Hexchess One vs Chness
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!
Chness
Engage in unique chess experiences with a novel multiplayer chess variant and other board customizations. Play with any number of participants in these innovative chess games.
- Novel many-player chess generalization
- Circle chess variant
- Other board variants
- Play with any number of people
- Unique chess experiences
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Chness allows you to play chess variants with any number of people. It includes a novel many-player generalization of chess as well as circle chess and other board variants.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chness at 5.0 against Hexchess One's 3.0. Hexchess One's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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.
Chness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexchess One | Chness |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| 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 | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Zhang | Emma Weaver |
Customer experience
Hexchess One
Chness
In-app purchases
Hexchess One
No in-app purchases
Chness
No in-app purchases
