Bad Box vs Box Cat Bash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bad Box
Navigate a challenging arcade experience by dodging impossible squares and collecting power-ups. Destroy obstacles with weapons and slow down time to survive longer. Compete for high scores in this difficult, offline-friendly game.
- Collect slow motion items
- Use shields for survival
- Destroy geometry blocks with weapons
- Power up skills with coins
- Offline play supported
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Impossible Squares are everywhere and you have to deal with those dashes as long as you can. One of the toughest rage games that is not only difficult to play but also impossible to beat your friend's high score!! KEY FEATURES ------------------------- -> Free to play -> You can slowdown your time by collecting slow motion item. -> Try to collect the shield to survive more time! -> There is a weapon! So you can destroy those geometry blocks! -> You can power up your skills by collecting more coins! -> No WiFi? No problem! It's an offline arcade game. You can play it offline.
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: Bad Box at Free against Box Cat Bash's $0.99. Bad Box also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Box Cat Bash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 20 months). On 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
Bad Box is free to download; Box Cat Bash costs $0.99 up front. Bad Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Box Cat Bash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bad Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Bad Box ships an update every 20 months, Box Cat Bash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bad Box | Box Cat Bash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playense | Rusty Moyher |
Customer experience
Bad Box
Box Cat Bash
In-app purchases
Bad Box
- Remove Ad$0.99
Box Cat Bash
- Remove Ads$1.99
