Comparison

Number Chain Pro vs Hexpawn

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

Head to head
About

Number Chain Pro

A puzzle game where players create chains of three or more consecutive or identical numbers to clear them from the board. Achieve high scores by creating longer chains and triggering "Rensa" combos.

Highlights
  • Chain matching gameplay
  • Score multiplier for long chains
  • Automatic chain removal
  • Rensa combo system
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Automatic game saving
Features
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Video demo at Support Web Site or Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXhknhcfSx4) This is an incredibly amazing game! You can easily win hundreds of points; you can also carefully play the game and win millions of points. All in your hands! *** Purpose Build as many as possible removable chains so as to achieve incredible scores and challenge the longest chains! ***Rules When three or more than three same or consecutive numbers are aligned together, they constitute one removable chain that will be automatically removed. Once the chain is removed, another removable chain may be constituted and removed automatically. It goes on until there is no more removable chain. The longer the removed chain is, the higher the score is. It is called "RENSA" when chains are removed one by one. You can view the demo of 25 Rensa inside the game (see screenshots). *** Details * There are 10 different digital numbers from 1 to 10, and each can be used 12 times; Game ends when all numbers are used up. * When the chain length is longer than three, Final Number of 0 will be rewarded. It is used to remove all numbers at final stage. * When game ends with no number in the pool, score is doubled. *** Others * Support Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish. * Support leaderboards and achievements in Game Center. * Support saving game automatically. * Support Game Center Agency to report scores achieved in Mac OS.

About

Hexpawn

This game features a chess AI that learns from every game you play. It starts with minimal knowledge but improves with each win, making it increasingly challenging. Experience a unique take on machine learning through strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Adaptive AI opponent
  • Learns from player wins
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Simple pawn-only moves
  • Machine learning demonstration
Features
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Think you're smarter than a mindless iPhone app? Think again! HEXPAWN is just that: a computer that fits in your pocket and knows almost nothing. What does it know? Only the moves a pawn can make in chess. Oh yeah, and one other thing. Like the proverbial elephant or your seventh grade algebra teacher, it never forgets. So play HEXPAWN. You'll probably win the first few games. But every time you win, HEXPAWN remembers. And it will never make the same mistake twice... which means eventually, HEXPAWN will be impossible to defeat. Don't believe me? Go ahead. Try. See how long you can last against this brainless robot. I bet it won't be long. Enjoy this small dip into the world of machine learning and the eventual domination of the human race at the hands of our machine overlords.

Screenshots

Number Chain Pro4 screens
Hexpawn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hexpawn at 100% against Number Chain Pro's 0%. Hexpawn also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.5 vs 1.0). On ads, 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

Hexpawn is free to download; Number Chain Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hexpawn holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexpawn has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Number Chain Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hexpawn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Chain Pro ships an update every 4 months, Hexpawn every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Number Chain Pro versus Hexpawn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber Chain ProHexpawn
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShen ZhongyuanGarrett Milovich

Customer experience

Number Chain Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Hexpawn

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Number Chain Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Hexpawn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Chain Pro free?
Number Chain Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexpawn free?
Hexpawn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Number Chain Pro or Hexpawn?
Hexpawn is rated higher. Number Chain Pro averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hexpawn averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Number Chain Pro or Hexpawn have ads?
Neither Number Chain Pro nor Hexpawn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Number Chain Pro or Hexpawn?
Number Chain Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Hexpawn every 3 days. Most recently, Number Chain Pro was updated on October 19, 2026 and Hexpawn on October 24, 2026.

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