Comparison

Hexagonal Chess vs Hexsweeper 3D

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Six-directional piece movement
  • Expanded board with additional colors
  • Play against a friend locally
  • Challenge an AI opponent
  • Unique chess variant
Features
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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

About

Hexsweeper 3D

Experience a classic puzzle game on a unique spherical hexagonal grid. Navigate a 3D globe, deduce mine locations based on numbered faces, and clear the board. Enjoy a visually stunning and completely offline gameplay experience with multiple themes.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal grid on a 3D sphere
  • Tap to clear, long-press to flag
  • Numbers count up to six
  • Spin and zoom controls
  • Multiple visual themes
  • Offline play
  • Autosave progress
Features
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Minesweeper you already know, on a board you have never seen: a hexagonal grid wrapped around a 3D sphere. Spin the globe, read the numbers, and clear every safe face. There are no edges to hide against and no corners to save you. HOW IT PLAYS • Tap to clear a face. Long-press to place a flag where you think a mine is. Your first clear is always safe. • Every face touches six neighbors, so numbers count up to six — cleaner deduction than squares. • Drag to spin, pinch to zoom. The board is a closed Goldberg sphere: five sizes from a quick 162 faces to a 2,252-face slog. • Undo a bad tap. Progress autosaves; close the app mid-game and pick it up where you left it. NINE LOOKS, ONE TAP AWAY Light and Dark for a clean read, then a set of mirrored materials rendered live: Stratosphere (a sky drifting across the shell), Mercury (smoked liquid metal with gilded flags), Ion Storm, Aurora, Galaxy, Gilded Ribbon, and Heat Lightning. Cleared faces open onto the material beneath. QUIET BY DESIGN • Entirely offline. No account, no ads, no analytics, nothing to accept. • A quiet bar — undo, new sphere, flag — and one settings sheet for theme, board size, warning style, drag inversion and effects. Nothing else on screen but the sphere. • Share card of your finished board. Free and complete. Just minesweeper, with better geometry.

Screenshots

Hexagonal Chess4 screens
Hexsweeper 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hexsweeper 3D at 5.0 against Hexagonal Chess's 1.0. Hexsweeper 3D also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hexsweeper 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexagonal Chess ships an update every 6 months, Hexsweeper 3D daily. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hexagonal Chess versus Hexsweeper 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexagonal ChessHexsweeper 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonrad LeszczyskiLanguageCraft

Customer experience

Hexagonal Chess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Hexsweeper 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hexagonal Chess

No in-app purchases

None

Hexsweeper 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hexagonal Chess free?
Hexagonal Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexsweeper 3D free?
Hexsweeper 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hexagonal Chess or Hexsweeper 3D?
Hexsweeper 3D is rated higher. Hexagonal Chess averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hexsweeper 3D averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hexagonal Chess or Hexsweeper 3D have ads?
Neither Hexagonal Chess nor Hexsweeper 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hexagonal Chess or Hexsweeper 3D?
Hexagonal Chess ships an update every 6 months, and Hexsweeper 3D daily. Most recently, Hexagonal Chess was updated on September 20, 2026 and Hexsweeper 3D on September 28, 2026.

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