Comparison

Boxville vs Avolteha View

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

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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

Avolteha View

Embark on an adventure to a unique planet where water is scarce. Solve puzzles and restore the water supply by connecting a cloud city to the ground. This point-and-click game features intuitive controls and no text, making it accessible to everyone.

Highlights
  • Point & click adventure gameplay
  • Wordless puzzles
  • Intuitive one-finger zoom
  • iCloud synchronization
  • 4-player co-op
Features
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AVOLTEHA The extraordinary planet where Paul embarks on his greatest adventure. Avolteha is covered by landscapes full of sand, rock and volcanoes. One element you look for in vain here. Water - the source of all life. The only water is found in the clouds that pass over Avolteha. The only way to get this precious commodity is a type of mushroom that can extract the water. The inhabitants of Avolteha therefore began many years ago to build their settlement around those mushrooms. Over time, however, the mushrooms began to sprout their roots higher and higher. To restore the water supply, Paul and his friends built a connection from the new cloud city downwards. In the meantime, Paul no longer lives in the city. Now, however, he received a letter. His friends needed his help. The water source had gone out once again. What happened? Paul's greatest adventure is ahead of him. The great riddle of Avolteha is waiting for him and wants to be solved. It must be solved - for the good of all the inhabitants of this wonderful planet. ABOUT THE GAME Avolteha is a classic point & click adventure game for the whole family. GAME CONTROLS Paul can easily pocket items along the way and take them with him on his journey. Find out where these items can be used. If Paul gets stuck, he still has his friends. Maybe they will give him a decisive clue. An interactive game experience by touch. NO BORING TEXTS No endless dialogues. Conversations can be followed through hand-drawn speech bubbles without text. A game that overcomes language barriers and can be played by anyone. iCLOUD CONNECTION Avolteha is playable with 4 players simultaneously. The game states can be easily changed via the slots. In addition, all 4 slots are synchronised via iCloud. FOR NUMEROUS DEVICES The game is playable on iPad as well as iPhone. Lowest requirement: iPad Air or iPhone 6s or higher. All newer devices are supported. ZOOM FOR THE IPHONE Constantly zoom in with two fingers, move a section and then zoom out again with two fingers? Not with Avolteha. With only one finger, you can intuitively zoom in, move and zoom out again. Discover the many details in the magnificently designed scenes.

Screenshots

Boxville4 screens
Avolteha View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Avolteha View at Free against Boxville's $3.99. Boxville's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 43%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Avolteha View is free to download; Boxville costs $3.99 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 755 and 195 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Boxville's written reviews are positive against 43% of Avolteha View's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxville ships an update every 9 days, Avolteha View every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Boxville versus Avolteha View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxvilleAvolteha View
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (755 ratings) — better4.5 (195 ratings)
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings755 — better195
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB316 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriomatica GamesRoman Jahn

Customer experience

Boxville

All ratings755 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative13.8%

Avolteha View

All ratings195 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

Boxville

From 755 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

Avolteha View

From 195 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful graphics
  • 🎮 Amazing gameplay (for some)
  • 💡 Clever puzzles
  • 🎶 Great music
  • 👍 Well-designed world

Room to improve

  • 🐌 Tedious and slow gameplay
  • ❓ Incomprehensible gameplay
  • 😵 Confusing instructions
  • 🚶 Slow character movement
  • 😩 Repetitive intros

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

Avolteha View

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Key not opening lock
  • Cannot interact with certain objects (e.g., glass of water)
  • Game not starting properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Clearer instructions/tutorial
  • Option to skip intros
  • Full game available without separate purchase
  • Improved controls
  • Faster character movement

In-app purchases

None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

None

Avolteha View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Avolteha View free?
Avolteha View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Boxville or Avolteha View?
Boxville is rated higher. Boxville averages 4.7 out of 5 from 755 ratings, while Avolteha View averages 4.5 from 195 ratings.
Do Boxville or Avolteha View have ads?
Neither Boxville nor Avolteha View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxville or Avolteha View?
Boxville ships an update every 9 days, and Avolteha View every 7 months. Most recently, Boxville was updated on September 22, 2026 and Avolteha View on September 23, 2026.

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