Hex by Hex vs Nebulite Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex by Hex
Engage in rapid territory conquest strategy games that last about five minutes. Grow your empire from a single hex, manage resources, and outmaneuver AI rivals before time runs out. Enjoy a fresh map and unique challenges with every playthrough.
- Fast-paced 5-minute strategy games
- Real-time AI rivals
- Resource management and expansion
- One-time full unlock for all content
- Daily shared maps and leaderboards
- Seed duels for shared map challenges
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Conquer a hex map in about five minutes. Hex by Hex is a fast territory conquest strategy game: grow from a single tile into an empire before rival AI factions box you in. Every run is a fresh map. Claim neighboring hexes, build farms, lumber mills, and iron mines, turn your harvest into coins, and push across the border before the Tide clock runs out. HOW A RUN PLAYS - Start with one tile and a five minute Tide clock. - Claim adjacent hexes to expand. Forests, plains, and mountains feed your wood, food, and iron. - Balance your resources to mint coins, then spend them on new tile slots and Edicts. - Raid contested border tiles, grab prize tiles, and hold the chokepoints. - Win by domination, or get swallowed when the Tide rises. FEATURES - Fast strategy: a complete war in about five minutes, with no waiting. - Real-time AI rivals, each with its own name, color, and sigil. - Three one-shot Edicts: Conscript, Blitz, and Sabotage. - Coin market: convert resources by hand or on auto. - Daily Tide: one shared map each day with a Game Center leaderboard. - Seed duels: send a friend a link to play the exact same map. - Pinch to zoom and pan across the whole battlefield. - No ads. No energy meters. No waiting timers. FREE TO PLAY, ONE-TIME FULL UNLOCK Play the Skirmish map on Easy and Medium with the Conscript edict for free. The Full Unlock is a single purchase that adds: - Every map size, from the 37-tile Skirmish up to the 127-tile Large map with up to six AI rivals. - Hard and Brutal difficulty. - Team Mode: 2v2 and 3v3 battles with AI allies. - All three Edicts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Nebulite Wars
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Welcome to NEBULITE WARS — a fast, hands-on 3D real-time strategy game where every match is a fight for survival. Grow from a single Hive into an unstoppable war machine, out-mine and out-build your enemy, and lead your army to victory across a campaign of escalating battles. COMMAND. BUILD. CONQUER. Take control of your Hive and turn raw resources into a thriving war effort. Mine Nebulite and Kryptonite, queue up units, and push across the battlefield to destroy the enemy Hive before they destroy yours. Every decision counts — balance your economy against your army and strike at the right moment. MASTER YOUR ECONOMY Your Miners gather automatically — walking to the quarries, mining, and hauling resources back to base. Keep them working and your war chest full. Jump to any idle worker with a single tap and never waste a second of production. BUILD A MIGHTY ARMY Open the build panel and assemble your forces: • MINERS — the backbone of your economy • SPITTERS — ranged fighters that rain bolts from a distance • GIANTS — heavy hitters that smash through enemy lines Unlock and combine units to crush any defence. BATTLE ACROSS LAND AND SEA Outsmart your opponent on richly detailed 3D battlegrounds. Move your forces, gather your army with a single command, and box-select groups to launch coordinated strikes. Watch the screen shake as your Hive comes under fire — then turn the tide and counterattack. LEARN FAST, PLAY DEEP A guided training mission gets you commanding like a veteran in minutes. From there, take on a campaign of increasingly challenging missions that reward smart strategy, sharp timing, and bold aggression. KEY FEATURES • Pure real-time strategy — no waiting, no timers, just action • Stunning 3D battlefields built for mobile • Simple touch controls that are easy to learn and satisfying to master • Automatic mining so you focus on tactics, not micromanagement • A campaign of hand-crafted missions with rising difficulty • Optional ad-free upgrade for uninterrupted play • Regular updates with new levels, new units, and more explosive action THE WAR IS JUST BEGINNING We're constantly expanding Nebulite Wars with fresh campaigns, new battlegrounds and powerful new units. Keep the game updated so you never miss what's coming next. Can you build the perfect war machine, outlast every assault, and lead your Hive to total victory? Download NEBULITE WARS now and take command!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hex by Hex at none against Nebulite Wars's shown. Nebulite Wars's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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
Both are free to download. Hex by Hex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nebulite Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Hex by Hex | Nebulite Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | IndieCraft LLC | Amol Samant |
In-app purchases
Hex by Hex
- Unlock Full Game$4.99
Nebulite Wars
- Remove Ads$0.99









