Comparison

Sokoban vs Box Master

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

Head to head
About

Sokoban

Features
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Sokoban โ€” Classic Puzzle Push boxes, challenge your mind. Sokoban is one of the most beloved logic puzzles ever created. Your goal is simple: push every box onto its target. But thinking ahead is everything โ€” one wrong move and you'll need to start over. It's easy to learn, endlessly deep to master. Hundreds of Levels Dive into a vast collection of hand-crafted puzzles organized into themed sets. From gentle warm-ups to mind-bending challenges, there's always a next level waiting for you. Smooth & Intuitive Controls Swipe to move. Hold to keep moving. Tap a destination and watch the player find the path automatically. Whether you prefer precise single steps or fast continuous movement, the controls adapt to your style. Zoom & Scroll for Large Puzzles Some levels are massive. Pinch to zoom, drag to pan, and explore every corner of the board without losing track of your position. Full Undo & Redo Made a mistake? No problem. Step back as many times as you need โ€” or replay forward with redo. Experimenting is part of the fun. Track Your Progress Every level remembers where you left off. See at a glance which puzzles you've started and which you've solved. Your best solutions are saved so you can always look back at your path to victory. Beautiful Themes Choose from multiple visual themes to customize how the game looks. Find the style that puts you in the zone. Clean, Distraction-Free Design No timers forcing you to rush. No energy bars. No ads interrupting your thinking. Just you and the puzzle. Whether you are a Sokoban veteran or picking up a box-pushing puzzle for the first time, this is the version to play. Download now and start pushing.

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Box Master

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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 โ€” until your brain starts to hurt in the best possible way. It looks simple. It is simple. Then level 30 happens. KEY FEATURES โ€ข 155 hand-picked levels from the legendary Microban set โ€ข 9 playable characters โ€” knights, skeletons, mages, rogues โ€ข Full 3D world with a clean perspective camera โ€ข VHS-style rewind: undo any number of moves, no penalty โ€ข Hold-to-move controls for fast traversal โ€ข Little voice lines and a jump button, just because โ€ข Automatic progress saving on every level โ€ข 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 โ€” 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 โ€” just you, a room, some boxes, and the quiet satisfaction of clicking the last one into place.

Screenshots

Sokoban4 screens
Box Master3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Box Master at none against Sokoban's 1. Box Master also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Sokoban's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Sokoban sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Box Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Sokoban versus Box Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSokobanBox Master
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValentin OzerovIvan Al Zeidi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sokoban

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$2.99
None

Box Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sokoban free?
Sokoban 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 Sokoban or Box Master have ads?
Box Master shows ads; Sokoban does not.

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