Hexchess One vs Hexagonal Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hexagonal board chess variant
- Ranked matches and leaderboards
- Daily puzzles and puzzle campaigns
- Earn rewards through gameplay
- Multi-platform support
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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!
Hexagonal Chess
Experience a unique twist on classic chess with six-directional movement and an expanded board. Challenge a friend in person or test your skills against an AI opponent.
- Six-directional piece movement
- Expanded board with additional colors
- Play against a friend locally
- Challenge an AI opponent
- Unique chess variant
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New location, new environment, same rules 50% more directions to move pieces 42% more board fields (with additional color) You can play with a friend but not online, so pretend it is 1990 and actually meet people or you can challenge an AI bot
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hexagonal Chess at 67% against Hexchess One's 0%. Hexchess One's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hexchess One holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Hexchess One's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hexagonal Chess's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hexchess One ships an update every 4 weeks, Hexagonal Chess every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexchess One | Hexagonal Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Zhang | Konrad Leszczyski |
Customer experience
Hexchess One
Hexagonal Chess
In-app purchases
Hexchess One
No in-app purchases
Hexagonal Chess
No in-app purchases
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