Calculator Quest vs Plop Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calculator Quest
This app merges a functional calculator with role-playing game elements. It offers a "Calc mode" for standard calculations, a fast-typing number game, and a mental arithmetic challenge.
- Standard calculator functionality
- Fast-typing number game
- Mental arithmetic time attack
- RPG elements
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A calculator and an RPG combine to form a miraculous hybrid! Includes bonus quick-typing game and math game! ※Rest assured, this app also works as a calculator. - Use for regular calculator operations! Calc mode! - Type the numbers and symbols as fast as you can! Quickdraw Colosseum! - Try your hand at the “mental arithmetic” time attack mode in Mental Math Kingdom!
Plop Box
Shoot boxes onto an assembly line to keep it running. Earn coins by making perfect placements to unlock new box designs. Challenge yourself to see how long you can maintain the production flow.
- Shoot boxes onto assembly line
- Earn coins for perfect placements
- Unlock new box designs
- Endless gameplay
- Simple controls
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Keep the factory line going! Shoot the boxes into the assembly line and see how far you can go. Gain coins by placing boxes perfectly and use them to unlock more boxes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plop Box at 5.0 against Calculator Quest's 4.1. Plop Box also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Calculator Quest's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Plop Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Calculator Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plop Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Calculator Quest's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plop Box's.
Calculator Quest ships an update every 4 months, Plop Box every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calculator Quest | Plop Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | Buff Thumb Games LLC |
Customer experience
Calculator Quest
Plop Box
Bugs and requests
Calculator Quest
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes immediately after killing monsters
- Ads showing up on the top blocking off numbers
- App needs to be updated for iOS 11
- Can't use on new iPhone
Requested features
13 requests- Pay to remove ads option
- Offline play option
- More games to play
- Increase calculation level
- Add different calculation types (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
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- Add maps and companions for RPG elements
- Make game the main focus, not calculator
- Add hidden command games
- More gameplay features
- Enhance calculation function
- Make questions harder with progression
- Add items like skipping problems
- Update for newer iOS versions
Plop Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calculator Quest
No in-app purchases
Plop Box
- Remove All Ads$0.99
Questions
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