Hex Armada vs POLYCIV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex Armada
Engage in strategic multiplayer naval combat on a hex grid. Every shot impacts all players, requiring careful planning to locate and destroy enemy fleets and headquarters. Play locally or online with friends.
- Hex-grid strategic combat
- Every shot affects all players
- Local pass-and-play multiplayer
- Local network multiplayer
- Online asynchronous multiplayer
- Headquarters and land defenses
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Hex Armada is a multiplayer naval combat game where you hunt down your opponents, and every shot affects all players, including yourself. Everyone places 4 ships on the sea and hides a headquarters on one of the randomized islands. Then players take turns firing: one shot for every ship you have left. A shot on a sea hex costs one shot, but a shot on land costs two. Every hit tells you something, so use it to narrow down where your enemies are hiding. Just hope your own ships aren't sitting in the same spot! Play with friends on the same device, over your local network, or asynchronously online through Game Center. Features: • Exciting gameplay where every shot hits every player • Strategic hex-grid combat • Local pass-and-play multiplayer, up to 12 players • Local network multiplayer, up to 8 players • Online asynchronous multiplayer, up to 12 players • Headquarters and land defenses add fun tactical objectives How to Win: Destroy enemy fleets and opposing headquarters before they destroy you. The last player standing wins!
POLYCIV
A turn-based strategy game where players explore, expand, research, and conquer. Engage in asynchronous play with customizable turn timers and AI opponents. Build your civilization by developing cities, connecting them with infrastructure, and utilizing terrain to your advantage.
- Turn-based strategy gameplay
- Asynchronous multiplayer
- Map exploration and expansion
- Technology research
- City building and development
- AI opponents with adjustable difficulty
- Team games supported
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PolyCiv is a turn-based strategy game for 2–8 players. Start with one city and an unexplored map. Explore, expand, research new technologies, build better units, and conquer your opponents before they conquer you. Play asynchronously. Take your turn and close the app. You'll get a notification when it's your turn again. The player who creates the game chooses the turn timer, from one hour to one week. Grow your cities with farms and mines. Connect them with roads and ports. Terrain matters: forests and mountains can change the cost of moving and fighting, making strategic positions worth fighting over. Play with friends or join an open game. Fill empty seats with AI opponents at several difficulty levels. Team games are supported. Build your civilization. Explore the unknown. Outmaneuver your opponents.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: POLYCIV at none against Hex Armada's 1. POLYCIV also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Hex Armada's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Hex Armada sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. POLYCIV asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hex Armada against 5.0 for POLYCIV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hex Armada ships an update weekly, POLYCIV every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Hex Armada | POLYCIV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Axiom Design, LLC | jaime moncayo |
Customer experience
Hex Armada
POLYCIV
In-app purchases
Hex Armada
- Unlock 3+ Player Games$4.99
POLYCIV
No in-app purchases









