Serious Scramblers vs Box Cat Bash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Serious Scramblers
Dive into a challenging arcade experience where you fall through a bottomless pit, overcoming obstacles and leveling up. Unlock new characters and face massive boss fights in this intense, jumpless platformer.
- Intense arcade action
- Level up with obstacles
- Unlock new characters
- Massive boss fights
- Leaderboard rankings
- Chip-tune music
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A seemingly bottomless pit has appeared and bloodcurdling shrieks can be heard from the depths below. What lies in the deep? The only reasonable thing to do is to jump in and find out! Overcome insurmountable odds in this highly challenging jumpless platformer! Welcome to Serious Scramblers! Features: • Fall your way through the super intense arcade action • Level up with challenging obstacles • Unlock new characters to supercharge you to the next level • Get ready for the finale - MASSIVE BOSS FIGHT • Mark your victory on the leaderboard • Enjoy with some real sweet chip-tune music while playing the game
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: Serious Scramblers at Free against Box Cat Bash's $0.99. Serious Scramblers also leads on ratings volume (225 vs 4). Box Cat Bash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). On in-app purchases, 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
Serious Scramblers is free to download; Box Cat Bash costs $0.99 up front. Serious Scramblers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Box Cat Bash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Box Cat Bash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Serious Scramblers has 225 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Serious Scramblers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Box Cat Bash's.
Serious Scramblers ships an update every 3 months, Box Cat Bash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Serious Scramblers | Box Cat Bash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (225 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 225 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #195 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yong Kian Chin | Rusty Moyher |
Customer experience
Serious Scramblers
Box Cat Bash
Bugs and requests
Serious Scramblers
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes unexpectedly during gameplay
- Game crashes at critical moments near victory
- Controls fail to register player input
- Character moves opposite to intended direction
- Hearts mechanic doesn't function properly
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- Negative coin balance glitch
- Unintended character unlocks after crashes
- App minimizes when clicking side arrows
- Hitbox detection issues with enemies
- Performance lag on lower-end devices
Requested features
11 requests- Jump button or additional movement mechanics
- Power-ups and special abilities system
- More levels and content variety
- Character upgrades and progression system
- Versus/multiplayer mode
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- Infinite/endless mode
- Challenge modes
- More unique boss mechanics
- Adjustable control sensitivity
- Reduced ad frequency or shorter ad durations
- Multiple continue options per level
Box Cat Bash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Serious Scramblers
- Remove Forced Ads + 200 Coins$1.99
- Support the dev: play as Chiny$2.99
Box Cat Bash
- Remove Ads$1.99
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