Comparison

Unit 404 vs Boxes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Sci-fi puzzle platformer gameplay
  • Over 70 handcrafted levels
  • Evolving game mechanics
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Unique visual themes
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Solve 20 original puzzle boxes
  • Explore a mysterious mansion
  • Intricate machinery and controls
  • Cryptic atmosphere
  • Test your resolve and skills
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Unit 4044 screens
Boxes4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unit 404 ships an update every 3 days, Boxes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Unit 404 versus Boxes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnit 404Boxes
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (17 ratings)4.9 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews — better84.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1713K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size596 MB1.1 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMaxim UrusovSnapbreak Games AB

Customer experience

Unit 404

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%

Boxes

All ratings12,518 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews1,014 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative7.1%

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

None

Unit 404

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxes

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Unit 404 free?
Unit 404 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Unit 404 or Boxes?
Boxes is rated higher. Unit 404 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Boxes averages 4.9 from 13K ratings.
Do Unit 404 or Boxes have ads?
Neither Unit 404 nor Boxes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unit 404 or Boxes?
Unit 404 ships an update every 3 days, and Boxes monthly. Most recently, Unit 404 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Boxes on October 26, 2026.

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