CloseTheBox vs Trash Card Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloseTheBox
A classic dice game where players roll dice to cover numbered tiles. The goal is to close all nine tiles to "shut the box." Offers realistic 3D dice, satisfying animations, and offline play.
- Realistic 3D dice physics
- 9 numbered tiles with animations
- Hall of Fame and leaderboards
- Help mode for possible moves
- Offline play
- Universal app support
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Will YOU close the box? #1 in Top Free, Game, Board, and Dice Categories! (Denmark) #2 in Top Free, Game, Board, and Dice Categories! (Austria) Top 10 in the Board Category in Italy, Canada, & UK. Roll the dice, close the tiles, and try to shut all 9 — it sounds simple, but only a handful of players ever make it. Over 10 million games have been played. Think you can beat the odds? 100% free. No ads during gameplay. Just you, the dice, and the box. HOW TO PLAY Swipe to roll two dice, then tap tiles that add up to your total. Close all 9 tiles to shut the box and earn your spot in the Hall of Fame! When tiles 7, 8, and 9 are closed, switch to a single die for better odds. FEATURES - Beautiful 3D dice with realistic physics - 9 numbered tiles with satisfying animations - Hall of Fame — sign your name and join thousands of winners worldwide - Game Center leaderboards and achievements - Help mode shows you all possible moves - Works offline — play anytime, anywhere - Universal app for iPhone and iPad - Free to play with no ads during gameplay LANGUAGES Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. A CLASSIC PUB GAME Shut the Box has been played in pubs and homes for centuries. Our digital version captures the charm of the original wooden box game, complete with the thrill of watching those dice tumble across the felt. Download now and see if YOU can close the box! -Séraphin
Trash Card Game
Engage in a fast-paced, two-player card game where the goal is to flip all your cards before your opponent. Utilize wild cards and strategic trashing to outmaneuver your opponents. Compete against AI or challenge friends in this fun and accessible game.
- Two-player card game
- Unique AI opponents
- Multi-player with friends
- Strategic card placement
- Wild card usage
- Round-based scoring
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Trash (aka garbage) is an easy but super fun two-player card game. Play trash against 10 unique AI opponents or play multi-player with friends. 1. Ten cards are dealt to each player face down 2. The first player draws a card from the deck 3. If Ace thru 10, place the card on the matching location 4. The face down card underneath is flipped and place on top 5. If matching location is open, place that card next 6. Keep going as long as matching spaces are open... 7. Jacks are wild... put them anywhere you want 8. If a card can't be placed, trash it and the next player goes 9. If opponent trashes a card you want, you can take it 10. The first player to flip all locations wins the round! 11. Next round, the winner gets one less location 12. When a player wins 10 rounds, they win the match!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CloseTheBox at 4.7 against Trash Card Game's 3.2. CloseTheBox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 65). Trash Card Game's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CloseTheBox holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloseTheBox has 3.8K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of CloseTheBox's written reviews are positive against 37% of Trash Card Game's.
CloseTheBox ships an update every 8 months, Trash Card Game every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloseTheBox | Trash Card Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better | 3.2 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Seraphin Hochart | GLOBE NETWORKING LLC |
Customer experience
CloseTheBox
Trash Card Game
Bugs and requests
CloseTheBox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game not registering valid moves
- App crashes after winning
- Upside-down orientation on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Option to pay for ad-free version
- Ability to change moves
- Rotate screen orientation
- Show scores instead of just win/lose
Trash Card Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloseTheBox
No in-app purchases
Trash Card Game
No in-app purchases







