BoxIsland vs BoxCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. BoxIsland sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BoxCat asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoxIsland ships an update daily, BoxCat every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | BoxIsland | BoxCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亮锋 朱 | yu te Lin |
In-app purchases
BoxIsland
- Unlock the Full Version$0.99
BoxCat
No in-app purchases









