Comparison

Beyond the Board vs Hexfire

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

Head to head
About

Beyond the Board

Explore a fantasy world and engage in various board games, from card duels to tile-matching challenges. Play solo, with friends, or compete against the community in mini-games and arena battles.

Highlights
  • Explore a fantasy world
  • Play board games solo or with friends
  • Challenge the community in mini-games
  • Collect characters and rewards
  • Multiple board game types
Features
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Beyond the Board is a set of several board games that you can try out on your own or with others players. By moving around with your character, you can to sit at different tables and play board games: - Pyrophora: Amokye & Xolotl are mini-games by DTDA Games - Apogee: Apogee is a card management game that takes you to discover the objectives and challenges of the new space. - Light Hunters: Light Hunters is a Heroic Fantasy card game, for two players, form your battalions, choose your heroes and crush the opposite team ! - Resonance: Resonance is a maleficient card game. Use the 8 Ritual Objects needed to summon your demon you may have won the game. - Orion Duel: Try to connect your tiles smartly while not giving too much opportunities, by Matagot. - Ephios by DistoStudio - Pantareï by Cosmoludo Explore this strange land, meet other explorers, and battle them around a game table or in an arena! Join the entire Beyond The Board community while enjoying a game! - Explore and interact with a unique fantasy world - Play Board Games in Solo or with friends - Challenge the community in mini-Games - Collect the different character and reward hidden in the game

About

Hexfire

Features
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Hexfire - Elemental Strategy - COMPLETELY FREE & NO ADS! Master the elements. Dominate the board. Outsmart your opponent. Hexfire is a fast-paced strategy game where you place elemental tiles on a hex grid to capture territory and trigger chain reactions. Every move matters — choose the right element, control key positions, and build connected regions to maximize your score. Four elements. One rule. Fire beats Earth. Earth beats Air. Air beats Water. Water beats Fire. Simple to learn, endlessly deep to master. NEW — ARCANE BATTLE A whole new way to play. Align three tiles of the same element to AWAKEN an evolved tile that unleashes its signature power — Wildfire, Flood, Landslide, or Tornado. Then swing the game with GAMBITS: one-shot powers you charge and fire off — Detonate blows a hole in the board, Conscript steals an enemy tile, Surge floods you with energy. And the AI plays the new mechanics too, so it won't go easy on you. STRATEGIC DEPTH Place tiles across three power levels, each costing more energy. Higher power tiles are harder to capture but drain your resources. Manage a rotating hand of elements — with the next one always telegraphed — and balance aggression with efficiency to outplay the AI or a friend. CHAIN REACTIONS Capture an enemy tile, and it fights for you — triggering cascading captures across the board. One well-placed tile can flip the entire game. CONTESTED FOUNTS & COMEBACKS Fight over glowing fount hexes worth bonus points, and never count yourself out — fall behind and you'll earn a comeback boost that keeps every match clutch right to the final move. HIDDEN ABILITIES Twelve hidden power-ups are scattered across the board. Discover Wildfire, Flood, Landslide, and Tornado to unleash devastating elemental effects that can turn the tide in an instant. AN AI WITH ATTITUDE Your opponent talks back — out loud. Pull off a big combo and the AI will taunt you in a deep announcer voice. (Toggle it off anytime in Settings.) FOUR IMMERSIVE THEMES Play across Volcanic, Ocean, Forest, and Cloud battlefields, each with stunning layered visual effects that bring the board to life. MULTIPLE BOARD SHAPES Battle on five unique layouts including Diamond, Star, Islands, and Crumbling boards where hexes fall away as you play, forcing you to adapt your strategy on the fly. GAME MODES FOR EVERYONE Arcane Battle — evolve tiles and cast Gambits Battle AI across three difficulty levels Blitz Mode with timed turns for quick matches Daily Challenge with a new puzzle every day and streaks to chase Local 2-Player on a single device Global Battle online through Game Center Campaign mode with 25 levels to conquer COMPETE GLOBALLY Climb Game Center leaderboards for high score, biggest chain reaction, online wins, daily streaks, and total campaign stars. BUILT FOR COMPETITION Scoring rewards both tile count and connectivity. Your largest connected region is squared and multiplied, so building big clusters is the key to massive scores. Download Hexfire and discover why one more game always turns into ten.

Screenshots

Beyond the Board3 screens
Hexfire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexfire at none against Beyond the Board's 2. Hexfire also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Beyond the Board's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beyond the Board sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hexfire asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beyond the Board ships an update every 2 months, Hexfire every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beyond the Board versus Hexfire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeyond the BoardHexfire
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDTDA GamesGRRO Technologies Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Beyond the Board

One-time2
  • Apogee - All missions$1.99
  • Ephios - All tables$1.99
None

Hexfire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beyond the Board free?
Beyond the Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexfire free?
Hexfire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beyond the Board or Hexfire have ads?
Neither Beyond the Board nor Hexfire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beyond the Board or Hexfire?
Beyond the Board ships an update every 2 months, and Hexfire every 8 days. Most recently, Beyond the Board was updated on November 4, 2026 and Hexfire on November 5, 2026.

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