Commanders Ludo vs Hex by Hex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Commanders Ludo
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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.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Commanders Ludo | Hex by Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Amol Samant | IndieCraft LLC |
In-app purchases
Commanders Ludo
- Premium Upgrade$0.99
Hex by Hex
- Unlock Full Game$4.99









