Crates! vs Waiit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crates!
A physics-based puzzle game where players must strategically remove crates to safely land a yellow crate on a brown one. New crate types with unique behaviors are introduced every five levels, increasing the challenge. The game features 75 levels and a variety of crate mechanics.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Strategic crate removal
- Progressive level difficulty
- Introduction of new crate types
- 75 challenging levels
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The goal of the game is to place the yellow crate safely on top of a brown crate. You have to remove all the other crates (by tapping them) in order to complete the level. The level will restart if the yellow crate hits the ground. Every 5th level, a new type of crate is revealed. New crates have different attributes and different behaviors when you tap them. The Game Currently Contains: - 75 Levels - 13 Types of Crates
Waiit
Navigate a minimalist labyrinth with two squares that move in unison. Collect coins to unlock a variety of new characters as you progress through the challenging maze.
- Minimalist design
- Simultaneous square movement
- Coin collection
- Character unlocks
- Labyrinth navigation
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Waiit is a beautiful minimalistic game about two squares travelling through a labyrinth. Swipe to move both squares simultaneously. Receive coins as you play to unlock new characters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crates! at 100% against Waiit's 36%. Crates! also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Waiit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Waiit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Crates! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crates! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waiit has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Crates!'s written reviews are positive against 36% of Waiit's.
Crates! ships an update every 2 months, Waiit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crates! | Waiit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dag Andersen | GalacticThumb Inc. |
Customer experience
Crates!
Waiit
In-app purchases
Crates!
No in-app purchases
Waiit
- Purple & Red$0.99
- Purple & Blue$0.99
- Abstract 1$1.99
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- Abstract 2$1.99
- Abstract 4$1.99
- Abstract 5$1.99
- Abstract 3$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Christmas 1$1.99
- Christmas 2$1.99
