Comparison

CardGames.io vs Hexatoria

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

Head to head
About

CardGames.io

Enjoy a vast collection of classic card, solitaire, and puzzle games. Play solo or challenge friends in multiplayer modes. Track your statistics and enjoy an enhanced full-screen experience.

Highlights
  • 35+ classic games
  • Card games: Hearts, Spades, Rummy
  • Solitaire games: Klondike, FreeCell
  • Puzzle/Board games: Chess, Checkers
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Persistent statistics tracking
  • Full screen mode
Features
Currently charting
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CardGames.io is a collection of all your favorite card games, solitaire and puzzle games. It features 35 different games including the card games Hearts, Spades, Cribbage, Euchre, Gin Rummy, Rummy, Pinochle, Thirteen (Tien Len), Crazy Eights and Go Fish, the solitaires Klondike (classic solitaire), FreeCell, Spider, Clock, Pyramid, and puzzle and board games like Backgammon, Reversi, Checkers, Chess and Yatzy. You might have played them before on our website, https://cardgames.io , but using the app lets you keep your statistics forever, gives you full screen mode for all the games and lets you use extra player faces that are not in the web version. You can also play many of the games in multiplayer mode against your friends, including in Hearts, Spades, Euchre, Whist, Lockup, Chess, Checkers, Reversi and Backgammon. Enjoy the app and let us know if you have any problems, we can be reached on Twitter, Facebook or through our website, https://cardgames.io .

About

Hexatoria

Features
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Hexatoria is a calm, turn-based strategy game on a hex map. Grow your land, keep farms fed, raise towers, and take the rival capitals before they take yours. • Simple rules, clear outcomes. Every fight is decided by the pieces on the board — no dice, no luck. • Real tactics. Encircle enemy land, cut off regions, and guard your borders with towers. • 60 hand-numbered maps, the same for every player. Play against 1 to 5 bots. • Three bot difficulties: easy, medium, hard. • Short matches. No timers, no pressure, no reflexes needed. • Works fully offline. No ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts, no tracking. • Your match is saved automatically, so you can stop any time. • Available in 12 languages.

Screenshots

CardGames.io4 screens
Hexatoria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hexatoria at none against CardGames.io's shown. Hexatoria also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). CardGames.io's advantage is chart position (#208 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CardGames.io ships an update every 6 weeks, Hexatoria every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
CardGames.io versus Hexatoria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardGames.ioHexatoria
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (52K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings52K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
Best chart rank#208 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB3 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRaudas Hugbunadur ehf.Andriy Lypovskiy

Bugs and requests

CardGames.io

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cribbage scoring issues
  • Backgammon dice rolls favoring computer
  • Spades partner bidding problems
  • Multiplayer game freezes
  • Incorrect card interactions in some games

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more game options (poker, snakes and ladders, etc.)
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Allow adjustable AI difficulty
  • Add a paid ad-free version
  • Improve partner AI in team games
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  • Enable landscape mode for mobile

Hexatoria

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CardGames.io

No in-app purchases

None

Hexatoria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CardGames.io free?
CardGames.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexatoria free?
Hexatoria is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CardGames.io or Hexatoria have ads?
CardGames.io shows ads; Hexatoria does not.
Which is updated more often, CardGames.io or Hexatoria?
CardGames.io ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hexatoria every 8 days. Most recently, CardGames.io was updated on October 23, 2026 and Hexatoria on October 14, 2026.

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