Comparison

Boxville vs Bee Sweeper

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
Currently charting
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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

Bee Sweeper

Features
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Sweep the honeycomb. Don't wake the bees. Bee Sweeper is a cozy twist on the classic Minesweeper. Instead of a minefield, you get a warm honeycomb full of sleeping bees. Tap to reveal a cell, long-press to place a flag, and let the numbers guide you: each one tells you how many bees are resting next door. One careless tap and... bzzz! You've been stung. Sting too often and the round is over. Clear the whole honeycomb untouched and enjoy that perfect, satisfying win. EASY TO LEARN A friendly tutorial teaches you everything in a minute. No timers, no pressure. Just you, the numbers, and the hive. HARD TO PUT DOWN Work your way through handcrafted levels and rising difficulties, from your first careful taps to expert-level sweeps. One more level turns into ten. You've been warned. MAKE IT YOURS Unlock sweet themes and play the way you like, in your language (English, Deutsch, Español, Українська). TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Flawless clears, longest win streak, fewest stings, perfect levels. Your statistics remember every triumph (and every "happy little accident"). A MOMENT OF CALM Every round comes with a drop of wisdom: little quotes about bees, patience, and life from great minds through the ages. Prefer zero interruptions? A single purchase removes all ads, forever. Whether you're a Minesweeper veteran or a curious newbee, the hive is waiting. Grab your flags and start sweeping. Just... quietly.

Screenshots

Boxville4 screens
Bee Sweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bee Sweeper at Free against Boxville's $1.99. Boxville's advantage is chart position (#138 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Bee Sweeper is free to download; Boxville costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Boxville versus Bee Sweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxvilleBee Sweeper
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (779 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings779 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#138 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriomatica GamesYellow Duck Games Inc.

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

Bee Sweeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

None

Bee Sweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bee Sweeper free?
Bee Sweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boxville or Bee Sweeper have ads?
Neither Boxville nor Bee Sweeper shows ads.

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