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 3.7. 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 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. 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 October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexagonal Chess | Hex Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 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
