Comparison

Roll vs Hexchess One

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

Head to head
About

Roll

Engage in a relaxing dice-rolling experience where you aim to collect points by rolling dice and strategically upgrading them. This game blends elements of strategy, clicker, and roguelike deckbuilders for a unique dice-building system with deep strategic choices. Enjoy a meditative escape with its minimalistic design and peaceful atmosphere.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling for points
  • Dice upgrading system
  • Strategy and critical thinking
  • Relaxing and meditative experience
  • Unique dicebuilding synergies
  • Highscore chasing
Features
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In Roll, you have 2500 rolls to collect as many points as possible. Roll your dice to gain points, spend your points to upgrade your dice, and repeat. Borrowing gameplay elements from strategy, clicker, and roguelike deckbuilder genres, Roll creates a perfect balance of relaxation with critical thinking. While the "Clicker"/"Incremental" genre is not known for its variety or depth of game mechanics, Roll offers a unique dicebuilding system which allows you to explore different strategies and synergies between upgrades. Each run will present you with new and interesting decisions creating a huge depth of strategy and keeping the game feeling always fresh. Roll is designed to be a relaxing and meditative experience. Get lost in the satisfying sounds and effects as all your worries melt away. From the minimalistic UI to the slow peaceful music, everything was designed to create the perfect zen environment. If you enjoy building an engine and watching it grow, chasing down highscores, or just need to escape from your own thoughts, then I really hope you'll enjoy my game, Roll. :)

About

Hexchess One

Experience a unique chess variant on a hexagonal board with enhanced mobility and strategy. Compete in ranked matches, climb leaderboards, and solve puzzles to master the game and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal board chess variant
  • Ranked matches and leaderboards
  • Daily puzzles and puzzle campaigns
  • Earn rewards through gameplay
  • Multi-platform support
Features
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Hexagonal chess is a chess variant played on a hexagonal board. The rules are similar to traditional chess, but allows for higher mobility, more aggressive tactics, and more complex strategies. HexChess One is a multi-platform client for hexagonal chess that allows you to compete against other players in ranked matches to climb the leaderboard and solve puzzles to master the game! Earn rewards by playing ranked games, solving the daily puzzle, or completing puzzle campaign levels!

Screenshots

Roll4 screens
Hexchess One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roll at 78% against Hexchess One's 0%. Roll also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (439 vs 4). Hexchess One's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Roll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexchess One asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roll holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roll has 439 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Roll's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hexchess One's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roll ships an update weekly, Hexchess One every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Roll versus Hexchess One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollHexchess One
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (439 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings439 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph Anthony DistlerKevin Zhang

Customer experience

Roll

All ratings439 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral8.4%
Negative13.4%

Hexchess One

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Roll

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Upgrade shop issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Swiping/tapping issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More dice skins and customization
  • Sandbox mode with unlimited rolls
  • Improved dice management UI
  • More detailed stats and analytics

Hexchess One

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roll

One-time1
  • Roll Premium$3.99
None

Hexchess One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roll free?
Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexchess One free?
Hexchess One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Roll or Hexchess One?
Roll is rated higher. Roll averages 4.6 out of 5 from 439 ratings, while Hexchess One averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Roll or Hexchess One have ads?
Neither Roll nor Hexchess One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roll or Hexchess One?
Roll ships an update weekly, and Hexchess One every 4 weeks. Most recently, Roll was updated on September 27, 2026 and Hexchess One on September 18, 2026.

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