Unlock Box vs Mystery Box 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unlock Box
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Can you open every box? Unlock Box is a collection of 60 mechanical puzzle boxes. Every box hides its own trick: switches, number codes, sliding blocks, light grids, rotating pictures, icy mazes and more. Look closely, try things out and use your logic to find the way in. FEATURES • 60 handcrafted levels, from quick warm-ups to real brain-burners • Every box is a different puzzle, so no two levels play the same • Stuck? Open a hint with puzzle pieces, or watch an optional video for a free hint • Earn puzzle pieces by solving levels, or get packs in the Shop • Remove Ads purchase turns off ads between levels (optional reward videos stay available) • Made for iPhone and iPad, including iPad portrait mode and resizable iPad windows New in 2.0: six new boxes, full-screen layouts for every device and many fixes.
Mystery Box 2
Engage your mind with a 3D escape room puzzle experience. Manipulate interactive boxes, discover hidden artifacts, and solve challenging riddles. Unlock bonus levels and enjoy immersive graphics and chilling music.
- Interactive 3D boxes
- Hidden artifact discovery
- Challenging riddles
- Unlockable bonus levels
- Realistic graphics
- Hint system
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Turn wheels, move handles, push buttons, and think smart to unlock all the boxes. You can find hidden puzzle pieces on a side of the boxes as well. • GHOST BOX Discover all Artifacts in the game to unlock an extra awesome level, the Ghost Box! • REALISTIC GRAPHICS It feels like you're handling real boxes in different rooms. • DISCOVER ARTIFACTS Once you open all 8 boxes of a chosen pack, find hidden puzzle pieces to compose a figure and find out a brief history of the discovered artifact. • AMAZING PUZZLES Think outside of the box to solve all riddles; it's not always easy. Leonardo da Vinci would have a hard time opening all the boxes of this game! • CHILLING BACKGROUND MUSIC Play the game with your headphones to get totally immersed in it! • FUN IS GUARANTEED Mystery Box will give you hours of fun and will also challenge your brain skills with some good tricky riddles • HINTS In case you get stuck on a level, click the bulb button to get a hint that will help you solve the puzzles • SHARE THE ARTIFACTS YOU FIND Get exposed on Twitter by sharing the game after completing an artifact image. Let your community know what you're playing! ------------------------------------------------ XSGames is an independent solo startup from Italy. Find out more at xsgames.co Follow me @xsgames_ on both Twitter and Instagram
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mystery Box 2 at none against Unlock Box's shown. Mystery Box 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 71 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Unlock Box sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Mystery Box 2 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Unlock Box ships an update every 71 months, Mystery Box 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unlock Box | Mystery Box 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (190 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 57.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 190 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 71 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Hien Nguyen | XSGames |
Bugs and requests
Unlock Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mystery Box 2
Reported bugs
16 issues- Game not downloading after purchase
- Glitches preventing mini-game completion
- Artifacts not counting correctly (e.g., 15/16 instead of 16/16)
- Elements dislodged from the box, making them non-functional
- Elements not working initially, then working later
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- Game freezes or crashes
- Cannot get past the title page/play button
- Taps do nothing or are delayed
- Box spins repeatedly and uncontrollably
- Objects move unintentionally
- Cannot turn the box to fix issues
- App closes after reaching the play button
- Tutorial doesn't work properly
- Spinning wheels turn the box instead of the intended element
- Game unplayable after latest update
- Ads are too long and repetitive
Requested features
5 requests- Fix bugs and glitches
- Improve tutorial functionality
- Ensure game progress is saved across devices
- Add more background clues
- Fix artifact counting issues
In-app purchases
Unlock Box
- 360 puzzle pieces$0.99
- 4000 puzzle pieces$9.99
Mystery Box 2
- Premium$3.99
- Premium + Coffee$4.99
- Premium + Love$7.99
Questions
Is Unlock Box free?
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Do Unlock Box or Mystery Box 2 have ads?
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