Comparison

Mindom vs BoxCat

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

Head to head
About

Mindom

Control a yellow cube to guide a blue cube off the board in challenging escape puzzles. Discover the optimal path and solve over 400 unique levels across four distinct game modes. Compete with friends and find the best solution for a perfect score.

Highlights
  • Cube escape puzzle gameplay
  • Over 400 brain-busting puzzles
  • Four addictive game modes (Classic, Sokoban, Mirror, Galaxy)
  • Multiple solutions per puzzle
  • Compete with friends
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Control yellow cube to make blue cube escape from the board space to solve challenging escape puzzles. Find the best path and use less steps to escape, they're not as easy as they look. Care to give one a try? ◆ 4 diffrent mode make the escape puzzle more challenger and fun. ◆ Over 400 of brain busting escape puzzles, with more being added all the time ◆ Compete with your friends for the Mindom! crown ◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution to get 3 stars? 4 ADDICTIVE MODES: ◇ CLASSIC : Original control, 120 classic levels, get pleasure after solving the puzzle in every level . ◇ SOKOBAN: Mixed the gameplay of sokoban, relive the classics. ◇ MIRROR: Reverse the path, burn your brain ◇ GALAXY: Instant crossing, more dreamy gameplay FREE DOWNLOAD NOW! If you like this game, please rate it and leave a comment. As an indie developer your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help! If you don't like something in the game, please email me at contact@hapmonkey.com and tell me why. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can continue to make this game better. I hope you enjoy Mindom!

About

BoxCat

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Help the cat bring every cardboard box home to a paw print. BoxCat is a cozy sokoban puzzle game in a warm cardboard-room world. Tap an empty tile to walk, swipe to push, and place every box on a paw print to finish. If an idea goes wrong, undo, redo, or return to just before your last push and try another route. • 100 main levels, with the first 12 redesigned to introduce positioning, detours, and box order • 4 cat-tunnel puzzles: the cat can pass through the green doorway, but boxes cannot • Free offline hints: start with an idea, reveal the next push position, and choose whether to watch a demonstration • Tap-to-walk never automatically pushes a box • Undo, redo, and undo the last push for easier experimentation • Save your unfinished puzzle and undo history, then pick up where you left off • Celebrate every clear, with a separate medal for the shortest route • Revisit chapters and adjust sound and motion effects • No in-app purchases; puzzles and hints work offline Take your time and try a different angle. Every box has a home. The game interface is currently in Traditional Chinese; these screenshots show the actual interface.

Screenshots

Mindom4 screens
BoxCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BoxCat at fortnightly against Mindom's every 2 months. Mindom's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindom ships an update every 2 months, BoxCat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mindom versus BoxCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindomBoxCat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Huanqiu Shidai Technology Co., Ltd.yu te Lin

In-app purchases

None

Mindom

No in-app purchases

None

BoxCat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindom free?
Mindom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoxCat free?
BoxCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindom or BoxCat have ads?
Both Mindom and BoxCat show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindom or BoxCat?
Mindom ships an update every 2 months, and BoxCat fortnightly. Most recently, Mindom was updated on October 24, 2026 and BoxCat on October 10, 2026.

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