Hexchess One vs Chess Twist
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!
Chess Twist
Experience chess with a twist on procedurally generated boards that alter traditional gameplay. Discover new strategies on unique battlefields with classic rules. Challenge yourself with over 1000 puzzles.
- Procedurally generated boards
- Classic chess rules
- Play against a bot
- Local multiplayer
- 1000+ puzzles
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A game of chess set on procedurally generated boards, where straight lines bend and diagonals fork. Same rules, different battlefield. Opportunities for new strategies are hidden in plain sight. Will you see them before your opponent does? Features: - play against a bot - play multiplayer on the same device - play unique games on a procedurally generated board each time - 1000+ puzzles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hexchess One at Free against Chess Twist's $6.99. Hexchess One also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Chess Twist's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0). On update cadence, 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
Hexchess One is free to download; Chess Twist costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chess Twist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Hexchess One ships an update every 4 weeks, Chess Twist every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexchess One | Chess Twist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Zhang | GUILLAUME JACQUES FRADIN |
Customer experience
Hexchess One
Chess Twist
In-app purchases
Hexchess One
No in-app purchases
Chess Twist
No in-app purchases
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