Hex Chess vs Five Field Kono
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Five Field Kono
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Experience the simple yet deep strategy of Five Field Kono (오밭고누), the traditional Korean abstract game! Key Features: - Multiple Modes: AI Bot, Local Hot Seat, and Global Online Multiplayer. - Scalable Difficulty: Three AI levels (Beginner to Master). - Customization: Choose your board theme and font. - Heritage: Based on the classic O-bat-go-nu (오밭고누). Join thousands of players and download for free today! As in Chinese checkers or Halma, a player wins by moving all of their pieces into the starting locations of their opponent's pieces. The players take turns moving one of their pieces one square diagonally. The first player to move all of their pieces to their opponent's starting squares wins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hex Chess at none against Five Field Kono's shown. Hex Chess also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 ships an update every 3 weeks, Five Field Kono every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex Chess | Five Field Kono |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sawyer Christensen | Vadym Khokhlov |
In-app purchases
Hex Chess
No in-app purchases
Five Field Kono
No in-app purchases
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