Comparison

HexBoard vs Chess Live & Latest Games

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

Chess Live & Latest Games

Features
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Chess Live & Latest Games brings the world's top over-the-board chess to your iPhone and iPad — live tournament relays, the freshest grandmaster games, and the immortal classics, all replayable move by move on a board you can make your own. NOW COMPATIBLE WITH CHESSNUT MOVE. FOLLOW LIVE TOURNAMENTS - Real over-the-board events relayed move by move as they happen - See who's playing right now, with live game lists and results - Built on trusted public broadcast feeds THE LATEST GRANDMASTER GAMES - Browse a curated roster of the world's best players - Pull each player's newest games on demand - Real player photos for a richer browsing experience LEGENDS & DEEP DATABASES - Hand-picked classics, every move verified for accuracy - Download full game databases for the greats — thousands of games each - Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, Tal, Spassky, Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov and more - Tap any player's photo for a short bio (sourced from Wikipedia) A BEAUTIFUL, PLAYABLE BOARD - Step through any game, or auto-play hands-free at an adjustable speed - Flip the board to view from either side - 15 board color schemes and multiple piece sets - Tappable move list, last-move highlighting MAKE IT YOURS - Bookmark any position and add your own notes - Import your own games by pasting PGN, fetching a URL, or opening a .pgn file - Download or share any game as a PGN file COMMENTARY - Jump to live human commentary streams for an event - Read written annotations when a game includes them - Optionally generate move-by-move AI commentary using your own Claude or ChatGPT API key (stored only on your device) PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account required - No analytics, no tracking, no ads Game data is provided by public sources including Lichess and Chess.com. Chess Live & Latest Games is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Lichess, Chess.com, FIDE, or any tournament organizer.

Screenshots

HexBoard4 screens
Chess Live & Latest Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HexBoard at $0.99 against Chess Live & Latest Games's $9.99. Chess Live & Latest Games's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads, 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

HexBoard costs $0.99 and Chess Live & Latest Games $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, Chess Live & Latest Games every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HexBoard versus Chess Live & Latest Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexBoardChess Live & Latest Games
Price$0.99 — better$9.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIiro ViitanenJames Kinsman

In-app purchases

None

HexBoard

No in-app purchases

None

Chess Live & Latest Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HexBoard free?
HexBoard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Live & Latest Games free?
Chess Live & Latest Games costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do HexBoard or Chess Live & Latest Games have ads?
Neither HexBoard nor Chess Live & Latest Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HexBoard or Chess Live & Latest Games?
HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, and Chess Live & Latest Games every 3 weeks. Most recently, HexBoard was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chess Live & Latest Games on October 17, 2026.

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