Hexicheckers vs Mexican Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hexicheckers
Experience a unique board game combining elements of Checkers, Chinese Checkers, and Chess on a hexagonal grid. Strategize your moves to capture opponent pieces before they capture yours. Enjoy single-player challenges against AI or local multiplayer battles.
- Hexagonal board gameplay
- Combines Checkers, Chinese Checkers, and Chess
- AI opponent with three difficulty levels
- Local multiplayer mode
- Piece capturing mechanics
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A new take on Checkers, Chinese Checkers, and Chess all rolled into one! Move your pieces on the hex board and capture your opponent's pieces before they capture yours. Play against the AI (three levels of difficulty) or against another person on the same device.
Mexican Train
Engage in a unique dominoes game set on an alien planet. Test your skills against extraterrestrial opponents in this space-themed challenge.
- Space-themed gameplay
- Dominoes game
- Alien opponents
- Challenging gameplay
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You landed on an unknown planet where inhabitants like to play dominoes games. Are you good enough to win Mexican Train Dominoes in space?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hexicheckers at 5.0 against Mexican Train's 4.4. Mexican Train's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 42 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hexicheckers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mexican Train has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hexicheckers ships an update every 42 months, Mexican Train every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexicheckers | Mexican Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (2.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 70.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ed Federmeyer | Intalanto |
Customer experience
Hexicheckers
Mexican Train
Bugs and requests
Hexicheckers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mexican Train
Reported bugs
5 issues- Incorrect scoring calculations
- Inability to play valid moves at times
- Game freezing or crashing unexpectedly
- Inconsistent behavior with doubles and end-of-round
- Placement issues with automatically arranged tiles
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to play against other human players
- Option to change avatar/background
- Improved end-game scoring and statistics
- More control over tile placement and organization
- Adjustable difficulty levels for AI opponents
In-app purchases
Hexicheckers
No in-app purchases
Mexican Train
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hexicheckers free?
Is Mexican Train free?
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Do Hexicheckers or Mexican Train have ads?
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