Comparison

Boxes vs Inklets

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

Inklets

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Race up a living paper world before the rising ink catches your Inklet. Inklets is a quick multiplayer doodle climber where every round gets faster, messier, and harder to survive. Jump between hand-drawn platforms, dodge strange page hazards, and stay above the ink until only one Inklet is left. Create your own Inklet, climb the leaderboard, unlock achievements, and collect sketchbook rewards as you bring more color to the canvas. Features: - Fast vertical multiplayer races - Rising ink and last-player-standing tension - Random events, monsters, spikes, and tricky platforms - Inklet customization and collectible skins - Trinkets and Character Levels that influence your Inklets stats - Leaderboards, achievements, and unlockable page assets

Screenshots

Boxes4 screens
Inklets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Inklets at every 4 days against Boxes's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Inklets sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxes ships an update monthly, Inklets every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Boxes versus Inklets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxesInklets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB135 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSnapbreak Games ABAurum Avis Labs Gmbh

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

Inklets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxes

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99
9 purchases

Inklets

One-time9
  • Gold Pouch$0.99
  • Diamond Handful$1.99
  • Gold Sack$2.99
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  • Diamond Pouch2 variants$4.99
  • Gold Chest$4.99
  • Gold Vault$9.99
  • Diamond Chest$9.99
  • Ink Pass$9.99
  • Diamond Vault$19.99

Questions

Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inklets free?
Inklets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boxes or Inklets have ads?
Neither Boxes nor Inklets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxes or Inklets?
Boxes ships an update monthly, and Inklets every 4 days. Most recently, Boxes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Inklets on October 31, 2026.

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