Comparison

boxd vs Petal Loom Sort

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

Head to head
About

boxd

Features
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A grid appears. A few cells hold a big friendly number. Press and drag: a candy-colored box stretches under your finger, counting its cells live. A box around a "6" must cover exactly 6 cells. Cover the whole board and it's boxd. Wrong size? The box wobbles and melts away. No penalty screens, no lives, no game over. Mistakes bounce back softly. That's the whole point. PLAY EVERY DAY • the daily boxd: one fresh puzzle a day, the same board for everyone • the sticker book: every daily pressed into a monthly album, gold for perfect, silver for fast, bronze for done. Miss a day and the slot stays empty forever. That's the thrill • ten packs, 420 levels: from a genuine 4×4 on-ramp for kids to 12×12 boards for experts; every pack is open from day one • seasons: halloween, diwali, día de muertos, harvest and winter, each open a few weeks a year with shaped boards, its own colors, music and a costume for your companion • festival days: on a season's big day the daily becomes a festival board that presses a limited sticker PLAY TOGETHER • the ring: a worldwide leaderboard, points, streak, stars • boxd bouts: host live races for 2 to 8 boxers, now or at a time you pick, 1 to 5 rounds, with invites and reminders • share cards: turn any win into a sticker worth sending MAKE IT YOURS • a companion: cubby and friends ride along after your first win, react to your play and chat in boxdish • ten themes: pop, neon, sorbet, high-contrast ink, neo-brutal, vaporwave and more • the timer is optional and never shouts • works fully offline; sign-in is optional and only powers leaderboards & bouts No ads. No energy meters. No punishments. Just squishy boxes. drag. fit. boxd. boxd Pro is optional: monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://playboxd.com/privacy/

About

Petal Loom Sort

A flower-themed sorting puzzle where you arrange petals by color. Plan your moves carefully as flowers rotate and new options appear. Enjoy endless puzzles with customizable aesthetics and optional power-ups.

Highlights
  • Flower petal sorting
  • Clockwise flower rotation
  • Endless generated puzzles
  • Customizable garden aesthetics
  • Optional power-ups
  • Offline play
Features
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Turn a tangled garden into a display of color in Petal Loom Sort, a flower-themed sorting puzzle for iPhone and iPad. Each flower has six petal slots. Move its top petal to a compatible flower, watch the remaining petals rotate clockwise, and plan ahead until every filled flower blooms in one color. An empty flower gives you room to rearrange—but each move changes which petal comes next. YOUR GARDEN, YOUR PACE Choose Casual for a gentler puzzle or Challenge for more planning. Pick once when you start, then keep playing in your chosen mode. Change it later from Home settings or Pause. A FRESH GARDEN TO UNTANGLE Learn the rules and power-ups in an optional interactive practice garden, then explore endlessly generated puzzles with different color mixes and layouts. After the opening levels, recurring difficulty cycles mix smaller gardens with larger challenges. Starting boards are checked for a solution, but your choices matter: a garden can still get tangled along the way. MAKE THE GARDEN YOURS Earn coins the first time you complete each level. Spend them on backgrounds, distinctive petal styles, flower centers, and power-ups in the Garden Shop. Cosmetics change the look without changing the puzzle rules. Replay levels to improve your stars; replay wins do not award extra coins. HELP WHEN YOU WANT IT Use your available Undos, preserve finished flowers with Petal Shuffle, choose a color to clear with Color Sweep, or rotate a single flower to your preferred orientation with Bloom Twist. Restarting is always free. Optional rewarded ads offer selected assists with daily or per-level limits. FREE TO PLAY, WITH AN OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASE The game includes occasional automatic ads at level breaks after the opening levels, plus optional rewarded ads. Remove Ads is a one-time in-app purchase that removes automatic ads and lets you claim eligible ad rewards without watching an ad. Reward limits still apply; cosmetics are purchased separately with earned coins. No subscription, account, or real-money coin purchase is required. FEATURES • Optional hands-on tutorial, replayable from Settings or Pause • Top-petal sorting with clockwise flower rotation • Endless generated levels with varied garden sizes and color mixes • Star goals, earned coins, cosmetics, and optional power-ups • Free restarts and optional sound and haptic controls • A rotating home flower that respects Reduce Motion • Offline puzzle play; ads and new purchases require internet access • No registration or login Slow down, look ahead, and weave every color into place.

Screenshots

boxd4 screens
Petal Loom Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: boxd at none against Petal Loom Sort's shown. boxd also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Petal Loom Sort's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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. boxd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Petal Loom Sort sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

boxd ships an update every 2 weeks, Petal Loom Sort every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
boxd versus Petal Loom Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterboxdPetal Loom Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRahul DeshpandeMediocre Game Studio LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

boxd

Subscriptions2
  • boxd Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • boxd Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • boxd Pro Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Petal Loom Sort

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is boxd free?
boxd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Petal Loom Sort free?
Petal Loom Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do boxd or Petal Loom Sort have ads?
Petal Loom Sort shows ads; boxd does not.
Which is updated more often, boxd or Petal Loom Sort?
boxd ships an update every 2 weeks, and Petal Loom Sort every 5 days. Most recently, boxd was updated on October 29, 2026 and Petal Loom Sort on October 31, 2026.

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