Comparison

HexBoard vs Connect Five Tic Tac Toe

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

Connect Five Tic Tac Toe

This game offers a strategic twist on the classic, played on a larger 9x9 board where the goal is to get five in a row. Enjoy offline play against AI opponents of varying difficulty or challenge a friend in local multiplayer.

Highlights
  • 9x9 board for enhanced strategy
  • Five in a row to win
  • Offline play
  • Play against AI (Easy, Medium, Hard)
  • Pass-and-play local multiplayer
  • Adjustable AI move speed
  • Clean, calm design
Features
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Tic-Tac-Toe with a bigger challenge: Classic 3×3, or Connect 4, 5, or 6 on a large board. Line up that many marks in a row — horizontal, vertical, or diagonal — to win. Play anytime, fully offline. No account, no wait. HOW TO PLAY • VS Computer — Easy, Medium, or Hard, with Hint and Undo • Two Players — pass-and-play on one device • Puzzles — win now, block a threat, or force a win in 2 or 3 moves • Tutorial — turns, win length, forks, and puzzle types MAKE IT YOURS Pick a board theme and 3D piece set. Track wins, streaks, puzzles solved, and achievements. Sit down for a quick match, or settle in for a longer Connect 5 or Connect 6 game.

Screenshots

HexBoard4 screens
Connect Five Tic Tac Toe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Connect Five Tic Tac Toe at 100% against HexBoard's 0%. Connect Five Tic Tac Toe also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On ratings volume, 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

Connect Five Tic Tac Toe is free to download; HexBoard costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Connect Five Tic Tac Toe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HexBoard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Connect Five Tic Tac Toe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, Connect Five Tic Tac Toe monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HexBoard versus Connect Five Tic Tac Toe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexBoardConnect Five Tic Tac Toe
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIiro ViitanenVinh Tam Tan

Customer experience

HexBoard

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

Connect Five Tic Tac Toe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HexBoard

No in-app purchases

None

Connect Five Tic Tac Toe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HexBoard free?
HexBoard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connect Five Tic Tac Toe free?
Connect Five Tic Tac Toe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HexBoard or Connect Five Tic Tac Toe?
Connect Five Tic Tac Toe is rated higher. HexBoard averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Connect Five Tic Tac Toe averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HexBoard or Connect Five Tic Tac Toe have ads?
Neither HexBoard nor Connect Five Tic Tac Toe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HexBoard or Connect Five Tic Tac Toe?
HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, and Connect Five Tic Tac Toe monthly. Most recently, HexBoard was updated on October 3, 2026 and Connect Five Tic Tac Toe on September 25, 2026.

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