Boxville 2 vs Second Best
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boxville 2
Embark on an adventure in a city of boxes to find a missing friend and fix a fireworks mishap. Explore diverse locations, solve puzzles, and enjoy charming hand-drawn visuals and unique interactions.
- Hand-drawn visuals
- Unique animations and sounds
- Original music tracks
- Logic puzzles
- Story-driven mini-games
- No dialogue
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Boxville 2 tells a new story set in the city of boxes. Two can friends are given an important task by the mayor: to set up fireworks for the city’s celebration. But due to a mistake, the fireworks go off incorrectly, causing chaos throughout the city. Worse yet, one of the friends goes missing. Now, the main character — a red can — must explore different areas and secret corners of Boxville, and even venture beyond the city, to set things right and find his friend. What’s Inside Boxville 2: - Hand-drawn visuals crafted with love - Unique animations and sounds for every interaction - Original music tracks set the mood in every scene - Dozens of logic puzzles and story-driven mini-games - No dialogue — characters speak through fun sketches
Second Best
Continue an absurd mystery adventure filled with unexpected twists and whimsical humor. Solve clever puzzles and explore a world brought to life with charming hand-drawn visuals. Uncover the truth about your identity and escape a perilous journey.
- Absurd mystery adventure
- Interactive story with twists
- Classic point and click gameplay
- Solve zany puzzles
- Hand-drawn visuals
- Colorful characters
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The excitement CONTINUES. You're a LONGER way from home than you ever thought possible. And the more you learn about your IDENTITY, the less you seem to KNOW. It's not easy being BEST. Welcome back to the world of COLBIES and OPIES, where nothing is what you think, not even your OWN PAST … WHEN WE LAST LEFT OFF IN BESTED You had just been spirited away by a gang of SUPERHUMAN meanies. WHY are they doing this, and can you get a better stateroom for the JOURNEY? Find the answers to these questions and more, and try not to get tangled up in too many MURDERS along the way. FEATURES • Absurd Mystery Adventure – A comedy-filled interactive story with unexpected twists, whimsical humor, and a genuinely complex but curious plot. • Classic Point and Click Gameplay – Tap around, poke things, collect clues, and talk your way out of (and into) trouble. • Zany Puzzles – Solve clever puzzles that are unique and satisfying, the MysteryCaper way! • Hand-Drawn Visuals – Explore a world brought to life with charming art created by hand. Human hand. • Colorful Characters – From a puzzling ally to ship crew to tricky villains, everyone's got something to hide. – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Boxville 2 at weekly against Second Best's every 3 months. Boxville 2 also leads on ratings volume (292 vs 31) and price ($3.99 vs $5.99). Second Best's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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
Boxville 2 costs $3.99 and Second Best $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Second Best holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxville 2 has 292 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Boxville 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Second Best's.
Boxville 2 ships an update weekly, Second Best every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Boxville 2 | Second Best |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (292 ratings) | 5.0 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 292 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #184 | #182 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 513 MB | 340 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Triomatica Games | MysteryCaper, LLC |
Customer experience
Boxville 2
Second Best
Bugs and requests
Boxville 2
Reported bugs
1 issue- Controls not sensitive enough on mobile
Requested features
2 requests- More Boxville games
- Longer story and gameplay
Second Best
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boxville 2
No in-app purchases
Second Best
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Boxville 2 free?
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