Hexagonal Chess vs Hex Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Hex Chess
Experience a fresh take on chess with a hexagonal board and familiar pieces. Challenge yourself against AI or friends online. This game introduces new strategies and movement patterns for a modern chess experience.
- Hexagonal board gameplay
- Familiar chess pieces
- New strategies and movement
- CPU practice mode
- Online multiplayer against friends
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Hex Chess is a modern twist on the classic game of chess. Played on a new hexagon-based board while using the same familiar pieces, Hex Chess opens up new strategies and movement patterns. With options to practice against a CPU or play online against friends, Hex Chess offers a fresh challenge to experienced players while being just as approachable as the original game. This is more than a variation... ...a new era of chess begins today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hex Chess at 5.0 against Hexagonal Chess's 1.0. Hex Chess also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Hexagonal Chess's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Hex Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Chess has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Hexagonal Chess's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hex Chess's.
Hexagonal Chess ships an update every 6 months, Hex Chess every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexagonal Chess | Hex Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konrad Leszczyski | Sawyer Christensen |
Customer experience
Hexagonal Chess
Hex Chess
In-app purchases
Hexagonal Chess
No in-app purchases
Hex Chess
No in-app purchases
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