High Risers vs Box Cat Bash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
High Risers
This game challenges players to ascend as high as possible by bouncing off walls. Strategize your ascent and utilize a golden parachute for a strategic advantage. Aim for the highest score by mastering the art of vertical movement.
- Bounce off walls
- Ascend as high as possible
- Utilize a golden parachute
- Score-based gameplay
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How to succeed at work without really trying: Bounce off the walls. Get as high as you can. Always bring a golden parachute.
Box Cat Bash
Control a cat character to smash falling cars before they explode. This sequel to a 2011 hit features simple, tight controls optimized for mobile devices and supports game controllers.
- Smash falling cars
- Tight mobile controls
- Game controller support
- Sequel to a classic
- Arcade gameplay
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Box Cat returns! Smash cars falling from above before they explode. Simple, tight controls built for your phone. Supports game controllers. Sequel to the 2011 smash hit Box Cat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: High Risers at Free against Box Cat Bash's $0.99. High Risers also leads on ratings volume (946 vs 4). Box Cat Bash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On rating, in-app purchases 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
High Risers is free to download; Box Cat Bash costs $0.99 up front. High Risers sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Box Cat Bash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for High Risers against 4.8 for Box Cat Bash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: High Risers has 946 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of High Risers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Box Cat Bash's.
High Risers ships an update every 2 months, Box Cat Bash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | High Risers | Box Cat Bash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (946 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 946 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #195 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kumobius | Rusty Moyher |
Customer experience
High Risers
Box Cat Bash
Bugs and requests
High Risers
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes on older devices
- Coins not registering properly
Requested features
4 requests- More unique level designs and obstacles
- Ability to customize characters
- Leaderboards and social features
- Difficulty modes or challenges
Box Cat Bash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
High Risers
- Deter$0.99
- Rover$0.99
- Bones$0.99
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- Hanzō$0.99
- Night Life$0.99
- Down Under$0.99
- Lunar Base$0.99
- Small Coin Pack$0.99
- Space Pack$0.99
- City Pack$0.99
- Creatures Pack$0.99
- Mount Olympus$2.99
- Large Coin Pack$5.99
Box Cat Bash
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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