Comparison

Pushbox Lite vs BoxCat

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

Head to head
About

Pushbox Lite

Features
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Push, Plan, Perfect! Challenge your mind with PushBox Lite, the addictive puzzle game where you push boxes to their targets. This modern take on the classic Sokoban puzzle will test your spatial reasoning and strategic planning skills through increasingly challenging levels.

About

BoxCat

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Help the cat bring every cardboard box home to a paw print. BoxCat is a cozy sokoban puzzle game in a warm cardboard-room world. Tap an empty tile to walk, swipe to push, and place every box on a paw print to finish. If an idea goes wrong, undo, redo, or return to just before your last push and try another route. • 100 main levels, with the first 12 redesigned to introduce positioning, detours, and box order • 4 cat-tunnel puzzles: the cat can pass through the green doorway, but boxes cannot • Free offline hints: start with an idea, reveal the next push position, and choose whether to watch a demonstration • Tap-to-walk never automatically pushes a box • Undo, redo, and undo the last push for easier experimentation • Save your unfinished puzzle and undo history, then pick up where you left off • Celebrate every clear, with a separate medal for the shortest route • Revisit chapters and adjust sound and motion effects • No in-app purchases; puzzles and hints work offline Take your time and try a different angle. Every box has a home. The game interface is currently in Traditional Chinese; these screenshots show the actual interface.

Screenshots

Pushbox Lite4 screens
BoxCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pushbox Lite at none against BoxCat's shown. Pushbox Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). BoxCat's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pushbox Lite ships an update every 3 days, BoxCat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pushbox Lite versus BoxCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushbox LiteBoxCat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLitao Chenyu te Lin

In-app purchases

None

Pushbox Lite

No in-app purchases

None

BoxCat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pushbox Lite free?
Pushbox Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoxCat free?
BoxCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pushbox Lite or BoxCat have ads?
BoxCat shows ads; Pushbox Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Pushbox Lite or BoxCat?
Pushbox Lite ships an update every 3 days, and BoxCat fortnightly. Most recently, Pushbox Lite was updated on October 8, 2026 and BoxCat on October 10, 2026.

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