Comparison

Mystery Box vs Systematize

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

Head to head
About

Mystery Box

Engage with intricate 3D boxes, solving puzzles by interacting with various elements to uncover hidden secrets. Each solved box reveals a piece of history about famous inventions.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D boxes
  • Solve puzzles and riddles
  • Discover invention history
  • Realistic graphics
  • Thrilling background music
  • Hint system
Features
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Crack enigmas and discover the history of the world's most popular inventions! To unlock the boxes you have to interact with objects, handles, buttons, and wheels on each side. You can find puzzle pieces on a side of the boxes as well. • REALISTIC GRAPHICS It feels like you're handling a real box in a dark room. • DISCOVER INVENTIONS Once you open all 8 boxes of a level pack, you'll be able to compose a puzzle and find out a brief history of the discovered invention. • AMAZING PUZZLES Think outside of the box to solve all riddles, it's not always an easy job! • THRILLING BACKGROUND MUSIC Play the game with your headphones to get totally immersed in it! • HINTS Got stuck on some level? Tap the bulb button to get a helpful hint! ------------------------------------------------ XSGames is an independent solo startup from Italy. Find out more at xsgames.co Follow me @xsgames_ on both Twitter and Instagram

About

Systematize

Features
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Systematize is a puzzle game about building systems that work. Each puzzle gives you a board, a set of fixed components you cannot move, and a palette of parts you can place. Your goal is a target state: gauges reading in range, pistons extended or retracted, gears spinning or locked. There is only one way to satisfy all conditions at once. The game has two physical systems. The pressure system moves fluid through pumps, pipes, valves, and chambers. The mechanical system turns gears and shafts from a motor. Early chapters introduce each system separately. Later chapters combine them, and bridge components connect the two into a single circuit. One new component is introduced per chapter. There are no tutorials — each component teaches itself through the puzzles built around it. Chapters I, II, and III are free. A single purchase unlocks chapters IV through VIII and all future content. 54 puzzles across 8 chapters. No timers. No lives. No ads. One purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

Mystery Box4 screens
Systematize4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mystery Box and Systematize are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Mystery Box sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Systematize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mystery Box versus Systematize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMystery BoxSystematize
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (202 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings202 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB118 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperXSGamesMichael Hanson

Bugs and requests

Mystery Box

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Progress lost after update
  • Missing graphics/interactive elements
  • Levels not registering as complete
  • Hints not working intermittently
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  • Purchase restore issues
  • Tutorial not working
  • Game freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Unable to interact with certain puzzle elements

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add a storyline
  • More challenging puzzles
  • Better hint system (not just walkthroughs)
  • Progress saving across devices
  • Explain puzzle logic in hints
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  • Add more layers and parts to discover

Systematize

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mystery Box

One-time3
  • Premium$3.99
  • Premium + Coffee$4.99
  • Premium + Love$7.99
1 purchases

Systematize

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$2.99

Questions

Is Mystery Box free?
Mystery Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Systematize free?
Systematize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mystery Box or Systematize have ads?
Neither Mystery Box nor Systematize shows ads.

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