Comparison

What's inside the box? vs minimalgames

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Solve 100+ puzzles
  • Discover box contents
  • Use hint system
  • Premium unlock available
  • Skip level option
Features
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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

About

minimalgames

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minimalgames is a pocket game console: twelve original mini games that open instantly, take seconds to learn, and are easy to come back to. Free to try: every game can be played three times, and the daily challenge is always free. One single purchase then unlocks everything, forever. No ads, no subscriptions, no accounts and no internet connection required to play. Everything works exactly the same in Airplane Mode. THE GAMES • Fold — Slide tiles and merge equal numbers. Three merges in one move is a fold and doubles the points. 4×4 or 5×5. • Strata — Stack falling pieces and clear lines. Classic pace or Zen. • Lift — Tap to keep the ball aloft and thread it through the gates. • Trail — Grow the line, catch the timed bonus, don't cross yourself. Walls or wrap-around. • Rebound — Keep the ball in play and clear the wall. Hard bricks take two hits. • Recall — Turn cards to find every pair in as few moves as possible. 20 or 30 cards. • Shift — Slide numbered tiles back into order. Every board is solvable. • Flip — Tapping a cell flips its neighbours. Turn every light off. • Echo — Watch four pads light up, then repeat the sequence. • Pulse — A ring grows and shrinks. Tap on the beat. • Trio — Three in a row against the machine. Classic or Expert. • Tower — Drop sliding blocks and keep them aligned. ONE BOARD A DAY Every day one game is chosen and everyone gets the same board. Play it once or chase a better result, and keep your streak going. DESIGNED TO BE QUIET • Black, off-white and grey, with a single accent colour used sparingly • Names set in type instead of icons; one consistent visual system • Light and dark themes; the dark theme is true black for OLED displays • Small, calm sound effects and light haptics — both can be switched off • Respects Reduce Motion, the silent switch and Dynamic Type MADE FOR ONE HAND • Portrait only, with controls that sit comfortably under your thumb • Restart is instant; there are no waiting times, energy, currencies or daily rewards • Best scores stay on your device; share a score card only when you choose to PRIVATE BY DESIGN minimalgames collects no data at all. There is no analytics, no tracking and no account. Nothing is sent anywhere. Available in English, Turkish, German, French and Spanish.

Screenshots

What's inside the box?4 screens
minimalgames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: minimalgames at none against What's inside the box?'s shown. What's inside the box?'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. What's inside the box? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and minimalgames sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
What's inside the box? versus minimalgames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat's inside the box?minimalgames
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (111 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings111 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBart BONTEYEYGUN CONSULTANT - FZCO

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

minimalgames

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

What's inside the box?

One-time1
  • premium unlock$2.49
1 purchases

minimalgames

One-time1
  • Unlock everything$0.99

Questions

Is What's inside the box? free?
What's inside the box? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is minimalgames free?
minimalgames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do What's inside the box? or minimalgames have ads?
What's inside the box? shows ads; minimalgames does not.

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