Comparison

Sokoban (Boxman) Classic vs SamePop!

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

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About

Sokoban (Boxman) Classic

A classic box-pushing puzzle game with 306 mentally stimulating levels. Navigate challenging mazes, push boxes to their designated spots, and utilize intuitive controls to solve each stage. Offers a path history review and optional solutions for a rewarding experience.

Highlights
  • 306 classic levels
  • Point and click or d-pad controls
  • Undo and path history
  • Optional level solutions
  • Intuitive push mechanics
Features
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Boxman is an implementation of the classic box-pushing puzzle game, Sokoban. Each level has the same objective; to push boxes to their destination locations. Although this may sound simple, the progressive difficulty of the levels will certainly demand creativity, imagination and perseverance. The rules are simple. You can only walk or push. You cannot walk through walls or over boxes and you cannot pull. There are 306 to play levels. Enjoy! Features * Player can choose between point and click mechanics, or d-pad controls * Intuitive controls to undo, move, and push boxes * Ability to save and review your path history at any stage * Cheap and easy access to the solution to each level * 306 classic levels of varying difficulty

About

SamePop!

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Pop your way to a perfectly empty board. SamePop! takes the classic same-color puzzle and gives it a glossy glass makeover: tap any group of two or more matching blocks to pop them, watch the rest tumble down and slide together, then line up your next big move. THINK BIGGER, SCORE BIGGER Small pops are fine. Huge pops are the whole game. Scoring rewards patience — one giant single-color group is worth way more than a dozen little ones. Herd your colors, build a monster group, then pop it for a number that makes the leaderboard sweat. CHASE THE ALL-CLEAR Empty the entire board and grab a +1000 bonus. It's tougher than it looks — and dangerously satisfying once you pull it off. ONE GAME, EVERY SCREEN Play the full-screen board on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. Same game, same glossy pop, from your pocket to your living room. WHAT'S INSIDE • Simple to learn, genuinely deep to master • Game Center leaderboard and achievements • Colorblind-friendly palette option • No ads, no timers, no nonsense — pay once, play forever Ready? The board's full. Get popping.

Screenshots

Sokoban (Boxman) Classic4 screens
SamePop!2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SamePop! at none against Sokoban (Boxman) Classic's 1. SamePop! also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). Sokoban (Boxman) Classic's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

Sokoban (Boxman) Classic costs $4.99 and SamePop! $0.99 up front. Sokoban (Boxman) Classic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SamePop! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sokoban (Boxman) Classic ships an update every 2 months, SamePop! every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sokoban (Boxman) Classic versus SamePop!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSokoban (Boxman) ClassicSamePop!
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiang ChangPETALUMAPALMER LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sokoban (Boxman) Classic

One-time1
  • Sokoban Level Solution$0.99
None

SamePop!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sokoban (Boxman) Classic free?
Sokoban (Boxman) Classic costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is SamePop! free?
SamePop! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sokoban (Boxman) Classic or SamePop! have ads?
Neither Sokoban (Boxman) Classic nor SamePop! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sokoban (Boxman) Classic or SamePop!?
Sokoban (Boxman) Classic ships an update every 2 months, and SamePop! every 9 days. Most recently, Sokoban (Boxman) Classic was updated on October 2, 2026 and SamePop! on September 21, 2026.

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