Comparison

Stymied vs Boxville

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stymied

A challenging brain teaser puzzle game where players must strategically place block pieces to cover every grid space. Explore four distinct worlds and overcome 200 levels of increasing difficulty. Earn in-game currency through daily rewards and watching ads.

Highlights
  • 200 challenging levels
  • Four blockified worlds
  • 18 unique block pieces
  • Drag and rotate block placement
  • In-game currency for rewards
  • Optional ad removal purchase
Features
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STYMIED it’s the definitely difficult brain teaser puzzle game designed by Warwick Blent. This game is perfect for players who love to play challenging puzzle games. Test your intelligence to the limit by beating the 200th level. There are four beautiful blockified worlds including Forest, Desert, Cave, and Space. As well there up to 18 quirky block pieces joining you on a great puzzle-solving journey! To play the game drag, rotate all your block pieces into place. Cover every grid space to pass a level and collect a coveted flag. This sounds easy right... or will you be Stymied? This game contains 3rd Party Advertising which you can remove via an in-app purchase. The game implements ads in premium placements sympathetically. We do not overly spam ads or place ads to encourage accidental clicks. If you do experience issues with the appearance of ads please let us know. We want to give you a great game first and foremost! This game contains in-app purchases for virtual currency coin packs. No content in the game is blocked via in-app purchases. All game content including consumables and inventory (only excluding ads removal) can be earned in-game through participation in collecting daily rewards and watching ads for coins. We hope you enjoy Stymied if so please consider supporting us by reviewing this game and sharing it with others.

About

Boxville

This animated adventure puzzle game features speechless cans navigating a city of boxes. Solve logic puzzles and riddles, explore a charming world, and uncover the mystery behind earthquakes. Enjoy a unique audio-visual experience, playable solo or with a friend.

Highlights
  • Animated film and puzzle game hybrid
  • Hand-drawn graphics and custom animations
  • Environmental quests and logical puzzles
  • Unique music for each scene
  • Wordless communication via speech bubbles
  • Playable solo or co-op
Features
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Boxville is 2-in-1: an animated film and a puzzle game. Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Boxville is good for playing alone to dive into the atmosphere and challenge your brain with sophisticated logic puzzles and riddles, or playing with a friend or family to share unique audio-visual experiences and solve the puzzles together. Design The core idea of the game is that it’s not just a game - but also an animated film that you can watch and play at the same time. We designed Boxville’s gameplay with the purpose of taking away your anxiety and stress. You can explore and observe the world without rushing and pressure. The game is full of environmental quests and logical puzzles that we have carefully picked from among hundreds of options. Story Boxville is a city of boxes populated with old cans. They live quiet and happy lives with their everyday routines and habits. But one day, unexplained earthquakes disturbed their idyll... Blue Can (our hero) lost his best friend because of that. He started his search but it is not so easy to move through the city after earthquakes. He has to find a way to move forward, return the friend back home and discover the real reason for all those earthquakes. There are many adventures, new friends and it’s not only friends that are waiting for him on the way. He has to be curious, inventive, careful, and to help others, to reach his goal. What you can expect to see and hear in Boxville: - Hand-drawn graphics — all backgrounds and characters are carefully drawn by our artists. - Every animation and sound is created especially for each interaction. - Unique music track was created for every scene to accomplish the atmosphere of the game. - Tens of logical puzzles and mini-games are tightly incorporated into the story of the game. - There are no words in the game — all characters communicate via cartoony speechbubbles.

Screenshots

Stymied4 screens
Boxville4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stymied at Free against Boxville's $3.99. Stymied also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Boxville's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (781 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Stymied is free to download; Boxville costs $3.99 up front. Stymied sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Boxville asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stymied holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxville has 781 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Stymied's written reviews are positive against 78% of Boxville's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stymied ships an update every 10 days, Boxville every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Stymied versus Boxville: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStymiedBoxville
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (781 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1781 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#121 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwarwick blentTriomatica Games

Customer experience

Stymied

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boxville

All ratings755 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative13.7%

Bugs and requests

Stymied

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Boxville

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress reset after updates
  • Inventory items disappearing
  • Puzzle mechanics not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer game with more content
  • Ability to use stylus/Apple Pencil
  • Improved save/load system
  • In-game hints or ability to skip puzzles

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stymied

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Special Bundle$1.99
None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stymied free?
Stymied is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stymied or Boxville?
Stymied is rated higher. Stymied averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Boxville averages 4.7 from 781 ratings.
Do Stymied or Boxville have ads?
Neither Stymied nor Boxville shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stymied or Boxville?
Stymied ships an update every 10 days, and Boxville every 9 days. Most recently, Stymied was updated on November 3, 2026 and Boxville on November 12, 2026.

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