Project Rail vs Boxpush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Project Rail
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RAIL is a calm strategy arcade game built on one rule: you never control the trains, you control the world. Swipe any row or column and the whole lane slides one step, tracks, trains and all. The board wraps around, so nothing ever leaves. Trains keep rolling while the landscape shifts beneath them. Guide every pastel train to the station of its own color. A broken connection does not end the game right away. The train pauses, glows amber, and gives you one breath to rescue it with a clever shift. Land five deliveries in a row and you enter Flow, where every arrival counts double. FEATURES - One gesture, endless depth: swipe to shift rows and columns - Every run is a new board with fresh stations and tunnels - Incoming trains are announced ahead of time, so you plan instead of panic - Wordless first ride that teaches the game in seconds - Minimal design, soft pastel colors, subtle haptics - No account, no ads, no internet needed Short runs, deep planning, zero stress. How long can you keep the world moving?
Boxpush
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Push every box onto its target. That is the whole game โ and it is harder than it sounds. 500 hand-verified levels Every level in Boxpush was built by a solver working backwards from the finished position, which means two things no other puzzle pack can promise: every level definitely has a solution, and the game knows the shortest one. The "best" counter next to your score is the real optimum, not a guess. Difficulty that actually ramps Levels are not sorted by how long they take. They are sorted by how many ways there are to ruin them โ the legal moves that quietly leave a level unsolvable. Five bands, each measurably harder than the last, each introducing exactly one new idea. Two mechanics, introduced one at a time - One-way tiles: a box standing on an arrow can only be pushed that way. - Typed boxes: a marked box only counts on the target bearing the same mark. Built to be read Every piece on the board is distinguished by shape as well as colour. The whole game is playable in a black-and-white screenshot. Text scales with your system setting. Nothing is hidden behind a gesture. No timers. No lives. No streak to lose. Unlimited undo, because changing your mind is the mechanic. Works completely offline. Your progress stays on your phone. Free with ads. One optional purchase removes them โ it unlocks nothing, because all 500 levels are free from the start.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Project Rail at none against Boxpush's 1. Project Rail also leads on ads (none vs shown). Boxpush's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Boxpush sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Project Rail asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Project Rail | Boxpush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daan Koeman | Sergio Diaz Marcos |
In-app purchases
Project Rail
No in-app purchases
Boxpush
- Remove Ads$3.99







