Comparison

Boxes vs Number Hunt

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

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About

Boxes

Features
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Dots and Boxes: School Classic brings the timeless pencil-and-paper strategy game to iPhone and iPad. Draw lines, complete boxes, and outscore your opponent in quick, satisfying matches. How to play: Connect two adjacent dots to draw a line. Complete the fourth side of a box to claim it and earn a point. The player with the most boxes wins. Why players love it: • Classic Dots and Boxes gameplay with smooth controls • Play Local (pass-and-play) with friends on one device • Play vs Computer with multiple difficulty levels • Play Online with room codes and invite friends • Custom board sizes for short or long matches • Live scoreboard and clear turn indicators • Hint and Undo tools available with Watch Ad options • Beautiful school-style design with satisfying sound effects Whether you call it Dots and Boxes, Boxes game, or the classic line game from school, this is the perfect mix of strategy, planning, and fun. Download now and start claiming boxes.

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Number Hunt

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Can you crack the secret number? Number Hunt is an addictive number-guessing puzzle game that challenges your logic, memory and deduction skills across four exciting game modes. HOW TO PLAY A secret number is generated with unique digits. Guess the number, and after each attempt the game tells you: • How many digits are in the correct position • How many digits exist but are in the wrong position Use the clues to narrow down the answer and crack the code in as few guesses as possible! FOUR GAME MODES Classic The purest form of Number Hunt. No time pressure, unlimited attempts. Perfect for relaxed play and sharpening your deduction skills. Timed Race against the clock! Every second counts as you race to crack the number before time runs out. The harder the difficulty, the less time you get. Survival You have a limited number of lives. Each wrong guess costs you one. Manage your lives wisely — when they're gone, the game is over. Time Attack Score as many points as possible in a single session. Choose your tier: • Blitz — 60 seconds, 3× score multiplier • Standard — 3 minutes, 2× score multiplier • Relaxed — 5 minutes, 1.5× score multiplier DIFFICULTY LEVELS • Easy — 5 hints, more time, more lives • Normal — Balanced challenge for most players • Hard — 1 hint, less time, fewer lives • Expert — No hints, shortest time, minimum lives CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE Pick 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 digit numbers. More digits = harder puzzle! HINT SYSTEM (Pro) Stuck? Use hints to reveal a digit, reveal a digit's position, or eliminate digits not in the number. Eliminated digits are disabled on the keypad so you can focus. STATISTICS & HISTORY Track your win rate, best attempts, current streak, average time and total games played. Replay any past game to see exactly how you solved (or didn't solve!) the puzzle. ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock 8 achievements including First Win, Speed Demon, Perfect Game, Master Hunter and more. Can you unlock them all? iCLOUD SYNC Your progress, statistics and game history sync seamlessly across all your devices via iCloud. THEMES Personalise your experience with 5 stunning themes: Purple (default), Ocean, Forest, Sunset and Midnight. FREE & PRO Free players get 3 games per day. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited games, all themes, hints, statistics, achievements, game history and iCloud sync. PRO is available as: • Monthly subscription • Yearly subscription (best value) • Lifetime purchase Number Hunt is perfect for fans of Wordle, Mastermind, code-breaking puzzles and number games. Challenge yourself daily and see how fast you can crack the code!

Screenshots

Boxes4 screens
Number Hunt4 screens

Verdict

The call

Boxes and Number Hunt are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Boxes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Number Hunt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxes ships an update every 2 weeks, Number Hunt every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Boxes versus Number Hunt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxesNumber Hunt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarl HobdenSoft Tricks IT Consultancy Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxes

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
3 purchases

Number Hunt

Subscriptions2
  • Number Hunt Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Number Hunt Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Number Hunt Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Number Hunt free?
Number Hunt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boxes or Number Hunt have ads?
Both Boxes and Number Hunt show ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxes or Number Hunt?
Boxes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Number Hunt every 10 days. Most recently, Boxes was updated on October 12, 2026 and Number Hunt on October 4, 2026.

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