Comparison

HexBoard vs Checkers & Puzzles

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

Checkers & Puzzles

Enjoy classic checkers with a modern feel, playable offline against AI with adjustable difficulty. Sharpen your tactics with puzzle challenges and guided tips. Customize your experience with various themes and piece styles.

Highlights
  • Play vs AI with adjustable difficulty
  • Offline play
  • Puzzle challenges
  • Guided tips and move coach
  • Customizable themes and piece styles
  • Stats and badges
Features
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Checkers & Puzzles is a friendly offline checkers game with puzzles, themes, and clear coaching tips. PLAY YOUR WAY • Play vs AI with difficulty levels from Bunny to Dragon • Pass & Play on one device • Practice mode and guided tips • Puzzle challenges to sharpen tactics FEATURES • Smooth piece moves and multi-jump paths • Hints, undo, and move coach • Themes and piece styles • Kings, flying kings option, and small-board mode • Stats & badges • Come-back reminders (optional) • Fully offline — no account required Enjoy classic checkers with a clean, modern feel.

Screenshots

HexBoard4 screens
Checkers & Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checkers & Puzzles at 100% against HexBoard's 0%. Checkers & Puzzles also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.7). HexBoard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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

Checkers & Puzzles 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

Checkers & Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HexBoard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Checkers & Puzzles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, Checkers & Puzzles every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
HexBoard versus Checkers & Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexBoardCheckers & Puzzles
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB26 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%

Checkers & Puzzles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HexBoard

No in-app purchases

None

Checkers & Puzzles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HexBoard free?
HexBoard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkers & Puzzles free?
Checkers & Puzzles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HexBoard or Checkers & Puzzles?
Checkers & Puzzles is rated higher. HexBoard averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Checkers & Puzzles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HexBoard or Checkers & Puzzles have ads?
Checkers & Puzzles shows ads; HexBoard does not.
Which is updated more often, HexBoard or Checkers & Puzzles?
HexBoard ships an update every 40 months, and Checkers & Puzzles every 4 weeks. Most recently, HexBoard was updated on October 24, 2026 and Checkers & Puzzles on October 24, 2026.

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