Unit 404 vs Boxes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unit 404
Navigate an abandoned sci-fi complex by solving intricate puzzles in this platformer. Explore over 70 unique levels, each with evolving mechanics and visual styles, as the challenge steadily increases.
- Sci-fi puzzle platformer gameplay
- Over 70 handcrafted levels
- Evolving game mechanics
- Increasing difficulty
- Unique visual themes
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"Unit 404" is a sci-fi puzzle platformer game. Find a way out of the abandoned sci-fi complex through solving various puzzles. The game has more than 70 handcrafted levels with various game mechanics and visual themes. The difficulty keeps growing as you progress through the game.
Boxes
Step into the shoes of a legendary thief tasked with infiltrating a lavish mansion. Discover a series of intricate puzzle boxes that hold a deeper, more sinister secret. Escape the mansion and uncover the truth behind its mysterious purpose.
- Solve 20 original puzzle boxes
- Explore a mysterious mansion
- Intricate machinery and controls
- Cryptic atmosphere
- Test your resolve and skills
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As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. Soon signs begin to emerge that you are no longer in control of what is unfolding, and perhaps never were. You start to doubt if this is an ordinary residence or a containment facility of some sort. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers. Inspired by the cryptic atmosphere, intricate machinery and smooth controls of the best room escape games, we have created 20 original puzzle boxes that will test your resolve and skills in order to successfully navigate this mysterious and compelling journey. Each puzzle box is beautiful, unique, and a true delight to explore and figure out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Boxes at Free against Unit 404's $1.99. Boxes also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 17). Unit 404's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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
Boxes is free to download; Unit 404 costs $1.99 up front. Boxes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Unit 404 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Unit 404 against 4.9 for Boxes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 13K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Unit 404's written reviews are positive against 85% of Boxes's.
Unit 404 ships an update every 3 days, Boxes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unit 404 | Boxes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) | 4.9 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 84.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 596 MB | 1.1 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Maxim Urusov | Snapbreak Games AB |
Customer experience
Unit 404
Boxes
Bugs and requests
Unit 404
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Boxes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain puzzles
- Save progress issues
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters
- Difficulty settings
- Replayability options
- Expanded story and lore
In-app purchases
Unit 404
No in-app purchases
Boxes
- Full Game$4.99








