Comparison

pixel ray vs BoxCat

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

Head to head
About

pixel ray

Features
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【How to play】 In the scene, the beam emitter emits a beam in a certain direction, and the beam has the following properties: 1. When encountering stones, walls, and ships, they will stop, that is, they will not be able to penetrate; 2. It will reflect when encountering an oblique mirror. The oblique mirror is divided into a forward oblique mirror and a reverse oblique mirror, which will reflect the beam to different directions; 3. It will explode when encountering a beam launcher or a bomb; 4. Encountering a character will cause the character to die! 【Other elements】 1. Rocks, beam emitters, oblique mirrors, and explosions can all be pushed; 2. The character can't directly enter the water, but can go on the water by boarding a boat; 3. The character will be killed next to the bomb that exploded; 4. The character enters the next level by walking up the stairs. --Contact and feedback-- QQ group: 973828213 Sina Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/2103953697 WeChat public account:王学长的布告牌

About

BoxCat

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Help the cat bring every cardboard box home to a paw print. BoxCat is a cozy sokoban puzzle game in a warm cardboard-room world. Tap an empty tile to walk, swipe to push, and place every box on a paw print to finish. If an idea goes wrong, undo, redo, or return to just before your last push and try another route. • 100 main levels, with the first 12 redesigned to introduce positioning, detours, and box order • 4 cat-tunnel puzzles: the cat can pass through the green doorway, but boxes cannot • Free offline hints: start with an idea, reveal the next push position, and choose whether to watch a demonstration • Tap-to-walk never automatically pushes a box • Undo, redo, and undo the last push for easier experimentation • Save your unfinished puzzle and undo history, then pick up where you left off • Celebrate every clear, with a separate medal for the shortest route • Revisit chapters and adjust sound and motion effects • No in-app purchases; puzzles and hints work offline Take your time and try a different angle. Every box has a home. The game interface is currently in Traditional Chinese; these screenshots show the actual interface.

Screenshots

pixel ray4 screens
BoxCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: pixel ray at 10.0 against BoxCat's 14.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pixel ray ships an update every 3 weeks, BoxCat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
pixel ray versus BoxCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpixel rayBoxCat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB93 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer秉博 王yu te Lin

In-app purchases

None

pixel ray

No in-app purchases

None

BoxCat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pixel ray free?
pixel ray is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoxCat free?
BoxCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do pixel ray or BoxCat have ads?
Both pixel ray and BoxCat show ads.
Which is updated more often, pixel ray or BoxCat?
pixel ray ships an update every 3 weeks, and BoxCat fortnightly. Most recently, pixel ray was updated on October 18, 2026 and BoxCat on October 10, 2026.

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