Comparison

BOXD vs Idle Superpowers

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

Head to head
About

BOXD

Merge and evolve cardboard boxes to discover over 100 unique designs. Build a box company from humble beginnings to a multimillion-dollar enterprise. Utilize offline production and compete with friends to maximize earnings.

Highlights
  • Fuse boxes to discover new ones
  • Collect over 100 unique boxes
  • Prestige for Rainbow Boxes
  • Offline production for earnings
  • Compete with friends via leaderboards
Features
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What does a cardboard box fused with another cardboard box give you? A watermelon box of course! Collect, fuse and evolve boxes to discover better boxes! Start your box company with a cardboard box and grow into a multimillion dollar company! Who needs eggs or cookies when you have boxes! FEATURES ◆ Fuse boxes together and discover new ones ◆ Complete your Boxpedia by collecting 100+ unique boxes ◆ Prestige to earn Rainbow Boxes and maximize your box income ◆ Use the power of offline production to supercharge your box earnings ◆ Compete against friends through achievements and leaderboards Enjoy the game? Please leave a review and tell us what you'd like to see in the next update. We ready *every single* review!

About

Idle Superpowers

Embark on a roguelike idle RPG adventure as a superhero with a vast array of unlockable, combinable superpowers. Experience unique runs with procedurally generated items and enemies, and overcome challenges that demand diverse playstyles.

Highlights
  • Unlock 99+ superpowers
  • Combine superpowers for synergies
  • Random power generation
  • Procedural items and enemies
  • Unlockable upgrades
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Idle Superpowers is a roguelike idle rpg where you are a superhero who can get multiple superpowers that are combinable and synergize with each other! - 99+ superpowers to unlock - random generation of powers ensures that each run plays different - combine superpowers to create overpowered synergies - procedural generated items and enemies - challenges to unlock new upgrades, which require different playstyles

Screenshots

BOXD3 screens
Idle Superpowers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BOXD at none against Idle Superpowers's shown. BOXD also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Idle Superpowers's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (830 vs 68). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. BOXD sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Superpowers sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Superpowers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Superpowers has 830 ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of BOXD's written reviews are positive against 75% of Idle Superpowers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOXD ships an update every 2 weeks, Idle Superpowers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BOXD versus Idle Superpowers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOXDIdle Superpowers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (68 ratings)4.8 (830 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews74.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68830 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB168 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPIXELCUBE STUDIOS INC.Lutz Schoenfelder

Customer experience

BOXD

All ratings68 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative23.3%

Idle Superpowers

All ratings830 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral12.1%
Negative13.1%

User reviews

BOXD

From 68 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun
  • 👍 Great time-killer
  • 🎨 Visually appealing
  • 💡 Frequent updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive upgrades
  • 🔋 Offline progress issues
  • 🔇 No music/sound controls

Idle Superpowers

From 830 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Pretty good
  • 👍 LOVE THIS!
  • 👍 Never thought I'd be this invested
  • 👍 Best Idle Game to Date
  • 👍 my favorite mobile game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unskippable overlong ads
  • 🐛 Weirdly fun, but very limited
  • 🐛 Ads?
  • 🐛 Used to be fun
  • 🐛 Inventory management is bad

Bugs and requests

BOXD

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Video boost not working
  • Boxes disappearing after merging
  • Upgrade issues with timed events
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More upgrade options
  • Prestige/progression system
  • Automatic box combining
  • Ability to rearrange boxes
  • More box types and content

Idle Superpowers

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Fix new bug please
  • Money UI getting pixelated
  • Latest update (notifications) is causing crashes
  • Ok, so idk what I did but my game now crashes after about a minute of me being the game
  • Pretty fun, but extreme flickering bar on bottom of 12 pro max prevents playing for extended amounts of time

Requested features

6 requests
  • Beta
  • Give it a real chance
  • Needs an update
  • Updates
  • An amazing game with no random adds. Literally No random Adds!
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  • It can be improved

In-app purchases

6 purchases

BOXD

One-time6
  • Money Doubler$0.99
  • Open Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Offline Production$4.99
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  • Crate of BOXD Money$4.99
  • Truck of BOXD Money$9.99
  • Cargo Ship of BOXD Money$19.99
9 purchases

Idle Superpowers

One-time9
  • 500 Gems$3.99
  • No Ads$8.99
  • Starter Pack$8.99
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  • 1000 Gems + 100 Free$8.99
  • 2000 Gems + 250 Free$17.99
  • Hero Pack$35.99
  • Superhero Pack$44.99
  • 5000 Gems + 1500 Free$44.99
  • 10K Gems + 5K Free!$89.99

Questions

Is BOXD free?
BOXD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Superpowers free?
Idle Superpowers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BOXD or Idle Superpowers?
Idle Superpowers is rated higher. BOXD averages 4.5 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Idle Superpowers averages 4.8 from 830 ratings.
Do BOXD or Idle Superpowers have ads?
Idle Superpowers shows ads; BOXD does not.
Which is updated more often, BOXD or Idle Superpowers?
BOXD ships an update every 2 weeks, and Idle Superpowers every 2 months. Most recently, BOXD was updated on September 3, 2026 and Idle Superpowers on September 28, 2026.

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