Comparison

Materials Hunter vs Heart Box

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Materials Hunter

A casual puzzle game where players craft technologies to develop their city and experience civilization's evolution. Players can influence the world's eco-balance with advanced materials, from ancient bricks to futuristic nanorobots.

Highlights
  • Craft technologies
  • Develop your city
  • Experience civilization's change
  • Influence eco-balance
  • From past to future materials
Features
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Materials Hunter' is a casual puzzle game, where you get to craft technologies to help develop your own city. Experience the change of civilization through the use of advanced materials and technologies. From bricks to nanorobots; the way-back past to the far-out future! Affect the world’s eco-balance through technologies to create the utopian green future or the bleak brown horizons of tomorrow. The project is funded from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement No 608995 and it is a collaboration between multiple partners. Read more about the project on www.materialsfuture.eu

About

Heart Box

Guide a robot through challenging puzzle rooms by utilizing realistic physics and a variety of objects. Solve over 180 levels across four game modes, with the ability to create and share your own levels.

Highlights
  • Over 180 puzzle levels
  • Four distinct game modes
  • Level editor and QR code sharing
  • Online community levels database
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Robot customization with skins
Features
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Professor Rat created Robby but gave him a weak battery, which is why our hero has to constantly recharge and participate in crazy experiments. Take the robot through all the experimental puzzle rooms of Professor Rat to release him from the charger! Features: ▶ Over 180 levels for your brain! ▶ 4 funny game modes ▶ 20 physical objects ▶ Level Editor & Collection of QR levels ▶ Online database "Community Levels" ▶ Tons of skins for robot! ▶ Realistic physics ▶ High-quality graphics ▶ A lot of cartoons! ▶ Game achievements & leaderboards Find new levels in our community: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radbrothers Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rad_Brothers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rad_brothers VK: https://vk.com/radbrothersid YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/RadBrothersID Our website: https://radbrothers.com

Screenshots

Materials Hunter4 screens
Heart Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Materials Hunter at none against Heart Box's 13. Materials Hunter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Heart Box's advantage is ratings volume (215 vs 1). On price 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

Both are free to download. Heart Box sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Materials Hunter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Materials Hunter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heart Box has 215 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Materials Hunter ships an update fortnightly, Heart Box every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Materials Hunter versus Heart Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaterials HunterHeart Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (215 ratings)
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1215 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size388 MB108 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSerious Games InteractiveKonstantin Radchenko

Customer experience

Materials Hunter

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

Heart Box

All ratings215 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative5.0%

In-app purchases

None

Materials Hunter

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Heart Box

One-time13
  • 1000 Coins$0.49
  • 5000 Coins$0.99
  • 10000 Coins$1.49
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  • 10000 Coins$2.99
  • All Purple Skins$3.99
  • All Blue Skins$3.99
  • Remove ads$4.99
  • Open all levels & remove ads$6.99
  • All Yellow Skins$6.99
  • 30000 Coins$6.99
  • VIP Gold Skin$7.99
  • VIP Brilliant Skin$7.99
  • 50000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Materials Hunter free?
Materials Hunter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heart Box free?
Heart Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Materials Hunter or Heart Box?
Materials Hunter is rated higher. Materials Hunter averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Heart Box averages 4.7 from 215 ratings.
Do Materials Hunter or Heart Box have ads?
Heart Box shows ads; Materials Hunter does not.
Which is updated more often, Materials Hunter or Heart Box?
Materials Hunter ships an update fortnightly, and Heart Box every 2 months. Most recently, Materials Hunter was updated on October 18, 2026 and Heart Box on October 24, 2026.

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