Number Chain Pro vs Hexpawn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Chain matching gameplay
- Score multiplier for long chains
- Automatic chain removal
- Rensa combo system
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Automatic game saving
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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.
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.
- Adaptive AI opponent
- Learns from player wins
- Increasing difficulty
- Simple pawn-only moves
- Machine learning demonstration
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Number Chain Pro | Hexpawn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shen Zhongyuan | Garrett Milovich |
Customer experience
Number Chain Pro
Hexpawn
In-app purchases
Number Chain Pro
No in-app purchases
Hexpawn
No in-app purchases









