Box Fix vs Flow Free
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.
Flow Free
Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board and solve puzzles. Avoid crossing pipes to complete each level. Offers hundreds of free puzzles with varying difficulty, plus daily challenges and a timed mode.
- Connect matching colors
- Cover the entire board
- Hundreds of shaped puzzles
- Daily new levels
- Time Trial mode
- Game Center achievements
- Cloud sync
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Flow Free® reimagined: Infinite possibilities! If you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Shapes! Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Shapes a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Shapes features: * Over 4,000 free, shaped puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Box Fix at none against Flow Free's shown. Flow Free's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (14K vs 18). On price, update cadence, 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 Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flow Free holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free has 14K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Box Fix's written reviews are positive against 82% of Flow Free's.
Box Fix ships an update every 5 months, Flow Free every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Box Fix | Flow Free |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (18 ratings) | 4.8 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 10 months |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keylogic Infotech Private Limited | Big Duck Games LLC |
Customer experience
Box Fix
Flow Free
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
Flow Free
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great new gameplay twist
- 👍 Consistent with previous Flow Free games
- 💡 Innovative 3D and irregular shapes
- 🎨 Beautiful and relaxing visuals
Room to improve
- 🔀 Inconsistent UI changes from previous Flow Free games
- 💰 In-app purchases for color packs
- 🤔 Confusing button placements
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
Flow Free
Reported bugs
2 issues- Accidental hint usage due to button placement
- Visibility issues with overlapping paths in 3D levels
Requested features
3 requests- Restore original UI layout from previous Flow Free games
- Option to disable in-app purchase prompts
- Forward/backward level navigation
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
Flow Free
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Fall Harvest Colors$0.99
- Pastel Colors$0.99
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- Neon Rainbow Colors$0.99
- Winter Chill Colors$0.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Unlock All Themes$1.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
- Unlock All Packs & Remove Ads$4.99
- 100 Hints$9.99
