues (▲▼, ◀▶)
- Replay past puzzles
- GameCenter leaderboards
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Each row adds up to 80. Find the right place for all of the numbers. ▲▼ means a square is in the right column but the wrong row ◀▶ means a square is in the right row but the wrong column Tap two squares to swap them. Moving squares with ▲▼ or ◀▶ increases your score. A new puzzle each day AND the ability to replay puzzles from past days! Leaderboards with GameCenter! New games start at midnight UTC (i.e., 7pm Central US).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pumbuzzle at 5.0 against Hexpawn's 4.5. Hexpawn's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (10.1 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pumbuzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hexpawn ships an update every 3 days, Pumbuzzle weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexpawn | Pumbuzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garrett Milovich | Brainwash Inc. |
Customer experience
Hexpawn
Pumbuzzle
In-app purchases
Hexpawn
No in-app purchases
Pumbuzzle
No in-app purchases
