Comparison

BoxIsland vs Box Master

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

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About

BoxIsland

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Embark on a mysterious puzzle adventure across Box Island, where ancient ruins hide countless brain-teasing riddles. Your core gameplay is simple yet addictive: push boxes to designated spots to unlock the island’s long-buried secrets.

About

Box Master

Features
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Box Master is a 3D puzzle game about pushing boxes onto targets. One move at a time, one room at a time — until your brain starts to hurt in the best possible way. It looks simple. It is simple. Then level 30 happens. KEY FEATURES • 155 hand-picked levels from the legendary Microban set • 9 playable characters — knights, skeletons, mages, rogues • Full 3D world with a clean perspective camera • VHS-style rewind: undo any number of moves, no penalty • Hold-to-move controls for fast traversal • Little voice lines and a jump button, just because • Automatic progress saving on every level • Keyboard, touch and gamepad support A LOVE LETTER TO TWO CLASSICS Sokoban was created in 1981 by Hiroyuki Imabayashi in Japan and quietly became one of the most influential puzzle games ever made. Nine years later, a small studio called TbiliSoft, working out of Tbilisi, Georgia, released a DOS clone with a national twist — they called it Kurtan, after "kurtani", the rough sack Georgian shepherds used to carry their load. Box Master is a 3D remake that tips its hat to both: the precise, mathematical purity of Sokoban, and the warm, slightly stubborn personality of the post-Soviet clone that taught a generation of kids what "thinking three moves ahead" means. Pure puzzle, no accounts, no clutter — just you, a room, some boxes, and the quiet satisfaction of clicking the last one into place.

Screenshots

BoxIsland4 screens
Box Master3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Box Master at none against BoxIsland's 1. BoxIsland's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. BoxIsland sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Box Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BoxIsland versus Box Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxIslandBox Master
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亮锋 朱Ivan Al Zeidi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BoxIsland

One-time1
  • Unlock the Full Version$0.99
None

Box Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoxIsland free?
BoxIsland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Box Master free?
Box Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BoxIsland or Box Master have ads?
Box Master shows ads; BoxIsland does not.

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