Box Fix vs Fill Shikaku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Box Fix
A challenging puzzle game where players draw boxes on a board. Each box must contain a single number equal to its area, and the entire board must be filled without overlapping boxes.
- Draw boxes on board
- Each box contains one number
- Number equals box area
- No overlapping boxes
- Fill the entire board
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Box Fix is a puzzle game for maniacs of all ages! Box Fix is the game of fixing the boxes on the board! Box Fix is a challenging and addictive game ! ****** How to play ? ***** -Draw boxes on board in such a way that each box contains only one number and that must be equal to area of that box. -Boxes can be started from anywhere on the board. -Overlapping of box is not allowed. -Whole board must be filled with boxes.
Fill Shikaku
Engage in a classic Japanese logic puzzle. Divide a grid into rectangular and square regions, ensuring each region contains a single number that matches the number of cells within that region. It's a test of spatial reasoning and strategy.
- Classic Shikaku puzzle gameplay
- Divide grid into rectangular/square pieces
- Each number represents cell count
- Simple click and drag interface
- Multiple difficulty levels (implied by 'classic game')
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A classic Shikaku japanese game: divide the grid into rectangular and square pieces! Rules : - Each number has to be contained in a piece (rectangle or square), - Each piece can only contain a single number, - The number represents the number of cells that have to be contained into the piece. Simply click and drag to make a rectangle, gook luck! Terms & Conditions : https://www.voodoo.io/terms/ Privacy Policy : https://www.voodoo.io/privacy/
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Verdict
Box Fix and Fill Shikaku both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Box Fix's written reviews are positive against 18% of Fill Shikaku's. Box Fix also leads on ads (none vs shown). Fill Shikaku's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 18). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Box Fix sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Fill Shikaku sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Box Fix against 4.5 for Fill Shikaku. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fill Shikaku has 3.2K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Box Fix's written reviews are positive against 18% of Fill Shikaku's.
Box Fix ships an update every 5 months, Fill Shikaku fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Box Fix | Fill Shikaku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (18 ratings) | 4.5 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better | 17.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Keylogic Infotech Private Limited | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Box Fix
Fill Shikaku
User reviews
Box Fix
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Challenging and engaging gameplay
- 💡 Great concept and logic
- ⏳ Addictive and time-passing
- 👍 Good for serious thinkers
- 📱 Entertaining and fun
Room to improve
- 😠 Too many ads
- 💸 Ads not removed after purchase
- 🔄 Repetitive levels/patterns
- 🤔 Confusing at first
- 🖱️ Fiddly controls on iPhone
Fill Shikaku
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Challenging and engaging puzzles
- 🎨 Visually appealing design
- 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty in selecting blocks
- 💤 Repetitive levels
- 🤖 Buggy behavior on certain devices
- 📢 Excessive ads during gameplay
Bugs and requests
Box Fix
Reported bugs
8 issues- Ads still showing after payment for removal
- Bug on level 3 making it impossible
- App crashes after a few minutes
- Hard to close popup ads
- In-app purchases not removing ads
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- Level 7x7, 13 has no solution
- Counts moving finger wrong as a turn
- Glitchy and too many pop-up ads
Requested features
4 requests- Tech upgrade for a more modern feel
- More difficult levels
- Option to upgrade to a non-ad version
- Integrate numbers or numericals into gameplay
Fill Shikaku
Reported bugs
3 issues- Level 217 is unsolvable due to incorrect number placement
- Level 484 is impossible to complete
- Inability to claim rewards or progress past certain levels
Requested features
3 requests- Option to skip or bypass certain levels
- More varied and challenging puzzle types
- Ability to save progress and resume later
In-app purchases
Box Fix
- 5 hint$0.99
- 5x5 Box Fix Paid1$1.99
- 10x10 Box Fix Paid1$1.99
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- 10x10 Box Fix Paid2$1.99
- 20 hint$2.99
- All1 Paid1[5-10]$5.99
- All1 Paid2[5-10]$5.99
- All2 Paid1[11-15]$5.99
- 85 hint$9.99
- 200 hint$19.99
Fill Shikaku
- Extra Time$0.49
- Infinite life$1.99
- Remove all ads$2.99
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- Buy 100 Stars$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Remove all ads$4.99
- Stars Pack 2$4.99
- Stars Bundle$7.99
- Unlock all daily puzzles 2022$9.99
- Stars Pack 3$9.99
Questions
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