Comparison

Questions In A Box vs small

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Questions In A Box

Discover hundreds of engaging conversation starters for any social setting. Break the ice at dinner, connect with friends, or get to know new people with this intuitive app.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of conversation starters
  • Fun and intuitive interface
  • Ideal for friends and family
  • Use with neighbors and co-workers
  • Icebreaker tool
Features
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The Questions In A Box app provides you with hundreds of great conversation starting questions using a fun and intuitive interface. Use these conversation starters at restaurants with friends, around the dinner table with family, or to get to know neighbors and co-workers.

About

small

This app offers prompts and topics to move beyond superficial conversations and foster deeper connections. It includes question, quote, and image cards designed to enhance dialogue with friends, family, or even for self-reflection.

Highlights
  • Deeper dialogue prompts
  • Question cards
  • Quote cards
  • Image cards
  • Facilitates meaningful connections
  • Suitable for all relationships
Features
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Tired of endless small talk about the weather, shopping, or sports? Skip the polite conversation and build more meaningful connections! smalltalks is a collection of prompts and topics that help facilitate deeper, more open dialogue. There are question, quote, and image cards to take any conversation to the next level. Whether it’s with a few acquaintances, the BFF, or just yourself, there’s something for all relationships.

Screenshots

Questions In A Box4 screens
small4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: small at every 4 months against Questions In A Box's every 33 months. small also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Questions In A Box's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Questions In A Box against 4.7 for small. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Questions In A Box has 46 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Questions In A Box's written reviews are positive against 100% of small's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Questions In A Box ships an update every 33 months, small every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Questions In A Box versus small: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuestions In A Boxsmall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (46 ratings) — better4.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpread Truth Ministries, Inc.Michelle Wong

Customer experience

Questions In A Box

All ratings46 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative5.6%

small

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Questions In A Box

No in-app purchases

None

small

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Questions In A Box free?
Questions In A Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is small free?
small is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Questions In A Box or small?
Questions In A Box is rated higher. Questions In A Box averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while small averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Questions In A Box or small have ads?
Neither Questions In A Box nor small shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Questions In A Box or small?
Questions In A Box ships an update every 33 months, and small every 4 months. Most recently, Questions In A Box was updated on September 9, 2026 and small on June 7, 2026.

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