ston vs Boo!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ston
This is a minimalist puzzle game with a unique design. It challenges your brain with mind-blowing levels and no time or move limits, allowing for a relaxing experience.
- Mind-blowing levels
- Brain challenge
- Minimalistic design
- Relaxing music and sounds
- No time or move limits
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ston is a mind-blowing minimalistic puzzle game with unique and remarkable design. ston does not have a time or move limits, allowing you to just relax and focus. Your goal is to remove all of the cubes by passing on them. ston is now ready to cook your brain. Are you? Features: ◈ Mind-blowing levels ◈ Challenge your brain ◈ Remarkable minimalistic design ◈ Relaxing, peaceful music and sounds
Boo!
Dip pumpkins in paint and use attributes to mask parts to solve Halloween-themed puzzles. The difficulty increases as you progress through 42 levels, with a daily puzzle mode unlocked upon completion.
- Pumpkin painting puzzles
- Masking attributes
- Increasing difficulty
- 42 Halloween levels
- Daily puzzle mode
- Unlockable content
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'Boo!' is a spooky puzzle game for you! To solve the puzzles you have to dip the pumpkin in the different paints and wear attributes to mask certain parts of the pumpkin. The puzzles start easy but it gets more difficult! Can you make the correct pumpkin in 42 Halloween themed levels? Complete all the levels to unlock the brand new daily puzzle mode. Happy Halloween, @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boo! at 96% against ston's 35%. Boo! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3). ston's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Boo! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ston asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boo! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 128 and 201 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of ston's written reviews are positive against 96% of Boo!'s.
ston ships an update every 3 weeks, Boo! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ston | Boo! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (128 ratings) | 4.8 (201 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 96.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 | 201 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Flat Games | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
ston
Boo!
User reviews
ston
From 128 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 💡 Interesting concept
- 👍 Nice design
- 👍 Good for learning
- 👍 Good customer care
Room to improve
- ❌ Excessive advertisements
- ❌ Ads interrupt gameplay
- ❌ Ads are too long
- ❌ Ads don't have a close button
- ❌ Game crashes frequently
Boo!
From 201 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧩 Simple yet challenging puzzle mechanics
- 🎨 Cute and appealing art style
- 🎵 Great music and audio design
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 📱 Minimal and non-intrusive ads
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Game is too short
- 🎨 Color contrast issues on low brightness
- 📺 Some ads are lengthy
- 🔄 Game resets when app is closed
- ⚙️ Occasional freezing/crashing issues
Bugs and requests
ston
Reported bugs
18 issues- Ads don't have a close button
- Game crashes on startup
- Game doesn't open
- Slow movement
- Level 74 freezes
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- Level 73 has a bug
- Level 34 is impossible
- Game resets after update
- Blocks are glitched on level 27
- Settings don't work (music turns on spontaneously)
- Level slider doesn't work
- Game doesn't run on iPhone 6 iOS 10.2
- Game doesn't react to touches after the first round
- Graphics are not accurate
- Some blocks look hollow
- Cannot move up to adjacent blocks
- Game makes noise even when on silent
- Level 34 is mathematically impossible to clear
Requested features
12 requests- Add a timer for ads
- Put ads on a cooldown
- Add hints for difficult levels
- Add a level editor
- Add an online mode
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- Add a save game feature for different devices
- Add a 'move back one space' option
- Add analog controls
- Add a function to pan around the map
- Add new levels
- Fix the issue with the level slider not working
- Add a feedback option to the developer
Boo!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Level 24 progression bug - puzzle completes but won't advance
- App freezes at logo on iOS 14.7.1
- Game occasionally freezes after level completion
- Purchase restoration not working properly
- Color differentiation issue between white and neon yellow
Requested features
13 requests- More levels (most frequently requested)
- Increased difficulty options
- Endless or infinite mode
- Speed run mode with timing
- Hardcore mode
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- Additional pumpkin variations and cosmetics
- New accessory items (cloaks, hats, etc.)
- Dark theme option
- Colorblind mode with alternative color palettes
- Randomized level generation
- Landscape orientation support
- Persistent game state when switching apps
- Notification system for daily puzzles
In-app purchases
ston
No in-app purchases
Boo!
- no ads$2.49
