Comparison

Push Box vs Germ Squad

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

Head to head
About

Push Box

A minimalist puzzle game where you guide a bot to push crates onto designated goals. It offers a variety of handcrafted levels, daily challenges, and helpful features like unlimited undo and smart hints.

Highlights
  • 155 handcrafted levels
  • Training levels
  • Smart hints
  • Daily Challenge
  • Unlimited undo
  • Track best moves and time
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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Push crates. Fill goals. Feel clever. Push Box is a calm, beautifully simple puzzle game built on a timeless rule: push every crate onto a goal. Easy to learn in seconds - yet some levels will stop you in your tracks. Meet Milo, your little maintenance bot. He can push (never pull!), so every move counts. One wrong shove into a corner and you'll be reaching for that Undo button. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • 155 hand-crafted levels: the legendary Microban collection by David W. Skinner, famous for being gentle to learn and devilish to master • Training levels: five warm-up puzzles teach you the basics, no pressure • Smart hints: stuck? Toggle hints on and Milo will show you the next best move • Daily Challenge: a featured puzzle every day. Keep your streak alive! • Unlimited undo: experiment freely, take moves back, no penalties • Beat your best: track your fewest moves, fewest pushes, and fastest time on every level • Light and dark mode: gorgeous on iPhone and iPad, day or night PLAY YOUR WAY Swipe anywhere on the board or use the on-screen D-pad. Hide the timer if you'd rather not race. No ads, no internet required, no nonsense - just you and the puzzles. Five minutes in a queue or a deep evening session - Push Box is the puzzle game that's always glad to see you. Download now and start pushing. Milo's waiting.

About

Germ Squad

A unique puzzle game where you launch capsules that float upwards to match colors and pop germs. Plan your strategy from the top down with special abilities and challenging levels. Enjoy daily challenges and an endless mode.

Highlights
  • Floating capsules that rise
  • Top-down strategy planning
  • 40 sectors across 8 worlds
  • Six unique specialists with skills
  • Daily challenges and endless mode
  • Offline play
Features
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Germ Squad is a capsule-popping puzzle game with a twist: your capsules FLOAT. Launch two-tone capsules up into the petri dish, line up three or more of a color, and pop every germ before your supply runs out. FLOAT, STEER, POP — Drag to steer, tap to rotate, flick up to launch. Capsules rise instead of fall, and loose halves drift upward, so you plan your chains from the top down. 40 SECTORS, 8 WORLDS — From Meadow Dish to Deep Lab. Ice, bubbles, crates, fins, and poppers keep every board fresh. Earn up to three stars per sector. SIX SPECIALISTS — Recruit Dr. Pip, Dr. Frost, Dr. Ray, Dr. Volt, Dr. Lux, and Dr. Brick. Popping germs charges their skill: a 3x3 blast, an ice-shattering flash, prism capsules, and more. DAILY CHALLENGE — One fresh dish every day, the same board for everyone. Build a streak and earn bonus coins. BOOSTERS AND ENDLESS MODE — Spend coins on pre-stage boosters, then test your stamina in Endless mode with rising waves. • Free to play, with optional ads and purchases • Remove ads forever with a single purchase • Works offline — no account, no sign-up required • Original music and art, made for quick sessions Clear the colony. Save the dish. Join the Germ Squad!

Screenshots

Push Box4 screens
Germ Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Push Box at none against Germ Squad's shown. Push Box also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Germ Squad's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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. Push Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Germ Squad sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Push Box against 5.0 for Germ Squad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Push Box versus Germ Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush BoxGerm Squad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLe Duc HungJohn Rouda

Customer experience

Push Box

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Germ Squad

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Push Box

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version (Lifetime)$2.99
3 purchases

Germ Squad

One-time3
  • 200 Coins$0.99
  • 550 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Push Box free?
Push Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Germ Squad free?
Germ Squad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Push Box or Germ Squad?
Push Box and Germ Squad are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Push Box or Germ Squad have ads?
Germ Squad shows ads; Push Box does not.

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