Comparison

Place Box vs Hyper Color Ball

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

Head to head
About

Place Box

A single-player game designed to enhance focus and reaction time. Players tap to place boxes on a canvas, avoiding previously placed blue boxes to continue playing. Compete globally on the Game Center Leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Enhance focus and reaction time
  • Tap to place boxes
  • Avoid placing on blue boxes
  • Single-player gameplay
  • Global Game Center Leaderboard
Features
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Place Box is a single-player game. The goal of the game is to increase focus and reaction time. You have to tap to place boxes on the canvas. Blue boxes are previously placed boxes. The red box is the most recent placed box. As for the white one, it's the indicator where the next box will be placed. Once you tap, it will be placed. Please avoid placing boxes on blue ones, otherwise, the game will be over. Also, you can compete with the whole world through Game Center Leaderboard. Can't wait to see your score.

About

Hyper Color Ball

Features
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Destroy blocks of the same color floating in space! Hyper Color Ball is a simple game of destroying blocks of the same color. Be careful not to hit blocks of different colors, or you'll game over! Control the ball and try to survive as long as possible! Collect stars to purchase new ball designs!

Screenshots

Place Box3 screens
Hyper Color Ball3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Place Box at none against Hyper Color Ball's shown. Place Box also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Place Box ships an update every 2 weeks, Hyper Color Ball every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Place Box versus Hyper Color Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlace BoxHyper Color Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmin EminiVRillAR Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Place Box

No in-app purchases

None

Hyper Color Ball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Place Box free?
Place Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hyper Color Ball free?
Hyper Color Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Place Box or Hyper Color Ball have ads?
Hyper Color Ball shows ads; Place Box does not.
Which is updated more often, Place Box or Hyper Color Ball?
Place Box ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hyper Color Ball every 22 months. Most recently, Place Box was updated on August 25, 2026 and Hyper Color Ball on September 8, 2026.

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