Comparison

Commanders Ludo vs Hex by Hex

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

Head to head
About

Commanders Ludo

Features
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Command the battlefield in a tactical Ludo twist where every roll matters. Roll the dice, then deploy your platoon, tanks, and rocket launchers with precision. Your platoon must circle the frontline and return home to win, moving only on the straight path. Tanks also follow the straight path, while rocket launchers strike across the cross paths. Capture enemy units by landing on their tiles and regenerate units on a roll of six. Outmaneuver the opponent, control junctions, and secure victory in this war‑zone board game.

About

Hex by Hex

Engage in rapid territory conquest strategy games that last about five minutes. Grow your empire from a single hex, manage resources, and outmaneuver AI rivals before time runs out. Enjoy a fresh map and unique challenges with every playthrough.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced 5-minute strategy games
  • Real-time AI rivals
  • Resource management and expansion
  • One-time full unlock for all content
  • Daily shared maps and leaderboards
  • Seed duels for shared map challenges
Features
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Conquer a hex map in about five minutes. Hex by Hex is a fast territory conquest strategy game: grow from a single tile into an empire before rival AI factions box you in. Every run is a fresh map. Claim neighboring hexes, build farms, lumber mills, and iron mines, turn your harvest into coins, and push across the border before the Tide clock runs out. HOW A RUN PLAYS - Start with one tile and a five minute Tide clock. - Claim adjacent hexes to expand. Forests, plains, and mountains feed your wood, food, and iron. - Balance your resources to mint coins, then spend them on new tile slots and Edicts. - Raid contested border tiles, grab prize tiles, and hold the chokepoints. - Win by domination, or get swallowed when the Tide rises. FEATURES - Fast strategy: a complete war in about five minutes, with no waiting. - Real-time AI rivals, each with its own name, color, and sigil. - Three one-shot Edicts: Conscript, Blitz, and Sabotage. - Coin market: convert resources by hand or on auto. - Daily Tide: one shared map each day with a Game Center leaderboard. - Seed duels: send a friend a link to play the exact same map. - Pinch to zoom and pan across the whole battlefield. - No ads. No energy meters. No waiting timers. FREE TO PLAY, ONE-TIME FULL UNLOCK Play the Skirmish map on Easy and Medium with the Conscript edict for free. The Full Unlock is a single purchase that adds: - Every map size, from the 37-tile Skirmish up to the 127-tile Large map with up to six AI rivals. - Hard and Brutal difficulty. - Team Mode: 2v2 and 3v3 battles with AI allies. - All three Edicts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Commanders Ludo3 screens
Hex by Hex4 screens

Verdict

The call

Commanders Ludo and Hex by Hex are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Commanders Ludo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hex by Hex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commanders Ludo ships an update every 5 months, Hex by Hex every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Commanders Ludo versus Hex by Hex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommanders LudoHex by Hex
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB3 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAmol SamantIndieCraft LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Commanders Ludo

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$0.99
1 purchases

Hex by Hex

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Commanders Ludo free?
Commanders Ludo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hex by Hex free?
Hex by Hex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Commanders Ludo or Hex by Hex have ads?
Neither Commanders Ludo nor Hex by Hex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Commanders Ludo or Hex by Hex?
Commanders Ludo ships an update every 5 months, and Hex by Hex every 3 months. Most recently, Commanders Ludo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hex by Hex on October 31, 2026.

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