# Serious Scramblers vs Box Cat Bash

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Serious Scramblers | Box Cat Bash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | [4.5 (225 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/serious-scramblers/id1289369947/reviews) | **[4.8 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/box-cat-bash/id1588429088/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **225** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#195** |
| Size | 21 MB | 42 MB |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | **10.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Yong Kian Chin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1159442635) | [Rusty Moyher](https://appshunter.io/developer/443831504) |

## What reviewers say

### Serious Scramblers

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/serious-scramblers/id1289369947)

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.

**Highlights:** Intense arcade action, Level up with obstacles, Unlock new characters, Massive boss fights, Leaderboard rankings, Chip-tune music

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Forced Ads + 200 Coins | $1.99 | one-time |
| Support the dev: play as Chiny | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎮 Engaging retro 8-bit aesthetic and music
- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-learn controls
- 🎯 Well-designed level progression and difficulty scaling
- 💡 Innovative ad system that doesn't interrupt gameplay
- 🎨 Polished graphics and visual design

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent unexpected crashes and game closures
- 🎮 Imprecise and unresponsive controls on some devices
- 💸 Escalating revival costs that drain coin reserves
- 📺 Long ad durations (30+ seconds) between attempts
- 🎯 Unfair boss difficulty spikes

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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


### Box Cat Bash

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/box-cat-bash/id1588429088)

**Currently charting:** #195 Top Paid · Casual (US App Store)

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.

**Highlights:** Smash falling cars, Tight mobile controls, Game controller support, Sequel to a classic, Arcade gameplay

**Features:** Game Controller support, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Serious Scramblers free?

Serious Scramblers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Box Cat Bash free?

Box Cat Bash costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Serious Scramblers or Box Cat Bash?

Box Cat Bash is rated higher. Serious Scramblers averages 4.5 out of 5 from 225 ratings, while Box Cat Bash averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.

### Do Serious Scramblers or Box Cat Bash have ads?

Serious Scramblers shows ads; Box Cat Bash does not.

### Which is updated more often, Serious Scramblers or Box Cat Bash?

Serious Scramblers ships an update every 3 months, and Box Cat Bash every 2 days. Most recently, Serious Scramblers was updated on September 18, 2026 and Box Cat Bash on August 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*