Comparison

Five In a Row vs Hexagone+

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

Head to head
About

Five In a Row

Challenge friends or AI in this classic strategy board game. Connect five pieces of your color in a line to win. Perfect for quick challenges, relaxation, or teaching strategy.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer
  • 2 player mode on same device
  • 3 AI difficulty levels
  • Game Center achievements
  • Colorful themes
  • Global high-score ranking
Features
Read full description

Connect 5 pieces of your colour in a line before your opponent. The popular game is now in your hands every time you can spare a moment for a challenge or a bit of relax. Excellent for testing your skills or teaching strategy to kids. Have hours of fun with the 2 players mode, on the same device, or play online against friends or other players from all over the world. Or try to beat our virtual player! He can play at 3 levels of difficulty and you can see your improvements game by game on the Global High-Score, the Worldwide ranking with all the Gomoku players in the world. A classic! Start playing for free! :) What you get: - Play against real people! Online multiplayer or on the same device (2 players mode) - 3 Virtual opponents, very well trained at 3 difficulty levels (for your single player games) - Easy to get: just tap and play - Game Center achievements - Colourful themes - Superb for all ages - Kids will love it! - An expanded tic-tac-toe, but vastly superior! @outofthebit facebook/outofthebit

About

Hexagone+

This game offers a mental challenge to enhance your memory capabilities. It is completely free to play and contains no advertisements, focusing solely on cognitive exercise.

Highlights
  • Memory skill enhancement
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Free to play
  • No advertisements
  • Mental exercise focused
Features
Read full description

Hexagone+ is a challenging game designed to boost your memory skills. FREE / NO ADS. Just for mental exercise.

Screenshots

Five In a Row4 screens
Hexagone+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexagone+ at none against Five In a Row's 1. Hexagone+ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Five In a Row's advantage is ratings volume (735 vs 3). On price 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. Five In a Row sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexagone+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hexagone+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five In a Row has 735 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Five In a Row's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hexagone+'s.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Five In a Row versus Hexagone+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive In a RowHexagone+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (735 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings735 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutOfTheBit LtdJon Duke

Customer experience

Five In a Row

All ratings731 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative20.7%

Hexagone+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Five In a Row

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Multiplayer doesn't work
  • Game has too many bugs
  • Misplaced markers due to phone not responding or accidental touches

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option for up to 4 players
  • Harder levels
  • Undo button or hold to place token option
  • Better control of leaderboard scores

Hexagone+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Five In a Row

One-time1
  • Gomoku Premium$1.99
None

Hexagone+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five In a Row free?
Five In a Row is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexagone+ free?
Hexagone+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five In a Row or Hexagone+?
Hexagone+ is rated higher. Five In a Row averages 4.5 out of 5 from 735 ratings, while Hexagone+ averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Five In a Row or Hexagone+ have ads?
Five In a Row shows ads; Hexagone+ does not.

Other comparisons