Castle Master vs Hex Warriors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Castle Master
Engage in a captivating puzzle experience with a variety of levels and unique block types. Enjoy immersive haptic feedback and track your progress across devices. Choose to play at your own pace or race against the clock.
- Drag blocks to solve puzzles
- 48 challenging levels
- Unique block types and tiles
- Immersive Apple haptics
- Game Center achievements and leaderboards
- Play at your own pace or against the clock
- Cross-device progress synchronization
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Slide blocks, clear a path and guide the key to its lock. Castle Master is a relaxing sliding puzzle game set inside colorful castles. Discover blocks with different behaviors, collect stars and find clever solutions. Take your time—or challenge yourself to finish faster and in fewer moves. • Explore 48 levels • Discover unique block types and tiles • Earn Game Center achievements and compare scores • Sync progress across your Apple devices • Enjoy satisfying haptic feedback Easy to start. Satisfying to solve. Website and support available in English only.
Hex Warriors
Engage in fast-paced hexagonal card warfare where you command a vast army. Collect diverse cards across four factions, strategically summon legendary heroes, and utilize human wave tactics to dominate the battlefield. Experience quick 3-minute matches with deep unit counter systems.
- Hexagonal card warfare
- Collectible card tiers
- Four warring factions
- Human wave tactics
- Random summons
- 3-minute RTS matches
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【Revolutionary RTS】Your Deck Commands a Million-Strong Army! A brand-new Hexagonal Card Warfare Dominate the hexa battlefield where every tile flip sparks strategic revolution: ► Gold Rush: Secure mines for explosive growth ► Legendary Card: Summon legendary heroes to reverse tides ► Human wave tactics: massive barracks send out troops at the same time ► Random summons: Luck is also part of strength Forge Your Ultimate Deck ► A Variety Of Collectible Cards: Common/Rare/Epic/Legendary tiers ► 4 Warring Factions: Humans/Orcs/Undead/Machine ► Alliance Synergy: Activate field advantages with 2/4/6 same-faction units 3-Minute RTS Mastery ► 90-Second Warfare: Faster tempo than MOBA clashes ► Rock-Paper-Scissors Chains: Master unit countersystem ► Dynamic Arena: - Climb rankings through consecutive wins - Unlock elite arenas with exclusive rewards Download now and join million commanders worldwide in REAL-TIME STRATEGIC DUELS! SUPPORT: https://www.voodoo.io PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.voodoo.io/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Castle Master at 83% against Hex Warriors's 8%. Castle Master also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). Hex Warriors's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Castle Master sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Hex Warriors sells 24 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Castle Master holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Warriors has 4.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Castle Master's written reviews are positive against 8% of Hex Warriors's.
Castle Master ships an update daily, Hex Warriors fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Castle Master | Hex Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.7 (4.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 8.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 548 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Moloney | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Castle Master
Hex Warriors
Bugs and requests
Castle Master
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hex Warriors
Reported bugs
3 issues- Automatic losses from swiping down
- Inconsistent win/loss results
- Progression resets
Requested features
4 requests- Longer match timer option
- Improved bot/AI difficulty scaling
- Offline chest opening
- Community features (e.g. Discord)
In-app purchases
Castle Master
- 5 Gems$0.29
- Ad Free$0.49
- 20 Gems$0.89
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- Infinite Rewinds$1.49
- 50 Gems$1.49
- Puzzle Pro$1.49
- Unlock Levels$1.99
Hex Warriors
- Monthly Card$9.991 Month
- Newbie Pack$0.99
- Basic Gems Pack$0.99
- Universal Cards 4$2.99
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- Weekly Hero Pack 1$2.99
- Arena Pack 1$2.99
- Arena Pack 2$2.99
- Starter Pack 1$2.99
- Arena Pack 3$4.99
- Standard Gems Pack$4.99
- Weekly Hero Pack 2$9.99
- Machine Pack$9.99
- Starter Pack 2$9.99
- Ability Fund$9.99
- Monthly Card$9.99
- Advanced Gems Pack$9.99
- Undead Pack$9.99
- Orc Pack$9.99
- Human Pack$9.99
- Season Pass$12.99
- Artifacts Pack$15.99
- Premium Gems Pack$19.99
- Deluxe Gems Pack$49.99
- Ultimate Gems Pack$99.99
Questions
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