Comparison

Gather CCG vs Hexlands

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

Head to head
About

Gather CCG

Engage in turn-based online battles as an alchemist. Strategically use elemental energy to cast spells, summon units, or wield weapons through your custom deck.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Alchemist role-playing
  • Elemental energy casting
  • Unit, spell, and weapon cards
  • Customizable decks
Features
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Battle of the Alchemists in the form of game cards. Gather CCG is a turn-based online card game where players take on the role of alchemists who come to compete with each other by use the elemental energy provided to cast unit, spell, or weapon, Through the format of each player's deck.

About

Hexlands

Features
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Hexlands is a tile-laying strategy game where every match paints a new world. Draw hex tiles one by one, fit them into a growing map of forests, rivers, villages, and cities — then deploy your meeples to score the features you complete. Features: *Fast-paced multiplayer: play with friends in real time *Single-player mode against the game's logic engine *50+ unique hex tiles with rich hand-drawn terrain *Strategic meeple placement: roads, cities, chapels, and fields *Special overlay tiles that destroy tiles or remove meeples — shift the balance late game* *Clean SwiftUI + SpriteKit rendering, built natively for iOS and iPad *Tap to Voice Chat How to play: Place a tile so its edges match neighbors. Optionally place a meeple on a road, city, or chapel. Complete features to score points and return meeples to your hand. Simple rules. Deep choices. A new map every time. Terms of Use: https://hexlandsgame.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Gather CCG4 screens
Hexlands3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gather CCG at every 5 days against Hexlands's every 11 days. Gather CCG also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Gather CCG sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Hexlands sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gather CCG ships an update every 5 days, Hexlands every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gather CCG versus Hexlands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGather CCGHexlands
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size443 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPreeda LikhitthumakulDavid Lai

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Gather CCG

One-time4
  • Coin 200$6.99
  • Coin 500$16.99
  • Coin 1000$32.99
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  • Coin 5000$149.99
1 purchases

Hexlands

Subscriptions1
  • Hexlands Creator7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Gather CCG free?
Gather CCG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexlands free?
Hexlands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gather CCG or Hexlands have ads?
Both Gather CCG and Hexlands show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gather CCG or Hexlands?
Gather CCG ships an update every 5 days, and Hexlands every 11 days. Most recently, Gather CCG was updated on October 8, 2026 and Hexlands on October 25, 2026.

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