Barnard's Star vs Hexcrown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barnard's Star
Engage in strategic, turn-based multiplayer battles across space. Outwit opponents with unique character abilities and tactical map control. Victory depends solely on your strategic prowess, with no reliance on luck or in-app purchases.
- Multiplayer turn-based tactics
- No micro-transactions or random chance
- 3 warring factions (Humans, Robots, Critters)
- 30 characters with unique attacks
- 18 maps on space stations and ships
- Offline vs. AI and local multiplayer
- Online multiplayer challenges
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Snipe your friends, electrocute your enemies and rain down acidic slime in the Barnard’s Star system, 6 light years from Earth. A multiplayer, turn-based tactics battler with no micro-transactions and no random chance — ingenuity is the only way to victory! Features: - Choose between 3 warring factions: Humans, Robots, and Critters - Do battle with 30 characters using dozens of unique attacks and abilities - Conquer 18 different maps set on space stations and intergalactic ships - Play offline vs. AI or locally against a friend - Challenge friends and strangers with online multiplayer
Hexcrown
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Hexcrown is a cozy turn-based strategy game. Start with one city, spread across a hex map, and outplay rival bots by force or by faith. EXPAND Every hex is worth something. Send armies out to claim land, found new cities, and connect your territory so your armies stay supplied. BUILD Cities make fresh units or gold, your choice! Spend it on Forts to hold the line, Farms to grow faster, Mines and Lumber Yards for income, Supply Camps for an attack boost, and Temples for a Cultural victory. FIGHT OR TALK Declare war, demand tribute, share vision, or ask a peaceful neighbor to join your war. Every bot has a personality: Aggressive, Balanced or Defensive. MULTIPLE VICTORY CONDITIONS Be the last ruler standing, or hold enough Temples to win a Cultural victory. PLAY YOUR WAY Four bot difficulties from Easy to Expert. A short guided tutorial and a full How to Play guide. Games save automatically, and every turn is yours to take at your own pace. Plays fully offline. FREE TO PLAY, ONE UNLOCK The free game has Small and Medium maps with up to 3 bots. A one-time Full Game purchase adds Large and Huge maps, up to 7 bots, Continent, Inland Sea and Crossroads map shapes, map options, bot personality picks, and up to 5 saved games. No ads, no subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hexcrown at Free against Barnard's Star's $3.99. Barnard's Star's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Hexcrown is free to download; Barnard's Star costs $3.99 up front. Hexcrown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Barnard's Star asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Barnard's Star | Hexcrown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (46 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pollywog Games | Michael Ip |
In-app purchases
Barnard's Star
No in-app purchases
Hexcrown
- Full Game$3.99









