What's inside the box? vs ilu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
What's inside the box?
Engage in a series of challenging puzzles to uncover the contents of various boxes. Utilize hints to overcome difficult levels and unlock additional features for an enhanced experience.
- Solve 100+ puzzles
- Discover box contents
- Use hint system
- Premium unlock available
- Skip level option
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What's inside the box? A lot of puzzles! Can you solve all 100 and discover what's in the box? Need hints? Use the hint button at the bottom in each level. There are 2 hints for each level. With the premium unlock in-app you will not get ads before the hints and you will get a skip level button after asking the 2 hints in each level. (note: with the premium unlock the skip button will appear AFTER asking the 2 hints in each level) Enjoy! @BartBonte
ilu
This logic puzzle game challenges you to illuminate dark areas by strategically placing lights. As you terraform barren planets and spread light, watch them transform with vibrant, animated life. Discover clever solutions and enjoy a relaxing, dynamic experience.
- Infinite relaxing logic puzzles
- Illuminate dark areas with light
- Terraform barren planets
- Discover clever solutions
- Dynamic music
- Animated hint system
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ilu is a puzzle game. In every puzzle, all that is dark must light up. You place a light by tapping a dark area. You will discover clever ways to place the lights as you play the game. STORY: ilu is light. You are a keeper of light. In the vast void of space, countless lost worlds drift in the dark. Planets that have lost their star mothers and are too far and cold for the rays of starlight to warm their dark and frozen features. It is your mission to terraform these barren planets. As you spread light through the worlds of ilu, watch the ground light up while colorful and beautifully animated plants sprout as the entire world gently teems with life. FEATURES: • Infinite relaxing logic puzzles solved with light • Simple rules that create compelling solutions • Dynamic music that responds to your play • An animated & intelligent hint system that teaches & guides your way The puzzles of ilu can be solved with pure logic alone. We wanted to share the wonderful "aha!" moments of discovering the solutions with you. ilu is supported with ads, but you have the option to permanently remove the ads from the game with an in-app purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ilu at none against What's inside the box?'s shown. ilu also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). What's inside the box?'s advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 69%). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. What's inside the box? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ilu sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ilu holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ilu has 2.1K ratings behind it against 111, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of What's inside the box?'s written reviews are positive against 69% of ilu's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
What's inside the box? ships an update every 3 months, ilu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | What's inside the box? | ilu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (111 ratings) | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better | 69.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 111 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 535 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bart BONTE | Brainium Studios LLC |
Customer experience
What's inside the box?
ilu
User reviews
What's inside the box?
From 111 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧩 Excellent puzzle design with logical solutions
- 💡 Innovative and creative puzzle mechanics
- 🎯 Well-balanced difficulty progression
- 🏆 100 unique levels with variety
- 👨💻 High-quality work from respected developer Bart Bonte
Room to improve
- 🐛 Progress resets when switching apps or reopening
- 😤 Certain levels are frustratingly difficult or poorly designed
- 🔄 Some levels are repetitive or duplicated
- ❓ Vague hints that don't adequately help stuck players
- ⏸️ No pause functionality mid-level
ilu
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Beautiful graphics and visuals
- 🎶 Relaxing and soothing music
- 🧠 Challenging and stimulating puzzles
- 🆓 Free hints and no pay-to-win mechanics
- 🕹️ Simple but unique gameplay mechanics
Room to improve
- 🤏 Small touch targets, especially on larger puzzles
- 🤔 Difficulty in distinguishing markers from lights
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
- 📉 Lack of progress tracking or replay options
Bugs and requests
What's inside the box?
Reported bugs
7 issues- Progress lost when switching apps or reopening application
- Level 43 button unresponsive after pressing question mark
- Level 7 layer movement not functioning correctly
- Level 45 resets progress to level 21
- Screen rendering issues making portions unviewable
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- Hints not unlocking next level despite correct solution
- Multiple levels appearing identical or too similar (52/72, 81/88)
Requested features
6 requests- Skip button for difficult levels
- Pause functionality during gameplay
- Improved hint system with clearer guidance
- Additional levels beyond 100
- Better progress save system
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- Sequel or expansion content
ilu
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch for some users
- Placement of markers and lights not always registering correctly
- Recent update changed visuals in a way that made the game less clear
Requested features
4 requests- Zoom or pan functionality for larger puzzles
- Separate marker and light placement modes
- Progress tracking and ability to replay past puzzles
- More variety in background music tracks
In-app purchases
What's inside the box?
- premium unlock$2.49
ilu
- 100 Ad-Free Puzzles$0.99
- Terra Suit$0.99
- Turbo Suit$1.99
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- The Botanic$1.99
- Pod$2.99
- Spectral Suit$3.99
- Chromus$4.99
- Ayianna$6.99
- Unlock Ad-Free$7.99
