Boxes vs Number Hunt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boxes
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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.
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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Boxes | Number Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carl Hobden | Soft Tricks IT Consultancy Ltd |
In-app purchases
Boxes
- Remove Ads$4.99
Number Hunt
- Number Hunt Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Number Hunt Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Number Hunt Pro Lifetime$19.99
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