BlindBoxes vs The Ancient Ways
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlindBoxes
Experience the excitement of opening virtual blind boxes and collecting digital figures. Complete sets to unlock real-world rewards and grow your collection. Designed for all ages with simple, friendly gameplay.
- Open virtual blind boxes
- Collect digital figures
- Complete sets
- Unlock real-world rewards
- Explore your collection
- No in-app purchases
- No ads
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Love the thrill of opening blind boxes, blind bags, and mystery toys? Experience it anytime for free with BlindBoxes: The Game. Open virtual packages, reveal new figures, complete sets, and grow your digital collection — all while unlocking real-world rewards from BlindBoxes.com! How it works • Check your mail: Packages arrive over time. Tap to see what’s waiting for you. • Open your blind box: Discover which series it’s from, then tap again to reveal the figure inside. • Add it to your collection: Each figure shows whether it’s new or a duplicate, along with its rarity and odds (matching real-world blind boxes whenever possible). • Explore your collection: Browse the series you’ve unlocked and view the figures you’ve collected. • Earn rewards: Reach milestones—like opening a certain number of boxes or completing a set—and unlock exclusive coupons for BlindBoxes.com (USA only). Designed for all ages • No in-app purchases • No ads • Simple, friendly gameplay for kids and adults who love the excitement of unboxing
The Ancient Ways
Embark on an adventure across the globe by utilizing ancient stone archways as portals to new destinations. Explore diverse locations, engage in mini-games, collect unique Tarot cards, and uncover mysterious artifacts.
- Portal-based world exploration
- In-game mini-games
- Tarot card collection
- Artifact discovery
- Mystery solving
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Adventure around the world using an Ancient form of travel, stone archways. Each archway is a portal to a faraway destination. Explore, play games, collect Tarot Cards, discover Artifacts, and try to solve the great mysteries of the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Ancient Ways at 5.0 against BlindBoxes's 4.5. The Ancient Ways also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 108 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Ancient Ways holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively.
BlindBoxes ships an update every 108 months, The Ancient Ways every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlindBoxes | The Ancient Ways |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 108 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 265 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | RWK Systems | William Crittenden |
Customer experience
BlindBoxes
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In-app purchases
BlindBoxes
No in-app purchases
The Ancient Ways
No in-app purchases
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