Comparison

Kill the King vs Hexchess One

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

Head to head
About

Kill the King

Experience chess like never before with real-time strategy. Move any piece out-of-turn based on its cooldown, turning classic chess into a frantic army battle. Play online with friends or strangers, or challenge a difficult AI.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy chess
  • Out-of-turn piece movement
  • Piece cooldown timers
  • Frantic 1-on-1 army battles
  • Challenging singleplayer AI
  • Online multiplayer with friends
Features
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Take chess to the next level by moving any piece you'd like out-of-turn! In this RTS-style chess game, each chess piece has its own "cool down time". You can move each piece every 5 seconds—even if your opponent doesn't make a move! Play free chess online with your friends or with strangers! Singleplayer is great for beginners and experts! I modified an open-source chess AI engine called Garbo-Chess giving even trained chess players a challenge. Kill the King Features: - Queens, rooks and all pieces can move out-of-turn - Extremely difficulty singleplayer AI - Play free multiplayer chess with friends - AI uses a modified, real chess AI engine - Chess becomes a frantic, 1-on-1 army battle If you have any feature that you'd like added, do not hesitate to email me!

About

Hexchess One

Experience a unique chess variant on a hexagonal board with enhanced mobility and strategy. Compete in ranked matches, climb leaderboards, and solve puzzles to master the game and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal board chess variant
  • Ranked matches and leaderboards
  • Daily puzzles and puzzle campaigns
  • Earn rewards through gameplay
  • Multi-platform support
Features
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Hexagonal chess is a chess variant played on a hexagonal board. The rules are similar to traditional chess, but allows for higher mobility, more aggressive tactics, and more complex strategies. HexChess One is a multi-platform client for hexagonal chess that allows you to compete against other players in ranked matches to climb the leaderboard and solve puzzles to master the game! Earn rewards by playing ranked games, solving the daily puzzle, or completing puzzle campaign levels!

Screenshots

Kill the King3 screens
Hexchess One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kill the King at 100% against Hexchess One's 0%. Kill the King also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). Hexchess One's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Kill the King sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexchess One asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kill the King holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kill the King's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hexchess One's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kill the King ships an update daily, Hexchess One every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kill the King versus Hexchess One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKill the KingHexchess One
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph HinkleKevin Zhang

Customer experience

Kill the King

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hexchess One

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kill the King

One-time1
  • Ad-Free$9.99
None

Hexchess One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kill the King free?
Kill the King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexchess One free?
Hexchess One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kill the King or Hexchess One?
Kill the King is rated higher. Kill the King averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Hexchess One averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Kill the King or Hexchess One have ads?
Neither Kill the King nor Hexchess One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kill the King or Hexchess One?
Kill the King ships an update daily, and Hexchess One every 4 weeks. Most recently, Kill the King was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hexchess One on October 5, 2026.

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