# Boxville vs The Centennial Case

The clearest difference is price: Boxville at $3.99 against The Centennial Case's $19.99. Boxville also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (772 vs 16). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Boxville costs $3.99 and The Centennial Case $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Boxville against 4.8 for The Centennial Case. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxville has 772 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Boxville's written reviews are positive against 74% of The Centennial Case's.

Boxville ships an update every 9 days, The Centennial Case every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Boxville | The Centennial Case |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$3.99** | $19.99 |
| Rating | [4.7 (772 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boxville/id1605475847/reviews) | **[4.8 (16 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-centennial-case/id6443534696/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **772** | 16 |
| Positive reviews | **78.3% of reviews** | 74.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Every 5 weeks |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#93** | — |
| Size | 1.2 GB | 981 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Triomatica Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1605475849) | [SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/300186801) |

## What reviewers say

### Boxville

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boxville/id1605475847)

**Currently charting:** #93 Top Paid · Puzzle, #133 Top Paid · Adventure (US App Store)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🕰️ 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

**Reported bugs**

- Progress reset after updates
- Inventory items disappearing
- Puzzle mechanics not working as expected

**Requested features**

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


### The Centennial Case

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-centennial-case/id6443534696)

Engage in a unique mystery-adventure game where you unravel a century-long chain of murders across different time periods. Explore, gather clues, and use your deductive skills to solve complex cases. Experience immersive live-action footage intertwined with engaging puzzle-solving gameplay.

**Highlights:** Solve century-old murder mysteries, Explore three different time periods, Immersive live-action footage, Incident, Reasoning, and Solution phases, Collect clues and form hypotheses, Deductive reasoning gameplay

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Boxville free?

Boxville costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is The Centennial Case free?

The Centennial Case costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Boxville or The Centennial Case?

The Centennial Case is rated higher. Boxville averages 4.7 out of 5 from 772 ratings, while The Centennial Case averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.

### Do Boxville or The Centennial Case have ads?

Neither Boxville nor The Centennial Case shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Boxville or The Centennial Case?

Boxville ships an update every 9 days, and The Centennial Case every 5 weeks. Most recently, Boxville was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Centennial Case on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*