Stretch Hit vs Box Cat Bash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stretch Hit
Guide stretching objects through challenging obstacle courses to reach the finish line. Master simple tap-and-hold mechanics to stretch and compress your way through levels. Unlock new color schemes and characters as you progress.
- Tap and hold to stretch objects
- Release to compress objects
- Navigate through obstacles
- Reach the finish line
- Unlock color schemes
- Unlock characters
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Complete levels moving various stretching objects through obstacles to the finish line. Tap and hold to stretch, release to compress. Enjoy easy tap-and-hold controls, various color schemes and characters.
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 review sentiment: Box Cat Bash at 100% against Stretch Hit's 50%. Box Cat Bash also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). Stretch Hit's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (13 vs 4). On 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
Stretch Hit is free to download; Box Cat Bash costs $0.99 up front. Stretch Hit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Stretch Hit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Box Cat Bash's.
Stretch Hit ships an update fortnightly, Box Cat Bash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stretch Hit | Box Cat Bash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Happymagenta UAB | Rusty Moyher |
Customer experience
Stretch Hit
Box Cat Bash
In-app purchases
Stretch Hit
- No Ads$2.99
Box Cat Bash
- Remove Ads$1.99
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