Comparison

HexBoard vs Oust

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

Oust

Features
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Oust is a territorial strategy game where you must capture all opponent stones to win. Think it sounds simple? Think again! Strategically place your stones on the hexagonal board to form groups and capture smaller enemy groups. Fair warning: Matches are insanely addictive. Privacy Policy: https://oust-game.eu/legal/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HexBoard4 screens
Oust4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Oust at Free against HexBoard's $0.99. Oust also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). HexBoard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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

Oust is free to download; HexBoard costs $0.99 up front. Oust sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. HexBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, Oust every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HexBoard versus Oust: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexBoardOust
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB125 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIiro ViitanenVapolia

In-app purchases

None

HexBoard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Oust

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$22.991 Year

Questions

Is HexBoard free?
HexBoard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oust free?
Oust is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HexBoard or Oust have ads?
Neither HexBoard nor Oust shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HexBoard or Oust?
HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, and Oust every 4 days. Most recently, HexBoard was updated on November 6, 2026 and Oust on November 5, 2026.

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