Comparison

Boxes vs Packed!?

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

Head to head
About

Boxes

Step into the shoes of a legendary thief tasked with infiltrating a lavish mansion. Discover a series of intricate puzzle boxes that hold a deeper, more sinister secret. Escape the mansion and uncover the truth behind its mysterious purpose.

Highlights
  • Solve 20 original puzzle boxes
  • Explore a mysterious mansion
  • Intricate machinery and controls
  • Cryptic atmosphere
  • Test your resolve and skills
Features
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As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. Soon signs begin to emerge that you are no longer in control of what is unfolding, and perhaps never were. You start to doubt if this is an ordinary residence or a containment facility of some sort. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers. Inspired by the cryptic atmosphere, intricate machinery and smooth controls of the best room escape games, we have created 20 original puzzle boxes that will test your resolve and skills in order to successfully navigate this mysterious and compelling journey. Each puzzle box is beautiful, unique, and a true delight to explore and figure out.

About

Packed!?

Guide two characters through increasingly challenging box-pushing puzzles to escape a depot. Solve each level with minimal moves and time, utilizing unique mechanics introduced in each world. The game features simple, visual-only controls and 120 handcrafted levels.

Highlights
  • 120 challenging puzzle levels
  • Move count and time-based rating system
  • Unique mechanics per world
  • Simple, visual-only controls
  • No in-game text
Features
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Packed!? is an extremely difficult puzzle game which has you guiding two punctual little friends on their journey to escape the depot one box at a time. Each box offers a fun, increasingly challenging puzzle to solve in as few moves as possible, as you push, slide and outsmart obstacles that stand between our friends and their path to freedom. They’re great listeners and will follow your direction in unison - for better or worse… GAME FEATURES * 120 carefully crafted levels of increasingly difficult puzzles. * Rating system based on move count and elapsed time. * A unique mechanic for each world you unlock. * Simple controls. * No text. All communication is conveyed through visuals. * No ads

Screenshots

Boxes4 screens
Packed!?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boxes at 4.9 against Packed!?'s 4.4. Boxes also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 52) and review sentiment (85% vs 64%). Packed!?'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Boxes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Packed!? sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boxes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 13K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Boxes's written reviews are positive against 64% of Packed!?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxes ships an update monthly, Packed!? every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Boxes versus Packed!?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxesPacked!?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13K ratings) — better4.4 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews — better64.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better52
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB358 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSnapbreak Games ABShortbread Games Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Boxes

All ratings12,518 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews1,014 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative7.1%

Packed!?

All ratings53 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative24.0%

Bugs and requests

Boxes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain puzzles
  • Save progress issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and chapters
  • Difficulty settings
  • Replayability options
  • Expanded story and lore

Packed!?

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxes

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99
6 purchases

Packed!?

One-time6
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • 15 Hints$1.99
  • Full Game$2.99
Show 3 more
  • 30 Hints$2.99
  • 50 Hints$2.99
  • 100 Hints$3.99

Questions

Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Packed!? free?
Packed!? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boxes or Packed!??
Boxes is rated higher. Boxes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Packed!? averages 4.4 from 52 ratings.
Do Boxes or Packed!? have ads?
Neither Boxes nor Packed!? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxes or Packed!??
Boxes ships an update monthly, and Packed!? every 9 days. Most recently, Boxes was updated on October 20, 2026 and Packed!? on October 9, 2026.

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