Kingsters vs Hexhold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kingsters
Experience a strategic board game that blends elements of chess and checkers. Master unique jumping mechanics and outmaneuver opponents to capture all their pieces. Play against others worldwide or challenge the computer in this skill-based game.
- Unique jumping mechanics
- Capture all opponent pieces
- Play online multiplayer
- Play against computer AI
- Personal rankings
- Battle formations
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Chess, Checkers, and now Kingsters: The Ultimate game of Strategy. Kingsters is an original board game from Onid Games. It takes the classics you grew up with and breaks one big rule: you can jump your own pieces. Hop over a teammate to cross the board, slip around a defense, and chain captures together in a single turn. Every piece moves in any direction from the very first move. Single, double, triple, even quadruple jumps are all fair game. The rules take two minutes to learn. The tactics take a lifetime. === HOW TO PLAY === Each player starts with six pieces in a battle formation. Move any piece one square in any diagonal direction, forward or back. Capture by jumping an enemy piece into the open square behind it. Jump over your own pieces to reposition, set up chains and outflank your opponent. Mix hops and captures in one turn for huge combo moves. Take all of your opponent's pieces to win. Each side gets 10 minutes on the clock. === PLAY YOUR WAY === PLAY US: Battle the computer across four formations and three difficulty levels, or take on the full campaign. PLAY OTHERS: Ranked matches against real players at your level. Put okens on the line and take the pot. TOURNAMENTS: Join a bracket or create your own and invite friends with a code. FOUR KINGS: Four players, one board. Every king for himself, or team up in doubles. PROTECT THE KING: One of your pieces is your King, Lose it and the game is over. === 49 NEW PUZZLES EVERY DAY === A fresh daily challenge plus four puzzle packs every day, from firsts teps to grandmaster trials. Build your streak, share your result and challenge friends to beat it. === FRIENDS & REWARDS === Add friends, challenge them, request rematches and climb the friends leaderboard. Send tokens and gift links to bring friends into the game. Unlock achievements and customize your chips and boards. Earn tokens by winning. Tokens are for play only and are never cashed out. Kingsters is free to play. It's pure skill and strategy, with sometimes a little luck. A game could last anywhere from one to ten minutes. Created by Onid Games Dino Casaleno | Nick Oteri | Mike D’Aloia www.onidgames.us
Hexhold
A minimalist territory strategy game focused on one-thumb play. Claim hexes, manage resources, and outmaneuver rivals in tactical battles. Features a guided campaign, skirmishes, and a map editor.
- Minimalist hex territory strategy
- One-thumb gameplay
- Claiming and income mechanics
- Unit and building management
- Guided campaign mode
- Skirmishes and map editor
- Colorblind friendly settings
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Hexhold is a turn-based strategy game about land. Claim hexes, grow your gold, raise an army, and take your rivals' Capitals before they take yours. Every battle is clear and fair. There are no dice in combat: the stronger unit wins, and the game shows you why a move is blocked. Simple to learn, hard to master. THE CAMPAIGN Sail out from the peaceful Green Isles to face the five lords who claim the crown of the known world: the Sultan of Sunscorch, the Frost Jarl, the Highland Thane, the Wildwood Queen and the Ember Tyrant. - 50 hand-made levels across six lands, from burning dunes to frozen fjords and volcanic fields - A story told in voiced scenes with painted portraits of every lord - Choose to rule as King or Queen, and win your way to a coronation - Earn up to 3 stars per level, 150 in all, for winning fast - Replay every story scene you have seen in the Chronicle RIVALS WHO FIGHT BACK Five AI levels, from Easy to Merciless. The toughest rivals go for your Capital, cut your lands apart, build Colossi and Commanders, and plan winning moves. On late levels a rival may even move first. TREASURE On some campaign levels, and in about a third of skirmish and daily games, a treasure chest appears in the middle of the fight. The first unit to reach it wins 20 Gold. Race for it, or make your rival pay for trying. SIX LIVING LANDS Every land has its own look, wildlife, weather and sounds: Green Isles, Sunscorch, Frostreach, Highlands, Wildwood and Emberlands. Day turns to night as a match goes on. PLAY ONLINE - Find a ranked Daily, Rapid or Blitz opponent near your rating on a fair mirrored map - Challenge the five campaign lords as clearly labelled, ranked AI rivals - Start at 1200 in each mode, earn your ratings and climb the top lists - Sign in with Game Center, pick a player name and add friends with a code or a link - Play Daily with 1 day per turn, or allow 3 days in a friend game - Play live Rapid with 10 minutes + 15 seconds per turn, or Blitz with 4 minutes + 8 seconds per turn - Challenge a friend to 1 game, best of 3 or best of 5 in any mode; pick a fair map or let the game choose - Find Game Center friends who allow friend access, or share an invite link - Optional phone alerts for online turns and invites - See ratings by mode, win rates by land and your last 20 matches - Send friendly preset emotes in 1v1 and ranked games - Share a private Party link for up to 4 players, with computer fill and live turns - Party text chat is for ages 13+, with filter, mute, block and report controls - Report or block any player, and delete your online profile at any time MORE WAYS TO PLAY - Skirmish: Tiny, Standard or Large maps with 2 to 4 realms - Daily Challenge: one new map every day, with a win streak to keep - Map editor: build your own maps - Design your banner and colours - Records: your stars, streaks and fastest wins MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Portrait play with clear controls. Offline play needs no account or internet. Colorblind palette, reduced motion, haptics, battery saver and adjustable animation speed. FREE TO PLAY Hexhold is free. Sometimes a full-screen ad appears between games, never during a match. A one-time Remove Ads purchase turns ads off for good.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexhold at none against Kingsters's 5. Kingsters's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Kingsters sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Hexhold asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kingsters against 5.0 for Hexhold. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kingsters has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Kingsters ships an update every 3 weeks, Hexhold every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kingsters | Hexhold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 549 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Onid Games LLC | Conrad Sasinski |
Customer experience
Kingsters
Hexhold
In-app purchases
Kingsters
- Kingsters Token$0.99
- Kingsters Tokens$3.99
- Kingsters Ad Free$4.99
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- Kingsters Tokens$7.99
- Kingsters Tokens$14.99
Hexhold
No in-app purchases









