Comparison

Hedgewars vs Hexawar 2

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

Head to head
About

Hedgewars

Engage in hilarious, turn-based strategy combat with a team of armed hedgehogs. Utilize a vast arsenal of weapons and tools to outmaneuver and defeat your opponents across diverse, destructible landscapes. Enjoy single-player or multiplayer battles with extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy combat
  • Hilarious artillery action
  • Up to 8-player local multiplayer
  • Randomly generated maps
  • 55+ devastating weapons
  • 25 game modifiers
  • Extensive team customization
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Hedgewars, it's a Blast! Description: This is the funniest and most addictive game you'll ever play - hilarious fun that you can enjoy anywhere, anytime. Hedgewars is a turn based strategy game but the real buzz is from watching the devastation caused by those pesky hedgehogs with those fantastic weapons - sneaky little blighters with a bad attitude! In other words Hedgewars is a turn based strategy, artillery, action and comedy game, featuring the antics of pink hedgehogs with attitude as they battle from the depths of hell to the depths of space. As commander, it's your job to assemble your crack team of hedgehog soldiers and bring the war to your enemy. Each player controls a team of several hedgehogs. During the course of the game, players take turns with one of their hedgehogs. They then use whatever tools and weapons are available to attack and kill the opponents' hedgehogs, thereby winning the game. Hedgehogs may move around the terrain in a variety of ways, normally by walking and jumping but also by using particular tools such as the "Rope" or "Parachute", to move to otherwise inaccessible areas. Each turn is time-limited to ensure that players do not hold up the game with excessive thinking or moving. A large variety of tools and weapons are available for players during the game: Grenade, Cluster Bomb, Bazooka, UFO, Shotgun, Desert Eagle, Fire Punch, Baseball Bat, Dynamite, Mine, Rope, Pneumatic pick, Parachute. Most weapons, when used, cause explosions that deform the terrain, removing circular chunks. The landscape is an island floating on a body of water, or a restricted cave with water at the bottom. A hedgehog dies when it enters the water (either by falling off the island, or through a hole in the bottom of it), it is thrown off either side of the arena or when its health is reduced, typically from contact with explosions, to zero (the damage dealt to the attacked hedgehog or hedgehogs after a player's or CPU turn is shown only when all movement on the battlefield has ceased). * Hilarious and devastating turn based combat for up to 8 players * Local multiplayer with optional AI opponents * Battle on an infinite number of randomly generated maps with over 31 environments, or choose from 48 set image maps * Utilise 55 (and counting) devastating weapons! Defeat your foes with simple weapons like Grenades or take it to the next level and trash entire landscapes with weapons like the Melon Bomb or Piano Strike * Play the game your way, with 25 different game modifiers, tweak almost every aspect of the match * Customize your team, with over 280 costumes, 32 graves, 13 forts, 100s of flags and unique voice packs * Huge battles with up to 64 hogs

About

Hexawar 2

Engage in turn-based tactical combat across numerous single-player levels and multiplayer maps. Design your own battlegrounds and challenge friends on the same device. Experience strategic warfare with diverse game modes.

Highlights
  • 20 single player campaign levels
  • 5 multiplayer maps
  • 4 challenge maps
  • Map editor
  • Hotseat PvP multiplayer
  • Campaign and challenge modes
Features
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Command your hex units in battles on 20 single player levels in campaign mode and 5 different multiplayer maps. Test your skills with 4 extra hard challenge maps. Create your own maps. Use same device for PvP battles with Multiplayer hotseat type game. 2 game types: - Single player (campaign and challenge mode) - Multiplayer hotseat

Screenshots

Hedgewars3 screens
Hexawar 22 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hedgewars at 4.3 against Hexawar 2's 3.6. Hedgewars also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Hexawar 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hedgewars holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Hedgewars's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hexawar 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hedgewars ships an update monthly, Hexawar 2 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hedgewars versus Hexawar 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHedgewarsHexawar 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (25 ratings) — better3.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB30 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnton MalmyginPetar Juros

Customer experience

Hedgewars

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative38.5%

Hexawar 2

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hedgewars

No in-app purchases

None

Hexawar 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hedgewars free?
Hedgewars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexawar 2 free?
Hexawar 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hedgewars or Hexawar 2?
Hedgewars is rated higher. Hedgewars averages 4.3 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Hexawar 2 averages 3.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Hedgewars or Hexawar 2 have ads?
Hexawar 2 shows ads; Hedgewars does not.
Which is updated more often, Hedgewars or Hexawar 2?
Hedgewars ships an update monthly, and Hexawar 2 every 3 days. Most recently, Hedgewars was updated on June 10, 2026 and Hexawar 2 on June 1, 2026.

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