Comparison

BoxIsland vs BoxCat

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

Head to head
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

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 Door 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 is available in English and Traditional Chinese. It follows your device language, and you can switch languages on the home screen.

Screenshots

BoxIsland4 screens
BoxCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BoxCat at none against BoxIsland's 1. BoxIsland's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). 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. BoxCat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoxIsland ships an update daily, BoxCat every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
BoxIsland versus BoxCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxIslandBoxCat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亮锋 朱yu te Lin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BoxIsland

One-time1
  • Unlock the Full Version$0.99
None

BoxCat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoxIsland free?
BoxIsland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BoxCat free?
BoxCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BoxIsland or BoxCat have ads?
BoxCat shows ads; BoxIsland does not.
Which is updated more often, BoxIsland or BoxCat?
BoxIsland ships an update daily, and BoxCat every 8 days. Most recently, BoxIsland was updated on October 25, 2026 and BoxCat on October 25, 2026.

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