Comparison

Hexlide vs Cube Chess

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

Head to head
About

Hexlide

Features
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Hexagonal board × Sliding tokens × Pure strategy Hexlide is a sleek, turn-based board game played on 19 hexagonal tiles. Slide your three tokens and rearrange the board itself to line them up side by side before your opponent does. ◆ How to Play Each turn consists of two actions: Slide one of your tokens in any of 6 directions Move an empty tile to reshape the board You're not just moving pieces — you're changing the battlefield. Every move shifts the balance between offense and defense. ◆ Three Ways to Play ・vs AI — Sharpen your skills anytime, anywhere ・Local 2P — Pass and play on a single device ・Online — Share a room code and play with friends in real time ◆ Features ・Rules you can learn in 2 minutes, strategy that goes endlessly deep ・Clean, minimal hexagonal design ・15 languages supported ・Playable offline (AI & Local 2P) ・No account required

About

Cube Chess

Features
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Chess that also grows upward. Cube Chess brings Raumschach — a 5x5x5, 125-square variant played on five stacked boards — to your phone. Pieces move forward, sideways, and up and down. The check you never saw coming arrives from below. That surprise is the whole game. ■ Prof. Mono teaches you An interactive tutorial covers everything from the rules to thinking in three dimensions. New to chess? Bad with spatial puzzles? You'll be fine. ■ The Challenge Tower — seven keepers Seven opponents with distinct personalities: the aggressor, the wall, the trickster. Climb one floor at a time through a story mode. ■ Get a little stronger every day Daily mate puzzles, a 12-step learning ladder, a three-strike Puzzle Rush, and forced-mate problems in two difficulty tiers. ■ A level that fits you Three AI strengths plus material handicaps, so your first win is never out of reach. ■ A quiet cosmos to think in Seven glass-and-starlight themes, unlocked as you play. Everything runs offline. No account, no connection required. Available in 12 languages. Test the depth of your reading in a quiet cosmos.

Screenshots

Hexlide4 screens
Cube Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hexlide at none against Cube Chess's shown. Cube Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexlide ships an update monthly, Cube Chess every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Hexlide versus Cube Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexlideCube Chess
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuga TachikawaKamineko

In-app purchases

None

Hexlide

No in-app purchases

None

Cube Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hexlide free?
Hexlide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cube Chess free?
Cube Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hexlide or Cube Chess have ads?
Cube Chess shows ads; Hexlide does not.
Which is updated more often, Hexlide or Cube Chess?
Hexlide ships an update monthly, and Cube Chess every 3 days. Most recently, Hexlide was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cube Chess on November 6, 2026.

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