Comparison

Neighbours back From Hell vs Boxville

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

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About

Neighbours back From Hell

Play as a mischievous protagonist pulling elaborate pranks on a grumpy neighbor in a TV show format. Cause chaos across various locations to boost ratings and win awards, but avoid getting caught.

Highlights
  • Pull outrageous pranks
  • Travel to global locations
  • Involve neighbor's mother
  • Stealth and skill-based gameplay
  • HD graphics and animations
  • Cartoon-style visuals
  • Big band soundtrack
Features
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Did you know that “Schadenfreude” is a German word defined as the concept of finding joy in someone else’s misfortune? It is also the main idea on which Neighbours back From Hell is built. A whole TV show based on playing increasingly outrageous pranks on your grumpy neighbor to keep the audience entertained and viewership numbers high. It’s good to be bad in this early 2000s trash TV-inspired slapstick extravaganza! As Woody, the vengeful star protagonist, you will prank your way through Seasons 1 and 2 of this fictitious, but aptly named TV show. Take the mischief from your nasty neighbor’s flat all the way to China, India, and Mexico where you will make sure his holiday is a living hell. While you’re at it, why limit your antics to your neighbor when you can involve his mother and fellow travelers? Whatever you decide to do, your trusty camera crew will be right there to catch all the action! Let your crooked creativity flow freely and watch the neighbor rage in desperation. Just be mindful not to get caught by him or his companions, or they will whoop you good and your TV show will be taken off the air! If you perform well by creating chaos in the neighbor’s life, ratings will increase, and you could win prestigious awards! Neighbours From Hell 1 & 2 Remastered in one package: 28 episodes set in the neighbor’s home, on a cruise liner, and in several different holiday locations around the world! Key Features: - All graphics newly rendered in Full HD - Framerate of all animations doubled for a smoother experience - Use stealth, skill, and style to perform the perfect ambush - Easy to use interface and controls - Superb cartoon-style graphics - Big band soundtrack - Full controller support

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

Neighbours back From Hell4 screens
Boxville4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Boxville at every 9 days against Neighbours back From Hell's every 32 months. Boxville also leads on ratings volume (773 vs 36) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Neighbours back From Hell costs $5.99 and Boxville $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Neighbours back From Hell against 4.7 for Boxville. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxville has 773 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Neighbours back From Hell's written reviews are positive against 78% of Boxville's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neighbours back From Hell ships an update every 32 months, Boxville every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Neighbours back From Hell versus Boxville: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeighbours back From HellBoxville
Price$5.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (36 ratings)4.7 (773 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews78.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36773 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.2 GB1.2 GB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHTriomatica Games

Customer experience

Neighbours back From Hell

All ratings36 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative23.6%

Boxville

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

Bugs and requests

Neighbours back From Hell

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

None

Neighbours back From Hell

No in-app purchases

None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neighbours back From Hell free?
Neighbours back From Hell costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Neighbours back From Hell or Boxville?
Boxville is rated higher. Neighbours back From Hell averages 4.7 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Boxville averages 4.7 from 773 ratings.
Do Neighbours back From Hell or Boxville have ads?
Neither Neighbours back From Hell nor Boxville shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neighbours back From Hell or Boxville?
Neighbours back From Hell ships an update every 32 months, and Boxville every 9 days. Most recently, Neighbours back From Hell was updated on October 29, 2026 and Boxville on October 27, 2026.

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