Comparison

Boxville vs Teacup Mobile

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

Teacup Mobile

Embark on a wholesome narrative adventure as a shy frog seeking tea ingredients. Explore a charming forest, interact with its inhabitants, and complete quests to restock your pantry for a tea party. Enjoy non-linear progression and discover your own path.

Highlights
  • Wholesome narrative adventure
  • Exploration and non-linear progression
  • Interact with charming forest inhabitants
  • Complete quests and favors
  • Tea party preparation theme
Features
Currently charting
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Teacup is a short and wholesome narrative adventure game with a focus on exploration and non-linear progression. You play as the titular Teacup, a shy and introverted young frog who loves drinking tea and reading. The day before she is to host a tea party at her house, she realizes she is completely out of tea, and thus must venture into the woods around her to find the herbs she needs to restock her pantry. You are free to tackle the list of ingredients Teacup must gather in any order you wish. Find your own path through the world of Little Pond. During your adventure you will meet the charming inhabitants of the forest. Some are talkative, some are grumpy, but all of them will lend you an ear on your adventure. Most of the animals you meet will be glad to help Teacup… in exchange for a small favor or some help. Organize a (oddly shaped) market stall, win an underwater race and more!

Screenshots

Boxville4 screens
Teacup Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boxville at 78% against Teacup Mobile's 44%. Boxville also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (777 vs 10). Teacup Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boxville holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxville has 777 ratings behind it against 10, 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 44% of Teacup Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxville ships an update every 9 days, Teacup Mobile every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Boxville versus Teacup Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxvilleTeacup Mobile
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (777 ratings) — better4.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings777 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#118 — better#197
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB549 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriomatica GamesWhitethorn Digital LLC

Customer experience

Boxville

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

Teacup Mobile

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral33.3%
Negative22.2%

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

Teacup Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

None

Teacup Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teacup Mobile free?
Teacup Mobile costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Boxville or Teacup Mobile?
Boxville is rated higher. Boxville averages 4.7 out of 5 from 777 ratings, while Teacup Mobile averages 4.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Boxville or Teacup Mobile have ads?
Neither Boxville nor Teacup Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxville or Teacup Mobile?
Boxville ships an update every 9 days, and Teacup Mobile every 2 days. Most recently, Boxville was updated on November 3, 2026 and Teacup Mobile on November 3, 2026.
Which is more popular, Boxville or Teacup Mobile?
Boxville currently peaks at #118 in the App Store charts, and Teacup Mobile at #197. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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