Comparison

Dexter Stardust vs Boxville

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

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About

Dexter Stardust

Embark on an epic space adventure as Dexter Stardust to save Earth and the Vreesians from a robot invasion. Explore five unique planets, solve puzzles, and uncover a galactic mystery in this fully voice-acted graphic adventure.

Highlights
  • 5 Episodes in one game
  • Fully voice-acted
  • Classic point-and-click mechanics
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • 4K artwork
  • Explore 5 planets
  • Solve puzzles
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Space! Dexter Stardust barely escaped when the Vreesians, inhabitants of the menacing Planet X, sent a fleet of robots to destroy all life on Earth. Now, twenty years later, a mechanical man from the 10th planet seeks to communicate with Dexter a very important message - he is the key to saving both humans and Vreesians! Play the taco-loving Dexter Stardust as he, and his good friend Aurora, go on the greatest adventure of their lives and discover the mystery of the Robot from the Planet X! Dexter Stardust was illustrated, animated, written, scored, SFX'd, and programmed by one person, Jeremy Fryc. Even so, the characters are voiced by his friends, Munk Alejandro, Lola Mendez, and Alec Corday - who helped create the characters way back in 2012 on a warm afternoon in the Dominican Republic. 10 years later, we finally have... Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space! • 5 Episodes all in one game! • Fully voice acted. • A true classic graphic adventure game with traditional point and click mechanics. This is a 100% pure graphic adventure! • All traditional - frame by frame - animation. No rigged characters! • Artwork created in 4K. • Visit 5 planets with well over 100 playable scenes. • Lots of puzzles. Learn to play the ukulele. • Tacos! • Exclamation points!

About

Boxville

This animated adventure puzzle game features speechless cans navigating a city of boxes. Solve logic puzzles and riddles, explore a charming world, and uncover the mystery behind earthquakes. Enjoy a unique audio-visual experience, playable solo or with a friend.

Highlights
  • Animated film and puzzle game hybrid
  • Hand-drawn graphics and custom animations
  • Environmental quests and logical puzzles
  • Unique music for each scene
  • Wordless communication via speech bubbles
  • Playable solo or co-op
Features
Currently charting
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Boxville is 2-in-1: an animated film and a puzzle game. Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Boxville is good for playing alone to dive into the atmosphere and challenge your brain with sophisticated logic puzzles and riddles, or playing with a friend or family to share unique audio-visual experiences and solve the puzzles together. Design The core idea of the game is that it’s not just a game - but also an animated film that you can watch and play at the same time. We designed Boxville’s gameplay with the purpose of taking away your anxiety and stress. You can explore and observe the world without rushing and pressure. The game is full of environmental quests and logical puzzles that we have carefully picked from among hundreds of options. Story Boxville is a city of boxes populated with old cans. They live quiet and happy lives with their everyday routines and habits. But one day, unexplained earthquakes disturbed their idyll... Blue Can (our hero) lost his best friend because of that. He started his search but it is not so easy to move through the city after earthquakes. He has to find a way to move forward, return the friend back home and discover the real reason for all those earthquakes. There are many adventures, new friends and it’s not only friends that are waiting for him on the way. He has to be curious, inventive, careful, and to help others, to reach his goal. What you can expect to see and hear in Boxville: - Hand-drawn graphics — all backgrounds and characters are carefully drawn by our artists. - Every animation and sound is created especially for each interaction. - Unique music track was created for every scene to accomplish the atmosphere of the game. - Tens of logical puzzles and mini-games are tightly incorporated into the story of the game. - There are no words in the game — all characters communicate via cartoony speechbubbles.

Screenshots

Dexter Stardust4 screens
Boxville4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dexter Stardust at every 3 days against Boxville's every 9 days. Boxville's advantage is chart position (#160 vs unranked) and ratings volume (773 vs 138). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Dexter Stardust costs $4.99 and Boxville $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Dexter Stardust against 4.7 for Boxville. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxville has 773 ratings behind it against 138, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Dexter Stardust's written reviews are positive against 78% of Boxville's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dexter Stardust ships an update every 3 days, Boxville every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Dexter Stardust versus Boxville: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDexter StardustBoxville
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (138 ratings)4.7 (773 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better78.3% of reviews
Number of ratings138773 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#160 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.8 GB1.2 GB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSnapbreak Games ABTriomatica Games

Customer experience

Dexter Stardust

All ratings138 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative8.7%

Boxville

All ratings755 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative13.7%

User reviews

Dexter Stardust

From 138 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging story
  • 💡 Unique characters and humor
  • 🎨 Excellent graphics and art style
  • 🔊 Wonderful music and voice acting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • ⏱️ Uneven pacing, some episodes too short
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding interactive items
  • 🗣️ Uneven voice acting quality

Boxville

From 773 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable puzzles
  • 🎨 Beautiful art and animation
  • 🎶 Lovely music
  • 🧠 Challenging but logical puzzles
  • 🤗 Charming characters and story

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Short game length
  • 🔍 Tiny inventory items hard to see
  • 🤯 Some puzzles too obscure
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤖 Lack of hint system or ability to skip puzzles

Bugs and requests

Dexter Stardust

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes when using taco with picnic bench
  • Unable to progress past certain points due to bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save progress across devices
  • Option to skip cutscenes
  • Hint system for puzzles
  • Improved controls for mobile devices

Boxville

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress reset after updates
  • Inventory items disappearing
  • Puzzle mechanics not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer game with more content
  • Ability to use stylus/Apple Pencil
  • Improved save/load system
  • In-game hints or ability to skip puzzles

In-app purchases

None

Dexter Stardust

No in-app purchases

None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dexter Stardust free?
Dexter Stardust costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dexter Stardust or Boxville?
Boxville is rated higher. Dexter Stardust averages 4.7 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while Boxville averages 4.7 from 773 ratings.
Do Dexter Stardust or Boxville have ads?
Neither Dexter Stardust nor Boxville shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dexter Stardust or Boxville?
Dexter Stardust ships an update every 3 days, and Boxville every 9 days. Most recently, Dexter Stardust was updated on October 30, 2026 and Boxville on October 30, 2026.

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