Comparison

KAMI vs Boxville

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

Head to head
About

KAMI

A beautiful and relaxing puzzle game where you fold colored paper to fill the screen. It offers a handcrafted Japanese aesthetic and a calming soundtrack. The game challenges you to solve puzzles in as few moves as possible.

Highlights
  • Fold colored paper to fill screen
  • Minimal move puzzles
  • Handcrafted Japanese aesthetic
  • 72 unique puzzles
  • Calming soundtrack
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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A beautiful and relaxing paper puzzle game. ***Editor's Choice*** Mac App Store # 1 Best New Game, Mac App Store # 1 iOS Puzzle Game in 12 countries # 1 Game Mac App Store US # 1 Game Mac App Store UK KAMI is deceptively simple: fold out coloured paper to fill the screen in as few moves as possible. "Beautiful aesthetics, soothing sounds and deceptively challenging puzzles" - Macworld "KAMI feels fresh and unique. This is a game that gives you space to breathe, never harrying with time limits or catastrophes" - PocketGamer "Highly polished... a unique art style that isn’t just for show, but actually enhances the gameplay" - Apple'N'Apps "Gloriously well-made...Stylishly challenging" - 148 Apps "Elevated by its top-notch production values and visual splendour" - AppSpy Relaxing and easy to pick up, you'll soon find yourself deep in contemplation to perfect each puzzle. Created by State of Play, famous for their handcrafted aesthetic, KAMI has been created with real paper in an elegant Japanese theme. KAMI is tactile, engaging and stunning to look at. ► 72 unique puzzles! 45 included plus 27 Premium Puzzles. ► Beautiful handcrafted Japanese look, created using real paper ► Calming and elegant soundtrack ► Created by State of Play, creators of the award-winning papercraft game 'Lume'

About

Boxville

This animated adventure puzzle game features speechless cans navigating a city of boxes. Solve logic puzzles and riddles, explore a charming world, and uncover the mystery behind earthquakes. Enjoy a unique audio-visual experience, playable solo or with a friend.

Highlights
  • Animated film and puzzle game hybrid
  • Hand-drawn graphics and custom animations
  • Environmental quests and logical puzzles
  • Unique music for each scene
  • Wordless communication via speech bubbles
  • Playable solo or co-op
Features
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Boxville is 2-in-1: an animated film and a puzzle game. Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Boxville is good for playing alone to dive into the atmosphere and challenge your brain with sophisticated logic puzzles and riddles, or playing with a friend or family to share unique audio-visual experiences and solve the puzzles together. Design The core idea of the game is that it’s not just a game - but also an animated film that you can watch and play at the same time. We designed Boxville’s gameplay with the purpose of taking away your anxiety and stress. You can explore and observe the world without rushing and pressure. The game is full of environmental quests and logical puzzles that we have carefully picked from among hundreds of options. Story Boxville is a city of boxes populated with old cans. They live quiet and happy lives with their everyday routines and habits. But one day, unexplained earthquakes disturbed their idyll... Blue Can (our hero) lost his best friend because of that. He started his search but it is not so easy to move through the city after earthquakes. He has to find a way to move forward, return the friend back home and discover the real reason for all those earthquakes. There are many adventures, new friends and it’s not only friends that are waiting for him on the way. He has to be curious, inventive, careful, and to help others, to reach his goal. What you can expect to see and hear in Boxville: - Hand-drawn graphics — all backgrounds and characters are carefully drawn by our artists. - Every animation and sound is created especially for each interaction. - Unique music track was created for every scene to accomplish the atmosphere of the game. - Tens of logical puzzles and mini-games are tightly incorporated into the story of the game. - There are no words in the game — all characters communicate via cartoony speechbubbles.

Screenshots

KAMI4 screens
Boxville4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boxville at none against KAMI's 6. KAMI's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

KAMI costs $2.99 and Boxville $3.99 up front. KAMI sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Boxville asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for KAMI against 4.7 for Boxville. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 514 and 772 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KAMI ships an update fortnightly, Boxville every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
KAMI versus Boxville: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKAMIBoxville
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (514 ratings) — better4.7 (772 ratings)
Positive reviews—78.3% of reviews
Number of ratings514772 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#193#104 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperState of Play GamesTriomatica Games

Customer experience

KAMI

All ratings512 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.4%
Negative2.5%

Boxville

All ratings755 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative13.7%

User reviews

KAMI

From 514 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun, unique, and challenging
  • 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
  • 👍 Relaxing and meditative
  • 👍 Thought-provoking puzzles
  • 👍 Great value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔒 Limited free content, requires in-app purchases
  • 🔒 Expensive in-app purchases for hints and extra levels
  • 🔒 Not optimized for larger screens
  • 🔒 Repetitive puzzles

Boxville

From 772 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable puzzles
  • 🎨 Beautiful art and animation
  • 🎶 Lovely music
  • 🧠 Challenging but logical puzzles
  • 🤗 Charming characters and story

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Short game length
  • 🔍 Tiny inventory items hard to see
  • 🤯 Some puzzles too obscure
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤖 Lack of hint system or ability to skip puzzles

Bugs and requests

KAMI

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 8.1.3 / iPhone 6 Plus
  • Bottom half of screen is black on iPad Air
  • Achievements not working properly
  • Saves and progress being lost

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more free levels
  • Improve hint system
  • Add color blind mode
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Add more variety to puzzles

Boxville

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress reset after updates
  • Inventory items disappearing
  • Puzzle mechanics not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer game with more content
  • Ability to use stylus/Apple Pencil
  • Improved save/load system
  • In-game hints or ability to skip puzzles

In-app purchases

6 purchases

KAMI

One-time6
  • Premium Pack: 5 Color Retro$0.99
  • Premium Pack: Noughts & Crosseyes$0.99
  • Pack of 5 Hint Credits$0.99
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  • Premium Pack: Convolution$0.99
  • Pack of 15 Hint Credits$1.99
  • Unlimited hints$3.99
None

Boxville

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KAMI free?
KAMI costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Boxville free?
Boxville costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KAMI or Boxville?
KAMI is rated higher. KAMI averages 4.8 out of 5 from 514 ratings, while Boxville averages 4.7 from 772 ratings.
Do KAMI or Boxville have ads?
Neither KAMI nor Boxville shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KAMI or Boxville?
KAMI ships an update fortnightly, and Boxville every 9 days. Most recently, KAMI was updated on October 24, 2026 and Boxville on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, KAMI or Boxville?
KAMI currently peaks at #193 in the App Store charts, and Boxville at #104. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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