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PlayHex

PlayHex is a board game, available on Android: tournaments and online multiplayer.

  • Free, with trade-offs
  • Android
  • Open source

Overview

PlayHex is a board game, available on Android.

Gameplay elements described in its GitHub repository, on its official website and in its F-Droid listing: tournaments and online multiplayer.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Play the Hex board game online, against other players or AI.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Tournaments, puzzles, game analysis.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Play online against other players, or vs AI.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026

At a glance

PlayHex is free, with trade-offs: it depends on one specific server to work and it sends tracking data.

Its licence (AGPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No advertising
  • Commercial use allowed

Weaknesses

  • Flagged by F-Droid: depends on the publisher’s online service
  • Flagged by F-Droid: tracks user activity

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Listing written automatically from verified facts.

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