Hexchess One vs Chessylon
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!
Chessylon
Experience chess with a unique pixel-art aesthetic and an engaging story campaign. Solve tactical puzzles, collect diverse armies, and challenge opponents online or offline with adjustable AI difficulty.
- Story campaign with hand-drawn map
- Tactical chess puzzles
- Unlockable pixel-art armies
- Online multiplayer matches
- Offline AI and local play
- Full standard chess rules
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Chessylon is chess with a world around it. STORY CAMPAIGN Travel across a hand-drawn map, level by level, facing opponents that get sharper as you go. Three difficulty paths let you pick your own pace. PUZZLES Tactical positions to solve. Find the mate, save the piece, spot the fork. COLLECT ARMIES Unlock pixel-art piece sets, each with its own look and personality. Knights, vikings, and more. PLAY ONLINE Match against other players and react with animated emotes during the game. PLAY OFFLINE Face the AI at ten strength levels, or pass the phone and play a friend on the same board. Full chess rules: castling, en passant, promotion, draw by repetition and the fifty-move rule. No account required to start playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chessylon at 5.0 against Hexchess One's 3.0. Chessylon also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). Hexchess One's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chessylon 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, Chessylon every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexchess One | Chessylon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kevin Zhang | ACA Gaming |
In-app purchases
Hexchess One
No in-app purchases
Chessylon
No in-app purchases
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