Boxville vs Roia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Roia
Guide a river's flow from its source to the sea by shaping the terrain. Explore diverse landscapes with a bird companion, experiencing the serenity of nature through innovative gameplay and unique visuals.
- Sculpt terrain to guide water flow
- Explore handcrafted landscapes
- Innovative game mechanics
- Minimalistic graphics
- Original composed music
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Embark on a marvelous adventure as you follow a river from its humble beginnings to the vastness of the sea in Roia. Sculpt the terrain according to your imagination, guiding the water's descent. Along the way, a bird will be your companion, leading you through rugged mountains, dark forests, and sun-drenched meadows. Step into Roia's world and be enveloped by the unmatched serenity of nature, where every moment is a profound journey into the depths of wonder and discovery. Features: - Innovative new game mechanics - Handcrafted landscapes - Many different exciting, challenging and diverse obstacles - Striking, unique, minimalistic graphics - Beautiful music that was specifically composed for Roia www.roiagame.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boxville at 4.7 against Roia's 3.5. Boxville also leads on ratings volume (777 vs 24) and review sentiment (78% vs 60%). Roia's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On update cadence, 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
Boxville costs $3.99 and Roia $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boxville holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxville has 777 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Boxville's written reviews are positive against 60% of Roia's.
Boxville ships an update every 9 days, Roia every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Boxville | Roia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (777 ratings) — better | 3.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 59.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 777 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #118 — better | #135 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Triomatica Games | Tobias Sturn |
Customer experience
Boxville
Roia
User reviews
Boxville
From 777 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Roia
From 24 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful visuals and art style
- 🎵 Lovely soundtrack and relaxing atmosphere
- 🧠 Clever and thought-provoking gameplay
- 💡 Unique sandbox/discovery-based gameplay
- 🎮 Satisfying water physics and flow
Room to improve
- ⏳ Too short/quick to beat
- 🤔 Unintuitive gameplay/objectives
- 🕹️ Controls can be difficult/unpredictable
- 🗺️ Lack of guidance/clarity on objectives
- 🔄 Painful/slow restart process
Bugs and requests
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
Roia
Reported bugs
8 issues- Water disappears in lakes
- Water sources stop spawning when out of view
- Levels are locked after purchase
- Unable to proceed beyond certain levels (e.g., level 8, chapter 3, chapter 6)
- Screen jams or freezes
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- Canoe characters flip over
- Sheep not being counted
- Interface not always recognizing finger moves
Requested features
12 requests- Ability to rotate view for intricate flow paths
- More clarity on objectives/hints
- More levels/chapters
- Option to explore entire stream after finishing
- Overview of accomplishments at the end
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- More guidance or a hint button
- Smoother gameplay polish
- More obvious prompts for next level
- Way to see through obstructions for water
- Feedback when terrain won't move
- More decorations or buildings or animals
- Land Bridges
In-app purchases
Boxville
No in-app purchases
Roia
No in-app purchases









