Comparison

HexBoard vs Snake Defense

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

Snake Defense

Defend your castle by guiding a growing snake across a grid, intercepting waves of diverse enemies. Master combos, utilize power-ups, and customize your look to survive increasingly challenging boss waves and daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Castle defense gameplay
  • Multiple enemy types
  • Boss waves and modifiers
  • Combo system for rewards
  • Power-ups and upgrades
  • Snake and castle customization
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
Features
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Snake Defense is a snake game crossed with tower defense. Your snake guards a castle at the center of a 21x21 grid, and waves of enemies march in from every edge. Eat them before they reach the walls -- and build real defenses while you do it. TOWERS AND MOATS This is what makes it more than a snake clone. Spend the coins you earn mid-run to raise turrets on the castle's four corners, and to flood moats that slow attackers and soak damage. Upgrade tower range, tower damage, moat HP and moat slow between runs. Your snake is not the only thing standing in the way. DEFEND THE CASTLE Collide with an enemy to destroy it and grow one segment longer. The longer you get, the more board you cover -- and the easier it is to run into yourself. Run into your own tail and the run is over. FOUR ENEMY TYPES - Grunts: fast and numerous, the backbone of every wave - Brutes: slow, two hits to kill, double damage to your castle - Wraiths: quick and awkward to intercept - Healers: mend nearby allies, so take them out first BOSS WAVES AND MODIFIERS Every 5th wave sends a boss with heavy HP. Other waves roll modifiers: Fast (enemies move 40% quicker), Armored (+1 HP each), and Swarm (double the enemies, all grunts). Every 10th wave is a bonus coin round. COMBOS Chain kills quickly for Double Kill, Triple Kill, Mega Kill, Ultra Kill and Rampage, each paying out bonus coins with a screen shake to match. POWER-UPS - Shield: survive one collision with yourself - Coin Magnet: pulls nearby coins in automatically - Castle HP upgrades: raise your castle's maximum health - Coin and life pickups spawn across the board mid-run SKINS Unlock six snake skins (Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink and White) and four castle skins (Gray, Tan, Cyan and Purple) with coins earned in battle. All cosmetic -- none of them change the odds. DAILY CHALLENGES Three new objectives every day, from reaching a target wave to collecting coins to killing specific enemy types. Clear all three for a bonus. GAME CENTER Global leaderboards for Highest Wave, Most Kills, Longest Snake and Daily Challenge score, plus achievements as you improve. ALSO INCLUDED - Swipe or tap-to-turn controls, plus full keyboard and game controller support - Plays offline, no connection needed - iCloud sync across your devices - Piggy Bank that earns interest on your coins - Live Activity showing castle HP while you play - Home Screen widget with lifetime stats - Haptic feedback, with a toggle - Lifetime stats including a breakdown of how each run ended - Share cards and screen recording to challenge friends

Screenshots

HexBoard4 screens
Snake Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Snake Defense at Free against HexBoard's $0.99. Snake Defense also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 40 months). HexBoard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Snake Defense is free to download; HexBoard costs $0.99 up front. Snake Defense sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. HexBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snake Defense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, Snake Defense every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
HexBoard versus Snake Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexBoardSnake Defense
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIiro ViitanenIndieCraft LLC

Customer experience

HexBoard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Snake Defense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HexBoard

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Snake Defense

One-time6
  • Break Open Piggy Bank$0.99
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Defender's Pack$4.99
  • Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is HexBoard free?
HexBoard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snake Defense free?
Snake Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HexBoard or Snake Defense?
Snake Defense is rated higher. HexBoard averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Snake Defense averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HexBoard or Snake Defense have ads?
Snake Defense shows ads; HexBoard does not.
Which is updated more often, HexBoard or Snake Defense?
HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, and Snake Defense every 3 days. Most recently, HexBoard was updated on November 1, 2026 and Snake Defense on October 31, 2026.

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