Hex Takeover vs Hexes Honeycomb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex Takeover
Engage in a turn-based strategy game where the goal is to conquer the most hexagonal tiles. Choose between cloning or jumping your pieces to outmaneuver opponents and expand your territory. Explore diverse levels and challenges in this mentally stimulating conquest.
- Turn-based strategy gameplay
- Hexagonal board conquest
- Tile cloning and jumping mechanics
- Multiple levels and difficulties
- Map exploration and challenges
- Unlockable characters
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Welcome Hex Warriors! Hex Takeover is a turned-based strategy game played on different hexagonal boards. The objective is simple: conquer the most tiles to win. How To Play: During your turn tap on any of your tiles to chose your next move. Tiles can be cloned to adjacent spaces or they can jump to further spaces. Landing near opponent tiles will convert their tiles into yours! Cloning and Jumping have different implications on your strategy. Cloning a piece means that you get more tiles of your color on the board. Jumping sometimes could be beneficial if you spot enemy pieces further away but want to conquer them. The game ends when the board is filled up with tiles! Seems easy right? Let's put your skills to the test! Hex Takeover has simple game rules, yet the game can be quite a bit challenging! With different levels and varying difficulties, there are tons of different strategies to explore. Through very satisfying and calming gameplay, explore the map and encounter new enemies and challenges! Can you explore the entire map and unlock new characters to play as?
Hexes Honeycomb
Engage in a strategic board game inspired by Hive, where the objective is to surround the opponent's queen bee. Play against AI or other players, both online and offline, utilizing unique piece mechanics.
- Online multiplayer
- Offline AI opponent
- Hexagonal board gameplay
- Unique piece mechanics
- Queen bee surrounding objective
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Play against a bot or against other real players, online or offline!Hexes is a custom-made implementation of the board game Hive, a game remotely resembling chess. The goal is to surround the enemy's queen bee from all six sides of these hexagons. Each piece has different mechanics!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hex Takeover at Free against Hexes Honeycomb's $4.99. Hex Takeover also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (3K vs 167). Hexes Honeycomb's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Hex Takeover is free to download; Hexes Honeycomb costs $4.99 up front. Hex Takeover sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Hexes Honeycomb sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hex Takeover holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Takeover has 3K ratings behind it against 167, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Hex Takeover's written reviews are positive against 15% of Hexes Honeycomb's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex Takeover | Hexes Honeycomb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (3K ratings) — better | 3.6 (167 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 19.8% of reviews — better | 14.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 167 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Innerblooming LLC |
Customer experience
Hex Takeover
Hexes Honeycomb
User reviews
Hex Takeover
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Makes you think
- 👍 Fun and relaxing gameplay
- 🚀 Easy to pick up and play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes often
- 💰 Excessive ads that interrupt gameplay
- 🤖 Poor AI and repetitive levels
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Hexes Honeycomb
From 167 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Faithful to board game
- 👍 Good for learning the game
- 👍 Great simulator for board game
- 👍 Interface simple and pleasant
- 👍 Good game quality
Room to improve
- 💸 Subscription for expansions
- 💸 Money grab / Rip off
- 💸 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤖 Weak/predictable AI
- 🤖 AI too easy / juvenile
Bugs and requests
Hex Takeover
Reported bugs
3 issues- Coins not properly awarded
- League standings not loading properly
- Game freezing and requiring restart
Requested features
4 requests- More level variety and difficulty options
- Restore online multiplayer mode
- Better coin/gem earning system
- Custom player/avatar creation
Hexes Honeycomb
Reported bugs
6 issues- AI does not follow rules (pill bug moves with beetle on top)
- Online multiplayer not working
- Cannot create or join matches
- Data errors in online private games
- Game freezes
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- App crashes on startup
Requested features
21 requests- Add difficulty settings for the bot
- Add timers like in chess games
- Add sounds
- Add the option to de-select a piece
- Add a turn indicator
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- Add playable tutorial
- Add dark mode
- Add statistics screen (wins, losses, etc.)
- Ability to choose black or white
- Confirmation button before ending turn
- Exit button after each game
- Next match option after finishing a game
- Larger tiles / zoom option
- Option to change the board
- Notifications of plays
- Pieces always in the lower part of the screen
- Game analysis functionality
- More online players
- Better AI
- Single-player mode
- Play black vs AI
In-app purchases
Hex Takeover
- No Ads Weekly$1.997 Days
- 10 Gems$1.99
- 40 Gems$5.99
- No Automatic Ads Bundle 1$7.99
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- No Automatic Ads$9.99
- No Automatic Ads Bundle 2$9.99
- 120 Gems$14.99
- No Automatic Ads Bundle 3$19.99
- 850 Gems$69.99
- 1,500 Gems$99.99
Hexes Honeycomb
- Expansion bugs$0.991 Month
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