Comparison

HexBoard vs Marble Checkers

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

Head to head
About

HexBoard

Play Chinese Checkers against AI or friends on various board sizes. Enjoy a portable game experience with accessibility features for VoiceOver users.

Highlights
  • Play against computer opponents
  • Multiplayer with friends
  • Three different sized gameboards
  • Portable gameboard on phone/tablet
  • VoiceOver accessibility
Features
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With HexBoard you can play chinese checkers in two ways: - Against one or multiple computer opponents in two, three, four, five and six player modes. - With your friends. Hexboard has three different sized gameboards. Small gameboard has three marbles per each player, medium has six. Full gameboard has total of ten marbles per player. With HexBoard you have a portable gameboard with you all the time in your phone or tablet, and it's easy to start a game at any time. We have also done our best to make HexBoard accessible with VoiceOver.

About

Marble Checkers

Features
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The aim of this game is to move all your marbles from your base to the opposite one. Players move a single marble on each turn. A move can be either to a vacant adjacent hole or by jumping over other marbles to a vacant hole. A jump can be over their own or opponents marbles and the jumped marbles are NOT removed. Only one marbles can be jumped at the time, but a move can consist of several jumps. Each jump must be into a vacant hole. Download the “Marble Checkers” app and install it. It takes less than a minute, just follow these instructions: - Download the app - Install it on your mobile device (tablet or smartphone) - Start playing the game. Features of the “Marble Checkers” app include: - It’s compatible with 99% of mobile devices, - The app doesn’t need the internet, and doesn’t use slow the system with images while running it, - It doesn’t increase battery consumption. If you’ve used and like the app, please leave a review. We listen to your suggestions and use your input to tailor our products to our customers’ needs.

Screenshots

HexBoard4 screens
Marble Checkers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Marble Checkers at Free against HexBoard's $0.99. Marble Checkers also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). HexBoard's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Marble Checkers is free to download; HexBoard costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, Marble Checkers every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HexBoard versus Marble Checkers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexBoardMarble Checkers
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIiro ViitanenAliaksandr Uvarau

In-app purchases

None

HexBoard

No in-app purchases

None

Marble Checkers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HexBoard free?
HexBoard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marble Checkers free?
Marble Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HexBoard or Marble Checkers have ads?
Marble Checkers shows ads; HexBoard does not.
Which is updated more often, HexBoard or Marble Checkers?
HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, and Marble Checkers every 12 months. Most recently, HexBoard was updated on October 3, 2026 and Marble Checkers on October 10, 2026.

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