Monster Box! vs Dex Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Box!
Embark on an adventure to capture and train a variety of creatures. Build the ultimate team by evolving your monsters and discovering new habitats for them. This RPG offers endless hours of monster-catching fun.
- Capture creatures
- Train and evolve monsters
- Build the best team
- Discover new habitats
- Adventure RPG gameplay
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Capture the monsters into your boxes and use them to defend yourself! Create the best team ever! - Fight and capture tons of new creatures an make them your pals! Catch them all! - Train with your new friend monsters until you can evolve them into their ultimate form. - Discover and unlock new habitats for your companions to enjoy. This amazing adventure RPG monster catching game will make you lose your sense of time!
Dex Scanner
This unofficial application provides information related to Pokémon. It utilizes copyrighted images under fair use principles for informational purposes. The app is free to download and use.
- Pokémon information
- Unofficial app
- Fair use of images
- Free to download
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This app is an unofficial app and is NOT affiliated, endorsed or supported by Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon company in any way. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and are supported under fair use. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and belong to Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company. They are used in this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use, for the United States of America, or of the intellectual property code, for France. Pokémon and Pokémon character names are trademarks of Nintendo. No copyright infringement intended. Pokémon © 2002-2018 Pokémon. © 1995-2018 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./ GAME FREAK inc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/ internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monster Box! at 46% against Dex Scanner's 0%. Monster Box! also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 1). Dex Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Monster Box! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Dex Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monster Box! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Box! has 3.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Monster Box!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Dex Scanner's.
Monster Box! ships an update fortnightly, Dex Scanner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monster Box! | Dex Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3.2K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 269 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yso Corp | Azikus d.o.o |
Customer experience
Monster Box!
Dex Scanner
Bugs and requests
Monster Box!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Monsters disappearing after updates
- Inability to evolve monsters
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More monster variety
- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Improve evolution and progression system
- Add more gameplay modes and features
Dex Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monster Box!
- Unlimited City Park$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Ammanouth$4.99
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- Djennie$4.99
- No Ads Premium$4.99
- Leospio$4.99
- Silverwing$4.99
- Golden Paw$4.99
- Neo Leospio$5.99
- Catinobi$5.99
- Dark Silverwing$5.99
- Antic Leospio$6.99
Dex Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Monster Box! free?
Is Dex Scanner free?
Which has better reviews, Monster Box! or Dex Scanner?
Do Monster Box! or Dex Scanner have ads?
Which is updated more often, Monster Box! or Dex Scanner?
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