Hammer Guy vs Box Cat Bash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hammer Guy
A physics-based action puzzle game where you use a hammer to resolve a strange family conflict. It's designed for one-handed play and offers an exciting, addictive experience with many levels.
- One-handed gameplay
- Physics-based puzzles
- Action elements
- Addictive gameplay
- Multiple scenes
- Future updates planned
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"Hammer Guy" is a simple physics action puzzle game. You can play it with one hand. A Hammer Guy has two children. They always fight each other. To make it up, the Hammer Guy throw hammer and put them back together. It's a little bit strange situation, but it's an exciting and addicting game. There are many scenes to play and other scenes will be added in future update!
Box Cat Bash
Control a cat character to smash falling cars before they explode. This sequel to a 2011 hit features simple, tight controls optimized for mobile devices and supports game controllers.
- Smash falling cars
- Tight mobile controls
- Game controller support
- Sequel to a classic
- Arcade gameplay
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Box Cat returns! Smash cars falling from above before they explode. Simple, tight controls built for your phone. Supports game controllers. Sequel to the 2011 smash hit Box Cat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hammer Guy at Free against Box Cat Bash's $0.99. Hammer Guy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). Box Cat Bash's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (4.8 vs 3.0). On ratings volume, ads 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
Hammer Guy is free to download; Box Cat Bash costs $0.99 up front. Box Cat Bash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hammer Guy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Box Cat Bash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Hammer Guy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Box Cat Bash's.
Hammer Guy ships an update every 3 months, Box Cat Bash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hammer Guy | Box Cat Bash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KAZUYA KAMIOKA | Rusty Moyher |
Customer experience
Hammer Guy
Box Cat Bash
In-app purchases
Hammer Guy
No in-app purchases
Box Cat Bash
- Remove Ads$1.99
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