Inside the Box vs Mystery Box 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inside the Box
Engage your mind with logical challenges and math problems hidden within encrypted boxes. Solve puzzles to uncover codes and passwords, with a system that generates unique tasks for endless replayability. Experience immersive gameplay with gyroscope controls or opt for on-screen buttons.
- Logical puzzle solving
- Math problem challenges
- Dynamically generated puzzles
- Gyroscope and on-screen controls
- Code and password discovery
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An unlock code is encrypted in each of the boxes, and you can get it if you solve the puzzle. The tasks inside of all the boxes are absolutely logical, they contain no hidden buttons or doors - they are intended just to test your logical abilities. Most puzzles will require you to find digits, numbers, code words, as well as solve math problems. The game includes a system for generating puzzles. This means that every time you complete the game, all tasks and answers to them will be automatically generated and will not be repeated again. The game offers a gyroscope control feature, which lets you feel like you are really holding a box with puzzles in your hands. There is also an alternative control option for on-screen buttons. Will you be able to pick all the passwords and combinations hidden inside? Challenge accepted?!
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 Inside the Box's shown. Mystery Box 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (58% vs 33%). Inside the Box's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Inside the Box sells 2 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.
Inside the Box ships an update every 10 months, Mystery Box 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inside the Box | Mystery Box 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (187 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 57.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 187 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Alexander Tavintsev | XSGames |
Customer experience
Inside the Box
Mystery Box 2
Bugs and requests
Inside the Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Inside the Box
- Hints (15)$0.99
- Hints (50)$2.99
Mystery Box 2
- Premium$3.99
- Premium + Coffee$4.99
- Premium + Love$7.99
Questions
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