Chness vs Hex Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chness
Engage in unique chess experiences with a novel multiplayer chess variant and other board customizations. Play with any number of participants in these innovative chess games.
- Novel many-player chess generalization
- Circle chess variant
- Other board variants
- Play with any number of people
- Unique chess experiences
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Chness allows you to play chess variants with any number of people. It includes a novel many-player generalization of chess as well as circle chess and other board variants.
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 ratings volume: Hex Chess at 9 against Chness's 1. Chness's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chness against 5.0 for Hex Chess. 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.
| Parameter | Chness | Hex Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emma Weaver | Sawyer Christensen |
Customer experience
Chness
Hex Chess
In-app purchases
Chness
No in-app purchases
Hex Chess
No in-app purchases
