Comparison

Box10 vs FreeCell

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

Head to head
About

Box10

Place blocks onto a 10x10 grid to clear lines horizontally or vertically. The game ends when there's no more space to place blocks. Immerse yourself in this engaging puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • 10x10 grid gameplay
  • Horizontal line clearing
  • Vertical line clearing
  • Engaging puzzle mechanics
  • Simple block placement
Features
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Box10 is the classic 10×10 block puzzle, rebuilt for today. Drag pieces onto the board. Fill a whole row or column and it clears. Pieces don't rotate, so plan where each one goes: when no piece fits and no Swap is left, the run is over. THE ORIGINAL RULES, PLUS SMART EXTRAS • Hold: keep one piece aside and use it when it fits best. • Undo: take back your last move. • One-colour lines: clear a line of a single colour for 5× the points. • Missions: three small goals in every Classic and Bomb 10 run, for bonus points and Swaps back. • Rescue bombs: when you are stuck, drop bombs where you choose to clear 3×3 holes. • See where a piece lands and which lines will clear before you let go. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Classic: the original endless game. • Bomb 10: bombs count down from 10. Clear their row or column before they reach zero. • 10 Trays: exactly 30 pieces. How high can you score? • Two players: take turns on one device. The lines you clear score for you. ALSO • 10 badges to earn, plus leaderboards with Game Center. • Plays offline, no account needed. • iPhone and iPad. • English and Vietnamese. • Remove Ads: one-time purchase, restorable.

About

FreeCell

Enjoy a classic card game with large, readable cards and daily challenges. Play at your own pace with unlimited undo and helpful hints. Sync your progress across devices with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Large, readable cards
  • Daily challenges
  • Unlimited undo
  • Helpful hints
  • iCloud sync
  • Left-handed layout
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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Classic FreeCell on cards you can read at arm's length, with every numbered deal and a daily challenge. No ads, ever. No account. FreeCell is a game of skill: every card is dealt face up, and nearly every deal can be won. This version is built for players who play every day and want nothing between them and the cards. RELAX OR THINK IT THROUGH Play a quick deal to unwind, or slow down and plan every move. There's no time limit and nothing to rush you. • Every card is face up, so each deal is a puzzle you can think through from the first move • Choose easy deals for a calm game, or hard ones when you want to stretch your mind • The daily challenge is one good puzzle to start your day CARDS YOU CAN READ • Every deck has the biggest corner index we could fit, readable at arm's length • Tap a card to send it to its best place, or drag it. Drops are forgiving • Left-handed layout, portrait and landscape, iPhone and iPad • Full VoiceOver support: every move is available from the rotor THE CLASSIC DEALS • Every classic deal numbered 1 to 32,000, the same deals you already know • Type any deal number to play it again • Every deal we hand you can be won (all but the famous #11982, which you can still try) HELP WHEN YOU WANT IT • Unlimited undo, even after closing the app • Hints that come from a real solver • "Finish the game" when only the easy cards are left • A quiet note when a position can no longer be won, never a pop-up A DAILY CHALLENGE One deal for everyone each day, always winnable. Miss a day and it's still there to play later. Three small goals each day, the same for everyone, earn stars toward your level. Win any game on a day to keep your day streak going; the freezes you earn along the way cover a day you miss. YOUR PROGRESS, EVERYWHERE Statistics, deal history and your game in progress sync through iCloud, so you can start on your iPhone and finish on your iPad. Game Center achievements if you use it; nothing if you don't. PRIVACY AND TERMS Privacy Policy: https://benholloway.org/freecell/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://benholloway.org/freecell/terms/

Screenshots

Box104 screens
FreeCell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FreeCell at none against Box10's 1. FreeCell also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Box10's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, monetization model 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. Box10 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FreeCell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Box10 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FreeCell has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Box10 ships an update every 2 weeks, FreeCell every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Box10 versus FreeCell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBox10FreeCell
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertechplus jscMichael Holloway

Customer experience

Box10

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

FreeCell

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Box10

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

FreeCell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Box10 free?
Box10 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FreeCell free?
FreeCell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Box10 or FreeCell?
Box10 is rated higher. Box10 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while FreeCell averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Box10 or FreeCell have ads?
Box10 shows ads; FreeCell does not.
Which is updated more often, Box10 or FreeCell?
Box10 ships an update every 2 weeks, and FreeCell every 4 days. Most recently, Box10 was updated on November 2, 2026 and FreeCell on November 6, 2026.

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