Canvas Run vs Hex Armada
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
Hex Armada
Engage in strategic multiplayer naval combat on a hex grid. Every shot impacts all players, requiring careful planning to locate and destroy enemy fleets and headquarters. Play locally or online with friends.
- Hex-grid strategic combat
- Every shot affects all players
- Local pass-and-play multiplayer
- Local network multiplayer
- Online asynchronous multiplayer
- Headquarters and land defenses
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Hex Armada is a multiplayer naval combat game where you hunt down your opponents, and every shot affects all players, including yourself. Everyone places 4 ships on the sea and hides a headquarters on one of the randomized islands. Then players take turns firing: one shot for every ship you have left. A shot on a sea hex costs one shot, but a shot on land costs two. Every hit tells you something, so use it to narrow down where your enemies are hiding. Just hope your own ships aren't sitting in the same spot! Play with friends on the same device, over your local network, or asynchronously online through Game Center. Features: • Exciting gameplay where every shot hits every player • Strategic hex-grid combat • Local pass-and-play multiplayer, up to 12 players • Local network multiplayer, up to 8 players • Online asynchronous multiplayer, up to 12 players • Headquarters and land defenses add fun tactical objectives How to Win: Destroy enemy fleets and opposing headquarters before they destroy you. The last player standing wins!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hex Armada at 100% against Canvas Run's 29%. Hex Armada also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Canvas Run's advantage is ratings volume (33K vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Canvas Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hex Armada sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hex Armada holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Run has 33K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Canvas Run's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hex Armada's.
Canvas Run ships an update fortnightly, Hex Armada weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canvas Run | Hex Armada |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (33K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Axiom Design, LLC |
Customer experience
Canvas Run
Hex Armada
Bugs and requests
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
Hex Armada
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
Hex Armada
- Unlock 3+ Player Games$4.99
Questions
Is Canvas Run free?
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