Hexrealm Expedition vs Almost Dr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hexrealm Expedition
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Hexrealm Expedition is a portrait strategy game about revealing hex tiles, building a frontline, and pushing your army toward the enemy stronghold. Every battle starts with a hidden map. Flip tiles to uncover barracks, gold mines, towers, and tactical events. Barracks spawn troops, mines fuel your expansion, and towers hold the line. Each reveal can change the board, so every run asks for a new plan. Features: • Hex reveal battles: discover resources, buildings, and routes across the board. • Auto-pushing armies: troops advance along the frontline and fight for control. • Card growth: collect, upgrade, and combine units and buildings. • Expedition stages: unlock new maps, challenges, and rewards. • Short sessions: built for quick tactical runs on mobile. The current version lets players experience the core game without paid purchases. Some optional rewards can be earned through rewarded video ads.
Almost Dr
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Finish your PhD, you're Almost Dr. ALMOST DR is a turn-based d20 roguelite where your enemies aren't dragons: they're every anxiety that stands between you and "Doctor." Roll the dice, build a broken loadout, and beat your demons. Compete on leaderboards including 'highest hit' and 'most healing done', and see the loadouts others use to set records! ==== ROLL THE D20 ==== Real tabletop combat. Every attack is a d20 roll — from fumbles to natural-20 crits. Read each boss's intent and raise your Shield before they attack you. Luck gets you in the door; strategy gets you the degree. === FACE 25 BOSSES === Face the Burnout Beast, outwit the Comparison Trap, survive Final Chapter Dread, and stare down THE DEFENSE. Each of 25 hand-crafted bosses is themed on a genuine PhD terror — learn their patterns and turn your worst fears into loot. === BUILD A UNIQUE LOADOUT === • 8 classes — from The Eternal Candidate to The Caffeinated Postdoc, each with its own playstyle • 5 supervisors who reshape your whole run • 76 items and 35 relics to draft, stack, and combo • FUSE two legendaries into one cross-slot monster of an item — chase the build that shouldn't exist === EVERY RUN IS DIFFERENT === • 28 run-changing events that force real decisions • 8 academic seasons rewrite the rules for entirely different run experiences • Rest, shop, upgrade your items, and gather potions • Every PhD goes off the rails differently === GO ENDLESS === Cleared the run? Descend into ENDLESS where bosses escalate stacked with elite modifiers. How deep can you go before burnout wins? === EARN INSIGHT, UNLOCK EVERYTHING === Every run earns Insight. Spend it to unlock new classes and supervisors, crack open item cases, and grow your arsenal run after run. Retro CRT visuals. Pixel-pink terminal vibes... The existential dread of academia made fun: you're Almost Dr.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Almost Dr at none against Hexrealm Expedition's shown. Hexrealm Expedition's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hexrealm Expedition ships an update every 2 days, Almost Dr every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexrealm Expedition | Almost Dr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 248 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Beijing Suanwu Yice Technology Co., Ltd | Ruben Knehans |
In-app purchases
Hexrealm Expedition
No in-app purchases
Almost Dr
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hexrealm Expedition free?
Is Almost Dr free?
Do Hexrealm Expedition or Almost Dr have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hexrealm Expedition or Almost Dr?
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