Comparison

Boxville vs Skyscraper

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

Skyscraper

Features
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A logic puzzle where you deduce building heights — Skyscraper. ■ Solve Without Luck Every puzzle is solvable through deduction alone — no guessing required. Reach the answer using nothing but logical techniques. ■ Puzzles That Match Your Skill Ranked Match generates tougher puzzles as you improve. Custom Match lets you play any difficulty and board size without limit. ■ Comfortable Input Long-press to enter numbers, double-tap for notes. Focus on thinking, not fighting the interface. ■ Learn Techniques Easily Lessons for each solving technique, from basics to advanced. ■ Light & Dark Mode Switches automatically with your OS setting. Dark mode is easy on the eyes at night. Free to play with ads (in-app purchase available to remove ads).

Screenshots

Boxville4 screens
Skyscraper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Skyscraper at Free against Boxville's $1.99. Boxville's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Skyscraper is free to download; Boxville costs $1.99 up front. Skyscraper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boxville asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxville ships an update every 9 days, Skyscraper monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Boxville versus Skyscraper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxvilleSkyscraper
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (779 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings779 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#70 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriomatica GamesMasatoshi Koeda

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

Skyscraper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Skyscraper

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skyscraper free?
Skyscraper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boxville or Skyscraper have ads?
Skyscraper shows ads; Boxville does not.
Which is updated more often, Boxville or Skyscraper?
Boxville ships an update every 9 days, and Skyscraper monthly. Most recently, Boxville was updated on November 7, 2026 and Skyscraper on November 6, 2026.

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