Comparison

Boxville vs Rift Runner 2

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

Rift Runner 2

Features
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Rift Runner 2: Unearthed is a pixel art arcade platformer inspired by the classics — rebuilt with a twist buried right beneath your feet. Run, climb, hang, and dig your way through hand-crafted levels. Outsmart enemies, collect all the gold, and reach the exit. Simple to pick up. Punishing to master. The Floor Mechanic That Changes Everything Four tile types stand between you and victory: - Normal — dig through it, classic style - Metal — permanent. Don't count on it breaking. - Mud — diggable, but it slows every step across the surface - Dirt — looks exactly like normal brick. It isn't. Dig to reveal hidden secrets: bonus gold, a waking enemy, a speed burst, or a pit trap that seals your fate Every level is a puzzle. Every brick you can't identify is a gamble. Features - 8 main levels + 6 trick levels for veterans - Earn up to 3 stars per level — beat your best time to climb the ranks - Full level editor: build and play your own layouts - Crisp pixel art at 16×16 tiles with the limited palette of the originals - Enemies that run, climb, and hunt — no mindless walkers - Landscape play optimized for iPad and iPhone

Screenshots

Boxville4 screens
Rift Runner 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rift Runner 2 at Free against Boxville's $3.99. Boxville's advantage is chart position (#136 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

Rift Runner 2 is free to download; Boxville costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Boxville versus Rift Runner 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxvilleRift Runner 2
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (777 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings777 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriomatica GamesTACS Development

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

Rift Runner 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

None

Rift Runner 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rift Runner 2 free?
Rift Runner 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boxville or Rift Runner 2 have ads?
Neither Boxville nor Rift Runner 2 shows ads.

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