Comparison

Squares HD vs Network6

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

Head to head
About

Squares HD

A classic strategy board game for iPad, offering a simple yet engaging experience. Challenge yourself or a friend in various modes with numerous board configurations. The goal is to outmaneuver your opponent and claim victory.

Highlights
  • 125 unique boards
  • 1 and 2-player modes
  • Attaxx-like gameplay variant
  • High score tracking
  • Random board generation
  • Resume previous games
Features
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Squares for the iPhone has been downloaded more than half a million times! Here it is with a bigger screen and updated graphics for your iPad! A simple strategy game in the same vein as Othello, Reversi & Attaxx. Play against your iPad or another player. Choose one of your squares and then either copy or move that square into one of the highlighted squares surrounding it. Take over the other player's squares by jumping next to them, and win by making it impossible for the other player to move. Features: - 125 boards! - 1 and 2-player modes: play against your iPad or another player. - Attaxx-like mode changes the squares you can move/copy to. - Hiscores. - Random boards. - Full boards with no missing places. - Skip boards you don't want to play. - Resume a previous game.

About

Network6

Features
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Network6 is a board game played with Black and White pieces, you may - single play against the computer - double play with another player on the same screen - play against another player on the WIFI network - play against another player on Game Center over the Internet Each player has 10 pieces of its own color (Black or White) to put on the 8x8 board. Black has the top row, bottom row goal areas; and White has the left column and right column goal areas. The first player who can establish a network linking its two goal areas wins the game. A network is a series of six of more pieces that starts from one goal areas and ends in the other. Each consecutive pair of pieces in the series are joined to each other along either horizontal, vertical or diagonal straight paths. An opponent's piece placed in any cell on the path between the two pieces breaks the path. Although more than one piece may be placed in a goal area, a network can only be made with a starting piece in one goal area and an ending piece in the other goal area. A network cannot utilize pieces from the same goal area. A network cannot go through a piece more than once. A network cannot go through a piece without turning. Paths that has no change in direction cannot be part of the network . The players alternate taking turns, with White moving first. Rules of legal play are: - The four corners are not played - Cannot place a piece into a cell that is already taken - The opponent's goal areas are off-limits - Cannot place a piece into a cell that would result in three or more of its own color pieces form adjacent cluster. A group of three pieces form a cluster if one of them is adjacent (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) to the other two. Each player takes turns to place the pieces on the board. If neither player has won when all 20 pieces are on the board, each play takes turn to move a piece to another cell, subject to the same restrictions. A player must make a move to a different cell. Lifting a piece may unblock a connection between opponent pieces. If after the piece is placed at the new location, it breaks the network at some other point, the opponent does not win. However, if the move completes a network for the opponent, the player making the move loses, even if that move causes both players to complete the network. Click on the 'Info' button in the game will display the above documentation. There is also a demo mode that demonstrates the game play. The practice mode, available for single and double player games, is another good way to learn the game. In that mode, clicking on the 'Idea' button will make a move for you.

Screenshots

Network64 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Squares HD at every 13 months against Network6's every 38 months. Squares HD also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Network6's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Squares HD costs $0.99 and Network6 $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squares HD ships an update every 13 months, Network6 every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Squares HD versus Network6: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquares HDNetwork6
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris HaynesPOK

In-app purchases

None

Squares HD

No in-app purchases

None

Network6

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Squares HD free?
Squares HD costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Network6 free?
Network6 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Squares HD or Network6 have ads?
Neither Squares HD nor Network6 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squares HD or Network6?
Squares HD ships an update every 13 months, and Network6 every 38 months. Most recently, Squares HD was updated on June 5, 2026 and Network6 on August 12, 2026.

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