Comparison

BOXD vs cube farm

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

cube farm

Engage in a semi-idle farming simulation with endless progression and a dynamic market. Collect and train pets for battles, and enjoy quick sessions without ads or pay-to-win elements. An online expansion adds competitive multiplayer and collectible tarot cards.

Highlights
  • Semi-idle farming gameplay
  • Endless progression with prestige
  • Dynamic produce market
  • Pet collection and battling
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Cloud saves
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-no ads or pay-to-win mechanics -quick sessions, break from scrolling -endless progression with prestige bonuses -time slows at higher layers, with larger harvests -dynamic produce market with supply and demand -pets to collect, feed, train, and battle NEW! cube farm: online [expansion required] -challenge friends to gooster battles -compete for rating in the ranked arena -take a phone break with your gooster at the park -collect tarot cards to use at the park -backup data to the cloud with cloud saves

Screenshots

BOXD3 screens
cube farm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: cube farm at 91% against BOXD's 70%. cube farm also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (547 vs 68). BOXD's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. BOXD sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and cube farm sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

cube farm holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: cube farm has 547 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 91% of cube farm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOXD ships an update every 2 weeks, cube farm fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BOXD versus cube farm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOXDcube farm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (68 ratings)4.8 (547 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews91.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68547 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB42 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPIXELCUBE STUDIOS INC.Tarot Focus, LLC

Customer experience

BOXD

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

cube farm

All ratings542 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%

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

cube farm

From 547 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and low maintenance
  • 👍 Fun and chill gameplay
  • 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 👍 Frequent updates
  • 👍 Enjoyable progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Battles are RNG-based
  • 🐛 Unclear instructions for some features
  • 🐛 Slow progression after early stages

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

cube farm

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Swiping issues on farm layers
  • Inconsistent performance and input lag

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save preferred layout settings
  • More engaging battle system
  • Clearer in-game instructions

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
10 purchases

cube farm

One-time10
  • Bunny Egg$0.99
  • Heart Egg$0.99
  • Snowman Egg$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Santa Egg$0.99
  • Turkey Egg$0.99
  • Jack Egg$0.99
  • Darkness Egg$0.99
  • Online Access$1.99
  • Welcome Bundle$8.99
  • Complete Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is BOXD free?
BOXD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is cube farm free?
cube farm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BOXD or cube farm?
cube farm is rated higher. BOXD averages 4.5 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while cube farm averages 4.8 from 547 ratings.
Do BOXD or cube farm have ads?
Neither BOXD nor cube farm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BOXD or cube farm?
BOXD ships an update every 2 weeks, and cube farm fortnightly. Most recently, BOXD was updated on November 4, 2026 and cube farm on November 4, 2026.

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