Chronescher vs Boxville 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chronescher
Embark on a challenging isometric puzzle adventure through a surreal, escherpunk world. Master time, space, and perspective-bending mechanics to ascend towering structures and uncover a personal mystery. This game demands clever use of portals, time anchors, and shifting viewpoints to solve intricate levels.
- Isometric puzzle gameplay
- Time and space manipulation
- Perspective shifting mechanics
- Escherpunk world with unique biomes
- Narrative-driven progression
- Portal placement and return
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Ascend the roofs of the city and journey to the top of the highest tower, where you may even discover something about yourself. Chronescher is a challenging isometric puzzle game. Set in an escherpunk world consisting of six unique biomes. It requires you to learn time- space- and mind bending mechanics in order to puzzle your way forward. As you progress further you will untangle who you are playing and what happened to them. Master Time and Space: Learn to place portals and return to them at a whim. Place a time anchor in order to take a snapshot of the level and restore the saved state at a later point - without moving yourself. Change your perspective in order to unveil new paths and hidden passages. The most difficult puzzles will require you to combine all these abilities and reach places that seem almost impossible to get to.
Boxville 2
Embark on an adventure in a city of boxes to find a missing friend and fix a fireworks mishap. Explore diverse locations, solve puzzles, and enjoy charming hand-drawn visuals and unique interactions.
- Hand-drawn visuals
- Unique animations and sounds
- Original music tracks
- Logic puzzles
- Story-driven mini-games
- No dialogue
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Boxville 2 tells a new story set in the city of boxes. Two can friends are given an important task by the mayor: to set up fireworks for the city’s celebration. But due to a mistake, the fireworks go off incorrectly, causing chaos throughout the city. Worse yet, one of the friends goes missing. Now, the main character — a red can — must explore different areas and secret corners of Boxville, and even venture beyond the city, to set things right and find his friend. What’s Inside Boxville 2: - Hand-drawn visuals crafted with love - Unique animations and sounds for every interaction - Original music tracks set the mood in every scene - Dozens of logic puzzles and story-driven mini-games - No dialogue — characters speak through fun sketches
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boxville 2 at 4.8 against Chronescher's 3.0. Boxville 2 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (317 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Chronescher costs $3.99 and Boxville 2 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boxville 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxville 2 has 317 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Chronescher's written reviews are positive against 88% of Boxville 2's.
Chronescher ships an update every 18 months, Boxville 2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chronescher | Boxville 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (317 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 317 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #196 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 513 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Purple Sloth Studio eG | Triomatica Games |
Customer experience
Chronescher
Boxville 2
Bugs and requests
Chronescher
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Boxville 2
Reported bugs
1 issue- Controls not sensitive enough on mobile
Requested features
2 requests- More Boxville games
- Longer story and gameplay
In-app purchases
Chronescher
No in-app purchases
Boxville 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Chronescher free?
Is Boxville 2 free?
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Do Chronescher or Boxville 2 have ads?
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