The Jackbox vs Mystery Box 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Jackbox
Solve intricate mechanical puzzles and riddles within mysterious boxes before they explode. Uncover a spooky circus story and its secrets through over 60 unique challenges. Enjoy stunning graphics, an authentic soundtrack, and choose between single-player or cooperative multiplayer modes.
- Solve mechanical puzzles and riddles
- Over 60 unique puzzle boxes
- Stunning circus atmosphere graphics
- Engaging mind-blowing story
- Normal and AR modes
- Single-player and multiplayer options
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The Jackbox is a tricky puzzle game where your mission is to solve mysterious puzzle boxes before they pop. Binxy The Clown is hiding something in the mysterious boxes. Your goal is to open them by solving mechanical puzzles and peculiar riddles. To unlock the secret of this strange circus and its staff you'll need to solve more than 60 of these boxes! In the circus, fun is guaranteed for everyone... STUNNING GRAPHICS Experience the atmosphere you have never seen before. MIND-BLOWING STORY Open the puzzle boxes to reveal a secret story. AMAZING PUZZLES Thinking outside of the box just got a new meaning! EASY TO BEGIN ...but very hard to stop! AUTHENTIC SOUNDTRACK The gameplay is accompanied by an original soundtrack that perfectly depicts a spooky circus ambiance. CHOOSE YOUR MODE Enjoy the game either in Normal or AR mode. SINGLE PLAYER OR MULTIPLAYER The game features a great single-player mode and for the first time a multiplayer AR mode in which cooperation between you and your friends is necessary to open the puzzle boxes. FREE TO PLAY Download The Jackbox now and start your adventure with 30 free levels.
Mystery Box 2
Engage your mind with a 3D escape room puzzle experience. Manipulate interactive boxes, discover hidden artifacts, and solve challenging riddles. Unlock bonus levels and enjoy immersive graphics and chilling music.
- Interactive 3D boxes
- Hidden artifact discovery
- Challenging riddles
- Unlockable bonus levels
- Realistic graphics
- Hint system
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Turn wheels, move handles, push buttons, and think smart to unlock all the boxes. You can find hidden puzzle pieces on a side of the boxes as well. • GHOST BOX Discover all Artifacts in the game to unlock an extra awesome level, the Ghost Box! • REALISTIC GRAPHICS It feels like you're handling real boxes in different rooms. • DISCOVER ARTIFACTS Once you open all 8 boxes of a chosen pack, find hidden puzzle pieces to compose a figure and find out a brief history of the discovered artifact. • AMAZING PUZZLES Think outside of the box to solve all riddles; it's not always easy. Leonardo da Vinci would have a hard time opening all the boxes of this game! • CHILLING BACKGROUND MUSIC Play the game with your headphones to get totally immersed in it! • FUN IS GUARANTEED Mystery Box will give you hours of fun and will also challenge your brain skills with some good tricky riddles • HINTS In case you get stuck on a level, click the bulb button to get a hint that will help you solve the puzzles • SHARE THE ARTIFACTS YOU FIND Get exposed on Twitter by sharing the game after completing an artifact image. Let your community know what you're playing! ------------------------------------------------ XSGames is an independent solo startup from Italy. Find out more at xsgames.co Follow me @xsgames_ on both Twitter and Instagram
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mystery Box 2 at none against The Jackbox's shown. Mystery Box 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months) and review sentiment (58% vs 36%). The Jackbox's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (751 vs 187). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. The Jackbox sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Mystery Box 2 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Jackbox holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 751 and 187 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of The Jackbox's written reviews are positive against 58% of Mystery Box 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Jackbox ships an update every 24 months, Mystery Box 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Jackbox | Mystery Box 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (751 ratings) — better | 4.3 (187 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.9% of reviews | 57.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 751 — better | 187 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 422 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MOBIPLAY OU | XSGames |
Customer experience
The Jackbox
Mystery Box 2
User reviews
The Jackbox
From 751 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Enjoyable puzzles
- 👍 Smooth gameplay
- 🎨 Nice graphics
- 🤡 Creepy/spooky theme
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of instructions
- 🔌 Overheating issues
- 🔦 Disruptive lighting/shaking effects
- 🕰️ Timed puzzles can be frustrating
- 🔁 Repetitive puzzles
Mystery Box 2
From 187 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Mind stimulating game
- 💡 Out of the box thinking
- 😌 Relaxing and calming soundtrack
- ✨ Great graphics
- 👍 Good brain teasers
Room to improve
- 😩 Too easy/boring
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 💸 Paid for full game, not downloading
- frustrating
- 😵 Puzzles are obscure/incomprehensible
Bugs and requests
The Jackbox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Ads not working properly
- Frequent crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Option to disable lighting/shaking effects
- Ability to collect all puzzle pieces
- More challenging puzzles
- Landscape mode support
- Cross-save functionality
Mystery Box 2
Reported bugs
16 issues- Game not downloading after purchase
- Glitches preventing mini-game completion
- Artifacts not counting correctly (e.g., 15/16 instead of 16/16)
- Elements dislodged from the box, making them non-functional
- Elements not working initially, then working later
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- Game freezes or crashes
- Cannot get past the title page/play button
- Taps do nothing or are delayed
- Box spins repeatedly and uncontrollably
- Objects move unintentionally
- Cannot turn the box to fix issues
- App closes after reaching the play button
- Tutorial doesn't work properly
- Spinning wheels turn the box instead of the intended element
- Game unplayable after latest update
- Ads are too long and repetitive
Requested features
5 requests- Fix bugs and glitches
- Improve tutorial functionality
- Ensure game progress is saved across devices
- Add more background clues
- Fix artifact counting issues
In-app purchases
The Jackbox
- All Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces$1.99
- Blue Box Pack$1.99
- Yellow Box Pack$1.99
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- White Box Pack$1.99
- Purple Box Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Green Box Pack$1.99
- Premium Pack$5.99
Mystery Box 2
- Premium$3.99
- Premium + Coffee$4.99
- Premium + Love$7.99
Questions
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