pixel ray vs BoxCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pixel ray
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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
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pixel ray ships an update every 3 weeks, BoxCat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pixel ray | BoxCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 秉博 王 | yu te Lin |
In-app purchases
pixel ray
No in-app purchases
BoxCat
No in-app purchases









