Authority Counter vs HexaGenius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Authority Counter
Track scores for the board game Star Empires with this convenient app. It supports up to four players, offers customizable flag colors for easy identification, and allows for point rotation for shared play. Adjust the starting authority value and enjoy a space-themed background.
- Up to four player support
- Customizable flag colors
- Point rotation for shared play
- Adjustable starting authority
- Apple Watch app
- Space background
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This is a simple but effective app for keeping score in the board game Star Empires. The app has features that make the gameplay convenient and understandable. - Support for up to four players. - Selection of the flag color for visual differentiation of each player's points. - Display of buttons on both sides and rotation of points: for convenient play at one table. - Selection of the starting value of authority. - Apple Watch app .. and space background.
HexaGenius
A strategic tile-placement game where players score points by expanding lines of colored symbols. Success requires balancing scores across all colors, not just specializing in a few.
- Domino-style tile placement
- Symbol line expansion scoring
- Balanced color scoring mechanic
- Strategic gameplay
- Single-player focus
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In HexaGenius, players take turns placing colored domino-style tiles on a game board, scoring for each line of colored symbols that they enlarge. The trick, however, is that a player's score is equal to their worst-scoring color, not their best, so they need to score for all colors instead of specializing in only one or two.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Authority Counter at every 2 weeks against HexaGenius's every 5 months. HexaGenius's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HexaGenius holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Authority Counter ships an update every 2 weeks, HexaGenius every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authority Counter | HexaGenius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladislav Antonov | Kevin Hammond |
Customer experience
Authority Counter
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In-app purchases
Authority Counter
No in-app purchases
HexaGenius
No in-app purchases
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