CivCrafter vs Monster Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CivCrafter
Build a thriving kingdom with simple taps. Gather resources, raise an army, and engage in battles to conquer the world. Shape your legacy as a just or ruthless leader.
- Kingdom building
- Resource gathering
- Army building
- Clan battles
- World supremacy
- Benevolent or tyrant ruler
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Craft an entire civilization with a single finger! "This is the freaking mother of all clicker games" - Touch Arcade *Game of the Week* "The most addictive mobile game we have ever played. Period." - Free Apps Arcade • YOUR KINGDOM AWAITS • Gather resources, build an army, and battle clans for world supremacy. Will you be a benevolent ruler or a vicious tyrant? The choice is yours! • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.
Monster Box
Engage in strategic battles against waves of monsters. Upgrade your stickman characters with gold and jewels to enhance their power and defeat increasingly formidable foes. Enjoy a simple yet engaging combat experience.
- Monster battles
- Stickman upgrades
- Gold and jewel currency
- Strategic combat
- Monster evolution
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Monster overflowing and Battle of Stickman! Stickman after upgrade in gold and jewel, please earnestly defeat a lot of monsters. By upgrade the monster, enjoy fight against powerful monsters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monster Box at none against CivCrafter's 6. CivCrafter's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 212) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. CivCrafter sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Monster Box asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for CivCrafter against 4.5 for Monster Box. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CivCrafter has 6K ratings behind it against 212, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of CivCrafter's written reviews are positive against 87% of Monster Box's.
CivCrafter ships an update every 5 weeks, Monster Box every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CivCrafter | Monster Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6K ratings) — better | 4.5 (212 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 87.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 212 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Naquatic | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
CivCrafter
Monster Box
User reviews
CivCrafter
From 6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive
- 💡 Unique civilization management mechanics
- 👍 Great time-killer game
- 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- ⏱️ Slow progression and long wait times
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads and in-app purchases
- 🔋 Resources not collected when app is closed
Monster Box
From 212 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Simple and easy to learn mechanics
- 🎮 Fun physics-based interactions with stick figures
- 💰 No pay-to-win mechanics
- 📱 Works well on mobile devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game crashes occasionally
- 📏 UI elements too small on high-resolution phones
- 🎮 Limited character variety (only 4 classes)
- ⚠️ Game resets completely on game over
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay loop
Bugs and requests
CivCrafter
Reported bugs
4 issues- Conquest rewards not working correctly
- Training troops not always successful
- Compatibility issues on certain devices
- Persistent audio issues after ads
Requested features
5 requests- Offline resource collection
- More frequent updates and new content
- Better clan/multiplayer features
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
- Customization options (e.g., skins, themes)
Monster Box
Reported bugs
6 issues- Stick figures drift to the right when revived repeatedly
- Game crashes for no apparent reason
- Certain medals are unobtainable (Ohagi medal)
- iPhone X notch cuts off progress bar
- Game data loss when too many monsters spawn
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- Occasional freezing on newer high-definition phones
Requested features
15 requests- More character classes (especially from Stick Ranger)
- Landscape/horizontal mode support
- Zoom feature to see action better
- Cloud save and cross-device progress transfer
- Sandbox mode with infinite monsters
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- More monsters and enemy variety
- Reset progress button
- Backup/save functionality
- Steam port
- Terrain and environment elements
- More upgrade options
- Idle mode that doesn't end at monster cap
- Ad-free premium version
- Larger UI scaling option
- Landscape orientation support
In-app purchases
CivCrafter
- Trade Pack$0.99
- Stack of Gold$1.99
- Pile of Gold$4.99
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- Goblet of Gold$19.99
- Crown of Gold$49.99
- Chest of Gold$99.99
Monster Box
No in-app purchases
