Comparison

Spaceship Commander John Ray vs HexaRelic

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

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Spaceship Commander John Ray

Features
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Spaceship Commander John Ray - roguelike turn-based strategy game Play a classic space war game with infinite procedural generated galaxy. - Play a classic space war game with infinite procedurally generated galaxies. Roguelike, turn-based strategy with combat on a 8x8 sector grid in 64 galaxy sectors. - All ships and space stations have systems to be monitored and repaired when damaged. Use them to your advantage. - Navigate through 64 sectors, find resources, fight the Throck and restore the alliance with Urobori. - Resupply and repair your ship at allied space stations. Protect them at all costs. - Go on adventures. Send landing parties to planets to search for new tech and new crew members. - Beat your best high score and play again and again and ...! Synopsis: The Alliance between Humans, Throck and Urobori has collapsed. The Throck, a military faction, have decided to topple the parliament and subjugate the other factions in a newly-formed Throck empire. The Urobori have taken a neutral position and are now observing the ensuing war between the Humans and the Throck. The top brass of the Allied Human Defense Force have issued you new orders. Your mission: assume command the spaceship SS-Lexxor and destroy Throck spaceships and space stations in all 64 sectors.

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HexaRelic

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■ A Hex Territory Battle Over Ancient Relics HexaRelic is a turn-based strategy game for up to 4 players. Expand your territory across a stone-tablet hex grid, lock ancient relics, and outscore your rivals. 【How to Play】 Each turn, place one tile adjacent to your territory. Surround all 6 cells around a relic to trigger a Lock — earning points, expanding the board, and unlocking bonus placements. The game ends when any player completes 5 locks. The player with the highest total score at that moment wins. 【Scoring】 Majority Lock (4+ of 6 cells yours): +3 pts Full Domination (all 6 cells): +3 pts + Erosion item Chain Bonus: consecutive locks add extra points Territory score is calculated at game end — spreading wide pays off too. 【Items】 · Erosion — overwrite one enemy tile adjacent to yours · Boundary Booster — leap to any empty cell, ignoring adjacency · Mining Drone — converts a minority lock into +1 pt automatically Knowing when to use each item is the key to victory. 【Game Modes】 · Bot Battle (Easy / Hard, up to 3 bots) · Random Match (quick online matchmaking) · Friend Battle (invite and play together) A typical match lasts 5–8 minutes — deep enough to think, short enough to replay. 【Perfect For】 · Fans of strategic tile-placement games · Players who want quick but meaningful PvP · Friends looking for a competitive mobile game together

Screenshots

Spaceship Commander John Ray4 screens
HexaRelic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spaceship Commander John Ray at fortnightly against HexaRelic's every 2 months. Spaceship Commander John Ray also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). HexaRelic's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Spaceship Commander John Ray costs $5.99 and HexaRelic $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spaceship Commander John Ray ships an update fortnightly, HexaRelic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Spaceship Commander John Ray versus HexaRelic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceship Commander John RayHexaRelic
Price$5.99$1.99 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB34 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAdam Musial-Brightryogo shimizu

In-app purchases

None

Spaceship Commander John Ray

No in-app purchases

None

HexaRelic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spaceship Commander John Ray free?
Spaceship Commander John Ray costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HexaRelic free?
HexaRelic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spaceship Commander John Ray or HexaRelic have ads?
Neither Spaceship Commander John Ray nor HexaRelic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spaceship Commander John Ray or HexaRelic?
Spaceship Commander John Ray ships an update fortnightly, and HexaRelic every 2 months. Most recently, Spaceship Commander John Ray was updated on October 15, 2026 and HexaRelic on October 13, 2026.

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