Numismatist vs Hex Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Numismatist
This app allows users to collect, exchange, trade, and auction virtual coins on their iPhone and iPad. It includes historical descriptions for each coin, offering an educational aspect to the collecting experience.
- Collect real coins and series
- Exchange, trade, and auction coins
- Study coin history
- Detailed coin descriptions
- Play on iPhone and iPad
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Now you can start to collect coins on your iPhone and iPad. The main features. - The real coins and real series. - Exchange, trade and auction. The most interesting thing in collecting - it's getting coins. - The study of history. In our game we added description of each coin, telling us about her plot.
Hex Chess
Experience a fresh take on chess with a hexagonal board and familiar pieces. Challenge yourself against AI or friends online. This game introduces new strategies and movement patterns for a modern chess experience.
- Hexagonal board gameplay
- Familiar chess pieces
- New strategies and movement
- CPU practice mode
- Online multiplayer against friends
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Hex Chess is a modern twist on the classic game of chess. Played on a new hexagon-based board while using the same familiar pieces, Hex Chess opens up new strategies and movement patterns. With options to practice against a CPU or play online against friends, Hex Chess offers a fresh challenge to experienced players while being just as approachable as the original game. This is more than a variation... ...a new era of chess begins today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hex Chess at 100% against Numismatist's 32%. Hex Chess also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Numismatist's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Numismatist sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hex Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hex Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Numismatist's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hex Chess's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Numismatist | Hex Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appscraft | Sawyer Christensen |
Customer experience
Numismatist
Hex Chess
In-app purchases
Numismatist
- Add 2400 coins$1.99
- Common Coin$3.99
- Add 6000 coins$3.99
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- Fullversion$4.99
- Premium user$4.99
- Silver foil coin$7.99
- Add 30000 coins$8.99
- Foil Gold Coin$9.99
- Rare Coin 2$9.99
- Add 50000 coins$13.99
Hex Chess
No in-app purchases
