Comparison

SameGame vs BoxKing

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

Head to head
About

SameGame

Clear large areas of same-colored gems to achieve the highest score. Progress through increasingly challenging levels in this classic puzzle game. Customize your experience with ambient music or play with shapes instead of colors.

Highlights
  • Clear same-colored gems
  • Achieve high scores
  • Progress through levels
  • Ambient background music
  • Play with shapes
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The goal of SameGame is to get the highest score by removing as large areas of the same-colored gems as possible — bigger areas mean higher scores. It couldn't be simpler — the further you progress, the harder it is to reach the next level. Toggle the included ambient background music, play with shapes instead of colors.

About

BoxKing

Features
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BoxKing is the classic pen-and-paper grid game, reborn with captivating visuals, intuitive mechanics and seamless controls. Draw a line between two points. Close a square and it is yours — and you get another turn. The player with the most boxes when the grid fills up wins. FEATURES • Play offline against a smart opponent across three difficulty levels • Online matches with a friend using a 6-digit game code • Add friends by code, see who is online, and invite them straight into a game • Quick chat emotes to celebrate a good capture • Choose your avatar, name and board size • Turn timer, statistics and a first-run guide that teaches the strategy • No account needed — jump straight in Easy to learn, hard to master. Chain your boxes, force your opponent into the sacrifice, and take the grid.

Screenshots

SameGame1 screens
BoxKing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BoxKing at every 4 days against SameGame's every 8 months. BoxKing also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). SameGame's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SameGame ships an update every 8 months, BoxKing every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SameGame versus BoxKing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSameGameBoxKing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven Troughton-SmithICI TECH TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI

Bugs and requests

SameGame

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and reboots iPhone
  • No game over notification
  • Game freezes or slows down phone
  • UI is pleasing but game is not
  • Blocks flashing before retap

Requested features

9 requests
  • Game over notification
  • Undo button
  • Statistics and play level selection
  • Different levels or themes
  • Option to resize app
Show 4 more
  • New mode for high scores
  • Score for each brick clicked
  • Ability to select number of tiles
  • Increase tile movement speed

BoxKing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SameGame

No in-app purchases

None

BoxKing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SameGame free?
SameGame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoxKing free?
BoxKing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SameGame or BoxKing have ads?
Neither SameGame nor BoxKing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SameGame or BoxKing?
SameGame ships an update every 8 months, and BoxKing every 4 days. Most recently, SameGame was updated on October 31, 2026 and BoxKing on November 13, 2026.

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