Comparison

Poptile vs What's inside the box?

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

Head to head
About

Poptile

A fun and easy tile-breaking game where players aim to clear the board. Be strategic as a new row of tiles is added after each move. Test your skills to see how long you can survive before the screen fills up.

Highlights
  • Break tiles
  • Strategic gameplay
  • New line added each turn
  • Endless survival mode
  • Easy to learn
Features
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Poptile is a super fun and easy game: all you have to do is to break tiles! But be careful, Poptile is also tricky: a new line is added after each turn! How long can you prevent the tiles from filling the screen?

About

What's inside the box?

Engage in a series of challenging puzzles to uncover the contents of various boxes. Utilize hints to overcome difficult levels and unlock additional features for an enhanced experience.

Highlights
  • Solve 100+ puzzles
  • Discover box contents
  • Use hint system
  • Premium unlock available
  • Skip level option
Features
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What's inside the box? A lot of puzzles! Can you solve all 100 and discover what's in the box? Need hints? Use the hint button at the bottom in each level. There are 2 hints for each level. With the premium unlock in-app you will not get ads before the hints and you will get a skip level button after asking the 2 hints in each level. (note: with the premium unlock the skip button will appear AFTER asking the 2 hints in each level) Enjoy! @BartBonte

Screenshots

Poptile4 screens
What's inside the box?4 screens

Verdict

The call

Poptile and What's inside the box? both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Poptile's written reviews are positive against 78% of What's inside the box?'s. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Poptile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and What's inside the box? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poptile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 111 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Poptile's written reviews are positive against 78% of What's inside the box?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poptile ships an update every 2 months, What's inside the box? every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Poptile versus What's inside the box?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoptileWhat's inside the box?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (142 ratings) — better4.3 (111 ratings)
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews — better77.7% of reviews
Number of ratings142 — better111
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer1Button SARLBart BONTE

Customer experience

Poptile

All ratings142 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews348 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative3.4%

What's inside the box?

All ratings111 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral12.5%
Negative9.8%

User reviews

Poptile

From 142 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
  • 🧠 Exercises the brain
  • 🕰️ Great time-killer app
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid themes/colors
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔧 Lack of instructions/tutorials
  • 🔚 No ability to save progress
  • 📢 Intrusive ads

What's inside the box?

From 111 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧩 Excellent puzzle design with logical solutions
  • 💡 Innovative and creative puzzle mechanics
  • 🎯 Well-balanced difficulty progression
  • 🏆 100 unique levels with variety
  • 👨‍💻 High-quality work from respected developer Bart Bonte

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Progress resets when switching apps or reopening
  • 😤 Certain levels are frustratingly difficult or poorly designed
  • 🔄 Some levels are repetitive or duplicated
  • ❓ Vague hints that don't adequately help stuck players
  • ⏸️ No pause functionality mid-level

Bugs and requests

Poptile

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashing or freezing
  • Inconsistent chain reaction mechanics
  • Powerups not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Unlockable themes/colors through gameplay
  • Save progress and resume games
  • Additional gameplay modes or challenges
  • Leaderboards and social features
  • Customization options

What's inside the box?

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Progress lost when switching apps or reopening application
  • Level 43 button unresponsive after pressing question mark
  • Level 7 layer movement not functioning correctly
  • Level 45 resets progress to level 21
  • Screen rendering issues making portions unviewable
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  • Hints not unlocking next level despite correct solution
  • Multiple levels appearing identical or too similar (52/72, 81/88)

Requested features

6 requests
  • Skip button for difficult levels
  • Pause functionality during gameplay
  • Improved hint system with clearer guidance
  • Additional levels beyond 100
  • Better progress save system
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  • Sequel or expansion content

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poptile

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

What's inside the box?

One-time1
  • premium unlock$2.49

Questions

Is Poptile free?
Poptile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is What's inside the box? free?
What's inside the box? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poptile or What's inside the box??
Poptile is rated higher. Poptile averages 4.5 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while What's inside the box? averages 4.3 from 111 ratings.
Do Poptile or What's inside the box? have ads?
Both Poptile and What's inside the box? show ads.
Which is updated more often, Poptile or What's inside the box??
Poptile ships an update every 2 months, and What's inside the box? every 3 months. Most recently, Poptile was updated on October 24, 2026 and What's inside the box? on October 24, 2026.

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