Comparison

Miniotaur vs Laser Box Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Miniotaur

Design, share, and solve custom mazes with friends and family. Track your escape times and steps to compete for the best routes. Offers a fun, accessible puzzle experience for all ages with built-in color-blind support.

Highlights
  • Create mazes with touch tools
  • Share mazes with friends
  • Escape mazes with time/step tracking
  • Color-blind support
  • Family-friendly puzzle gameplay
Features
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Miniotaur lets you create, share, and escape mazes in a fun and accessible way. Build your own maze with simple touch gestures, then invite friends and family to try escaping. Every attempt records both time and steps, so you can compare results and see who finds the smartest route. Miniotaur is designed for quick play sessions but with plenty of depth for those who love experimenting and improving. Itโ€™s easy enough for kids and engaging enough for adults, making it perfect for families, friends, or anyone who enjoys puzzles. Features: โ€ข Create your own mazes with simple touch tools โ€ข Share mazes instantly with friends and family โ€ข Escape mazes while tracking time and steps โ€ข Built-in color-blind support for clearer visibility Made by a father and his 7-year-old son, Miniotaur brings creativity, challenge, and family fun together in one app.

About

Laser Box Puzzle

Features
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Enter a compact optics lab where every move changes the path of light. Laser Box Puzzle is a spatial logic game about moving and rotating optical boxes. Guide the laser through every checkpoint and into the receiver to complete each circuit. Mirrors reflect the full beam around corners. Glass splitters transmit light while also creating a reflected branch. Move each optical box one cell at a time, rotate it into the correct angle, and watch the beam update instantly. FEATURES - Learn the rules through six handcrafted tutorial circuits - Continue with an unlimited supply of generated puzzles - Solve deterministic circuits built from guaranteed solvable layouts - Move and rotate mirrors and glass splitters - Route light through checkpoints, walls, and multiple beam paths - Earn up to three stars based on your number of moves - Undo moves or restart a circuit whenever you need - Keep your progress and stars saved locally - Use an extra mirror when you need another way forward - Enjoy responsive haptic feedback with an optional setting The generated circuits gradually introduce longer routes, more optical boxes, additional checkpoints, walls, and deeper scrambles. Every endless level keeps a stable layout, so you can leave and return without the puzzle changing. Extra mirrors are placed automatically in a random empty cell. The game includes three shared mirror credits. After they are used, additional mirrors can be requested by watching an optional rewarded ad. No account is required. Core puzzle gameplay is available offline, while an internet connection is required for advertising and related privacy controls. Move. Rotate. Illuminate.

Screenshots

Miniotaur4 screens
Laser Box Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Laser Box Puzzle at none against Miniotaur's 2. Laser Box Puzzle also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Miniotaur's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Miniotaur sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Laser Box Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miniotaur ships an update weekly, Laser Box Puzzle daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Miniotaur versus Laser Box Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiniotaurLaser Box Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews80.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorten GregersenBehrooz Amerishahrabi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Miniotaur

One-time2
  • Pro$4.99
  • Miniotaur Pro (generous)$9.99
None

Laser Box Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Miniotaur free?
Miniotaur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Laser Box Puzzle free?
Laser Box Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Miniotaur or Laser Box Puzzle have ads?
Laser Box Puzzle shows ads; Miniotaur does not.
Which is updated more often, Miniotaur or Laser Box Puzzle?
Miniotaur ships an update weekly, and Laser Box Puzzle daily. Most recently, Miniotaur was updated on October 30, 2026 and Laser Box Puzzle on October 31, 2026.

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