Mini Chess 5x5 vs Hexagonal Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Chess 5x5
Experience a unique chess variant on a 5x5 board. Play against AI with adjustable difficulty or use it as a physical board for two players. Enjoy a streamlined chess experience with simplified rules.
- 5x5 chess board variant
- Play against computer AI
- Multiple AI difficulty levels
- Two-player mode
- Simplified chess rules
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A chess variant on 5×5 board, the simplified version of the classic chess. You can play against the computer (several levels of difficulty) or use the app as a chess board when playing with a partner. Exceptions from the standard chess rules: the pawn double-move and castling are not allowed.
Hexagonal Chess
Experience a unique twist on classic chess with six-directional movement and an expanded board. Challenge a friend in person or test your skills against an AI opponent.
- Six-directional piece movement
- Expanded board with additional colors
- Play against a friend locally
- Challenge an AI opponent
- Unique chess variant
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New location, new environment, same rules 50% more directions to move pieces 42% more board fields (with additional color) You can play with a friend but not online, so pretend it is 1990 and actually meet people or you can challenge an AI bot
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mini Chess 5x5 at 3.5 against Hexagonal Chess's 1.0. Mini Chess 5x5 also leads on ratings volume (79 vs 1). Hexagonal Chess's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (67% vs 43%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Mini Chess 5x5 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexagonal Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mini Chess 5x5 holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Chess 5x5 has 79 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Mini Chess 5x5's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hexagonal Chess's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mini Chess 5x5 ships an update every 12 months, Hexagonal Chess every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Chess 5x5 | Hexagonal Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (79 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Golmium | Konrad Leszczyski |
Customer experience
Mini Chess 5x5
Hexagonal Chess
In-app purchases
Mini Chess 5x5
- Mini Chess 5x5 full version$0.99
Hexagonal Chess
No in-app purchases
