Comparison

FRAMED 2 vs Boxville

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

Head to head
About

FRAMED 2

Rearrange panels of an animated comic to alter the narrative and its conclusion. This standalone noir puzzle game offers a unique interactive storytelling experience.

Highlights
  • Panel swapping puzzle gameplay
  • Animated comic book panels
  • Narrative alteration
  • Standalone story
  • Noir aesthetic
Features
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Years ago, a mysterious ship smuggled precious cargo into an exotic land.  A standalone entry in the FRAMED series. Change the order, change the outcome. FRAMED 2 is a noir puzzle game where you re-arrange panels of an animated comic book to change the outcome of the story. Taking place before the events of the original game, FRAMED 2 is the follow up to Hideo Kojima's 2014 Game Of The Year, FRAMED. FRAMED 2 is designed for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch iOS 9.0 and above. Optimised for iPhone 5 and above & iPad Air and above. Loveshack is an independent game developer based in Australia. www.loveshackentertainment.com Follow us @LoveShackers for news of updates & new games.

About

Boxville

This animated adventure puzzle game features speechless cans navigating a city of boxes. Solve logic puzzles and riddles, explore a charming world, and uncover the mystery behind earthquakes. Enjoy a unique audio-visual experience, playable solo or with a friend.

Highlights
  • Animated film and puzzle game hybrid
  • Hand-drawn graphics and custom animations
  • Environmental quests and logical puzzles
  • Unique music for each scene
  • Wordless communication via speech bubbles
  • Playable solo or co-op
Features
Currently charting
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Boxville is 2-in-1: an animated film and a puzzle game. Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Boxville is good for playing alone to dive into the atmosphere and challenge your brain with sophisticated logic puzzles and riddles, or playing with a friend or family to share unique audio-visual experiences and solve the puzzles together. Design The core idea of the game is that it’s not just a game - but also an animated film that you can watch and play at the same time. We designed Boxville’s gameplay with the purpose of taking away your anxiety and stress. You can explore and observe the world without rushing and pressure. The game is full of environmental quests and logical puzzles that we have carefully picked from among hundreds of options. Story Boxville is a city of boxes populated with old cans. They live quiet and happy lives with their everyday routines and habits. But one day, unexplained earthquakes disturbed their idyll... Blue Can (our hero) lost his best friend because of that. He started his search but it is not so easy to move through the city after earthquakes. He has to find a way to move forward, return the friend back home and discover the real reason for all those earthquakes. There are many adventures, new friends and it’s not only friends that are waiting for him on the way. He has to be curious, inventive, careful, and to help others, to reach his goal. What you can expect to see and hear in Boxville: - Hand-drawn graphics — all backgrounds and characters are carefully drawn by our artists. - Every animation and sound is created especially for each interaction. - Unique music track was created for every scene to accomplish the atmosphere of the game. - Tens of logical puzzles and mini-games are tightly incorporated into the story of the game. - There are no words in the game — all characters communicate via cartoony speechbubbles.

Screenshots

FRAMED 24 screens
Boxville4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boxville at 4.7 against FRAMED 2's 4.2. Boxville also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#171 vs unranked). FRAMED 2's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FRAMED 2 costs $4.99 and Boxville $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boxville holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 755 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of FRAMED 2's written reviews are positive against 78% of Boxville's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FRAMED 2 ships an update every 2 months, Boxville every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
FRAMED 2 versus Boxville: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFRAMED 2Boxville
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.2 (156 ratings)4.7 (755 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews78.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings156755 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#171 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size355 MB1.2 GB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLoveshackTriomatica Games

Customer experience

FRAMED 2

All ratings156 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive68.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative19.8%

Boxville

All ratings755 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative13.7%

User reviews

FRAMED 2

From 156 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent art style and atmosphere
  • 🚀 Challenging and engaging puzzles
  • 💡 Unique gameplay mechanic of rearranging comic panels
  • 👍 Smooth animations and great soundtrack

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Game is too short for the price
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 📱 Compatibility issues on some devices

Boxville

From 755 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable puzzles
  • 🎨 Beautiful art and animation
  • 🎶 Lovely music
  • 🧠 Challenging but logical puzzles
  • 🤗 Charming characters and story

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Short game length
  • 🔍 Tiny inventory items hard to see
  • 🤯 Some puzzles too obscure
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤖 Lack of hint system or ability to skip puzzles

Bugs and requests

FRAMED 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing on certain levels
  • Issues with code entry or progression
  • Compatibility problems on iPhone XS and iOS 11

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to save progress across devices
  • Hints or tutorial for more complex puzzles

Boxville

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress reset after updates
  • Inventory items disappearing
  • Puzzle mechanics not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer game with more content
  • Ability to use stylus/Apple Pencil
  • Improved save/load system
  • In-game hints or ability to skip puzzles

In-app purchases

None

FRAMED 2

No in-app purchases

None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FRAMED 2 free?
FRAMED 2 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FRAMED 2 or Boxville?
Boxville is rated higher. FRAMED 2 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 156 ratings, while Boxville averages 4.7 from 755 ratings.
Do FRAMED 2 or Boxville have ads?
Neither FRAMED 2 nor Boxville shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FRAMED 2 or Boxville?
FRAMED 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Boxville every 9 days. Most recently, FRAMED 2 was updated on October 18, 2026 and Boxville on October 18, 2026.

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