# Monster Box vs Miner Gun Builder

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monster Box at none against Miner Gun Builder's 19. Miner Gun Builder's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Miner Gun Builder sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Monster Box asks for nothing beyond the download.

Miner Gun Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 212 and 178 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Monster Box's written reviews are positive against 94% of Miner Gun Builder's.

Monster Box ships an update every 3 months, Miner Gun Builder every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Monster Box | Miner Gun Builder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (212 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monster-box-simple-strategy/id1163319075/reviews) | **[4.9 (178 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/miner-gun-builder/id1578167447/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **212** | 178 |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | **93.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 7 MB | 176 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [DAN-BALL](https://appshunter.io/developer/348592290) | [GERMAPUR APPS PTE. LTD.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1578167449) |

## What reviewers say

### Monster Box

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monster-box-simple-strategy/id1163319075)

Engage in strategic battles against waves of monsters. Upgrade your stickman characters with gold and jewels to enhance their power and defeat increasingly formidable foes. Enjoy a simple yet engaging combat experience.

**Highlights:** Monster battles, Stickman upgrades, Gold and jewel currency, Strategic combat, Monster evolution

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Simple and easy to learn mechanics
- 🎮 Fun physics-based interactions with stick figures
- 💰 No pay-to-win mechanics
- 📱 Works well on mobile devices

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Game crashes occasionally
- 📏 UI elements too small on high-resolution phones
- 🎮 Limited character variety (only 4 classes)
- ⚠️ Game resets completely on game over
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay loop

**Reported bugs**

- Stick figures drift to the right when revived repeatedly
- Game crashes for no apparent reason
- Certain medals are unobtainable (Ohagi medal)
- iPhone X notch cuts off progress bar
- Game data loss when too many monsters spawn

**Requested features**

- More character classes (especially from Stick Ranger)
- Landscape/horizontal mode support
- Zoom feature to see action better
- Cloud save and cross-device progress transfer
- Sandbox mode with infinite monsters


### Miner Gun Builder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/miner-gun-builder/id1578167447)

Pilot a spaceship through missions to earn in-game currency. Use your earnings to purchase parts and construct powerful, customizable weapons for your ship. Upgrade to larger vessels to accommodate more weapon components and explore procedurally generated worlds.

**Highlights:** Build custom weapons, Upgrade spaceships, Pilot through missions, Procedurally generated worlds, Alliance system, Skill tree

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (19)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buy 100 yellow squares | $2.99 | one-time |
| Buy 100 red crosses | $2.99 | one-time |
| Small cloud ship | $2.99 | one-time |
| Small Spaceius Ship | $2.99 | one-time |
| Small Refla ship | $2.99 | one-time |
| Value Pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| Medium Cloud ship | $6.99 | one-time |
| Small projectile pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Big Cloud ship | $9.99 | one-time |
| Big Spaceius ship | $9.99 | one-time |
| Big Refla ship | $9.99 | one-time |
| No Ads | $13.99 | one-time |
| Small premium ship | $13.99 | one-time |
| Buy 1000 red crosses | $13.99 | one-time |
| Small ship pack | $13.99 | one-time |
| Cloud ship pack | $13.99 | one-time |
| Refla Pack | $13.99 | one-time |
| Medium ship pack | $40.99 | one-time |
| Big ship pack | $69.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🤩 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great value (free on mobile)
- 🚀 Simple yet deep mechanics
- ✨ No forced ads
- 💯 High quality game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤔 Outdated on Apple
- ⏳ Can be slow
- ⚖️ Grindy at times

**Reported bugs**

- Alliance code issues (missing 'X' characters)

**Requested features**

- More items
- New item merging bullets
- Updates for Apple version
- New faction skill tree
- Special ships


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Monster Box free?

Monster Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Miner Gun Builder free?

Miner Gun Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Monster Box or Miner Gun Builder?

Miner Gun Builder is rated higher. Monster Box averages 4.5 out of 5 from 212 ratings, while Miner Gun Builder averages 4.9 from 178 ratings.

### Do Monster Box or Miner Gun Builder have ads?

Both Monster Box and Miner Gun Builder show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Monster Box or Miner Gun Builder?

Monster Box ships an update every 3 months, and Miner Gun Builder every 6 weeks. Most recently, Monster Box was updated on October 21, 2026 and Miner Gun Builder on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*