Neuroshima Hex vs Rail Baron Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neuroshima Hex
Engage in tactical warfare in a post-apocalyptic world. Choose from four unique factions and battle opponents in a fast-paced, strategic game. Play solo against AI or challenge others in asynchronous multiplayer.
- 4 unique factions with distinct strategies
- Single-player vs AI
- Asynchronous cross-platform multiplayer
- 3 AI difficulty levels
- In-game tutorial and manual
- Based on the tabletop board game
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Control an army struggling for survival in the post-apocalyptic world. Choose one of the 4 unique factions—Moloch, Borgo, The Outpost, The Hegemony—and defeat your opponent in tactical warfare. Play solo against an AI opponent or against a human player in an asynchronous cross-platform multiplayer mode. Prove that you have what it takes to survive: March with the machines of Moloch, leading its army toward setting the new world order. Become Borgo and unite the forces of the mutants who spread terror in the wastelands. Lead The Outpost, humanity's last and only hope, and try to beat the machines in against-the-odds guerrilla warfare. Be the boss of The Hegemony, a land of gangers uncaring about the fate of others, living only for violence and their mad entertainment. Neuroshima Hex is a fast paced, tactical game for 1 or 2 players based on the well known tabletop board game by the same name. The game has been published in 8 languages and enjoyed by fans all over the world. Throughout the years, it has been steadily developed by Portal Games, and now offers as many as 19 different armies. In May 2007 Neuroshima Hex was awarded a special jury distinction for the Best Polish Designer Game published in 2006. FEATURES - Official Neuroshima Hex game with original artwork - 4 different armies with unique strategies (other armies will be made available for purchase with future updates of the app) - For 1 or 2 players - Asynchronous cross-platform multiplayer mode - 3 AI difficulty levels - In-game tutorial & manual - Tons of gameplay - Easy to learn, hard to master Previous version of the Neuroshima Hex app gained a lot of recognition: AWARDS: "iOS Game of the Year" Game Shark "Best Card/Board Game - Runner Up" TouchGen PRESS QUOTES: "With great production values the board game has been translated to perfection." TouchGen (9/10, Editor's Choice) "Would I Buy Again: Absolutely." What's On iPhone (9/10) "Neuroshima Hex is a board game that almost seems like it was destined for the App Store […]" App Spy (4/5) "Neuroshima Hex is hard not to recommend" Games Uncovered (Grade: 'Great') "Creative game world; deep strategy" Slide To Play (3/4) "It's a deeply satisfying game that forces you to have a tactical mind in order to win, and it's incredibly fulfilling when you do." GameZebo (4/5)
Rail Baron Tools
Enhance your railroad empire strategy game experience. Quickly access crucial game data like destinations, payoffs, and region information to optimize your decisions and speed up gameplay. This reference tool is designed to complement the physical board game.
- Look up destination regions by dice roll
- Look up destination cities by dice roll
- View payoffs for destinations and city routes
- Store player information
- View detailed region and city information
- Access railroad prices and connected cities
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Rail Baron, the game of Building Railroad Empires, is an entertaining strategy game, where you are a Railroad mogul, buying up Rail Lines across America, attempting to become the ultimate Rail Baron. The game is a lot of fun to play, with the only frustration being, the time that it takes to look up information (Destinations, Payoffs, etc.) on the provided charts; which really slows down the game. Rail Baron Tools, is an Rail Baron reference app that takes the drudgery out of this, by allowing you to quickly look up the data you need, and helping you to optimize your decision making and strategies. Rail Baron Tools does not replace the game (i.e. you still play on the game board, using the actual playing pieces, money, dice etc.), but is meant to enhance it. The app provides data based on the 1977 edition Game published by The Avalon Hill Game Co. Features - Look up your destination Region based on a Dice Roll - Look up your destination City based on a Dice Roll - Look up a Payoff for completing a Destination - Look up a Payoff between any two Cities - Use an optional scaling factor, when calculating Payoffs - Store Player information including Name and Home City - View detailed Region information, including odds of rolling the Region - View detailed City information, including odds of rolling the City - View detailed Railroad information, including Price, Cities along the Railroad, and odds of rolling a City on the Railroad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rail Baron Tools at Free against Neuroshima Hex's $6.99. Rail Baron Tools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Neuroshima Hex's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (73 vs 18). On ads 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
Rail Baron Tools is free to download; Neuroshima Hex costs $6.99 up front. Neuroshima Hex sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Rail Baron Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rail Baron Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Neuroshima Hex's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rail Baron Tools's.
Neuroshima Hex ships an update every 2 weeks, Rail Baron Tools every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neuroshima Hex | Rail Baron Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (73 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portal Games | Ewert Technologies |
Customer experience
Neuroshima Hex
Rail Baron Tools
Bugs and requests
Neuroshima Hex
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Inability to discard tiles
- Incorrect scoring for certain damage
- Broken 3 and 4 player modes
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
6 requests- Online multiplayer
- Campaign or story mode
- Ability to view unit details during gameplay
- Restore previously purchased content
- More balanced factions
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- Faster AI turns
Rail Baron Tools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Neuroshima Hex
- New York$4.99
- Smart$4.99
- Vegas$4.99
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- Doomsday Machine$4.99
- The Bundle of Five Armies$29.99
Rail Baron Tools
No in-app purchases
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