Comparison

Fantabulous vs Box War

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

Head to head
About

Fantabulous

A party word game for iPhone and iPad where teams guess a target word using or avoiding specific clue words. Offers multiple ways to play and is ideal for groups.

Highlights
  • Team-based word guessing
  • Clue word challenges
  • Multiple gameplay variations
  • Party game format
  • iPhone and iPad compatible
Features
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Fantabulous is a word game you can play right on your iPhone. You need 2 or more players to play Fantabulous. A great party game! Get your team to guess the target word, while either avoiding or using certain clue words on each card. There are several alternative methods to playing this game as well. If you like Taboo, Password, or Catch Phrase, you will love playing Fantabulous!

About

Box War

Engage in fast-paced territory battles to conquer grids before enemy forces advance. Capture cells, grow armies, and utilize strategic power-ups to secure victories. Progress through diverse campaign worlds and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Real-time territory battles
  • Strategic power-ups
  • Campaign progression
  • Unlockable grids
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Tactical depth
Features
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Conquer every grid before the enemy overwhelms your front line. Box War is a fast territory strategy game where troops grow every second and every move can flip the battle. Capture cells, gather armies across connected territory, break fortified neutral zones, and use power-ups like Freeze, Slow, Boost, Bomb, Magnet, Shield and Recruit to turn close fights into wins. Journey through seven worlds, from Village to Kingdom, Empire, Continent, Planet, Galaxy and Universe. Every level has its own map, enemies get faster and smarter, and Game Center leaderboards keep your best victories. Play online too: Quick Match finds you an opponent in seconds, or invite a friend with a code over WhatsApp or Messages. Quick Match wins raise your online rating on the Game Center leaderboard. Features: - Fast real-time territory battles - Online battles: Quick Match or a friend with a code - Simple drag controls with tactical depth - 105 campaign levels across 7 worlds - Quick Play grids from 4x4 to 10x10 - Power-ups: Freeze, Slow, Boost, Bomb, Magnet, Shield, Recruit - Fortress cells, walls and changing map shapes - Plays offline - 11 languages - Online rating and Game Center leaderboards - Optional one-time purchase to remove ads

Screenshots

Fantabulous4 screens
Box War4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fantabulous at none against Box War's 6. Fantabulous also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Box War's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume 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. Box War sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Fantabulous asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Box War holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fantabulous ships an update monthly, Box War daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fantabulous versus Box War: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantabulousBox War
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB32 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMPL Ventures, LLCDoku Yapay Zeka Yazılım Teknoloji

Customer experience

Fantabulous

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Box War

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fantabulous

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Box War

One-time6
  • Coin Pouch$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Coin Chest$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Coin Doubler$2.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Coin Vault$7.99

Questions

Is Fantabulous free?
Fantabulous is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box War free?
Box War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fantabulous or Box War?
Box War is rated higher. Fantabulous averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Box War averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fantabulous or Box War have ads?
Box War shows ads; Fantabulous does not.
Which is updated more often, Fantabulous or Box War?
Fantabulous ships an update monthly, and Box War daily. Most recently, Fantabulous was updated on October 23, 2026 and Box War on October 28, 2026.

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