Open Puzzle Box vs Mystery Box 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Puzzle Box
Engage your mind with a unique puzzle game featuring mysterious locked boxes. Simple touch and drag controls reveal intricate challenges that require creative thinking to solve. Explore an ever-growing collection of stages with varying difficulty levels.
- Unique puzzle mechanics
- Intuitive touch and drag controls
- Continuously updated stages
- Variety of puzzles and tricks
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Simple game rules
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A new puzzle game that you've never experienced before has been released. This puzzle mechanics are simple, but unique enough to capture your interest. Game rules are simple. Use touch, drag, and dual-touch functions to solve puzzles of locked mysterious boxes. Opening boxes may sound simple, but can get very tricky. To triumph, you'll have to think outside the box. Take on the challenge now: an endless series of mystery boxes awaits you. ▶ Features ◀ # A wide selection of stages that are continuously updated # Simple game rules that everyone can immediately grasp # A variety of puzzles and tricks that require unique thinking # Multiple difficulty levels # Intuitive UI and simple controls # Various stage objectives that excite and challenge you ▶ Developers ◀ Facebook: http://www.nflystudio.com/nflystudio ▶ Questions? Technical Issues? Email us! ◀ help@nflystudio.com
Mystery Box 2
Engage your mind with a 3D escape room puzzle experience. Manipulate interactive boxes, discover hidden artifacts, and solve challenging riddles. Unlock bonus levels and enjoy immersive graphics and chilling music.
- Interactive 3D boxes
- Hidden artifact discovery
- Challenging riddles
- Unlockable bonus levels
- Realistic graphics
- Hint system
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Turn wheels, move handles, push buttons, and think smart to unlock all the boxes. You can find hidden puzzle pieces on a side of the boxes as well. • GHOST BOX Discover all Artifacts in the game to unlock an extra awesome level, the Ghost Box! • REALISTIC GRAPHICS It feels like you're handling real boxes in different rooms. • DISCOVER ARTIFACTS Once you open all 8 boxes of a chosen pack, find hidden puzzle pieces to compose a figure and find out a brief history of the discovered artifact. • AMAZING PUZZLES Think outside of the box to solve all riddles; it's not always easy. Leonardo da Vinci would have a hard time opening all the boxes of this game! • CHILLING BACKGROUND MUSIC Play the game with your headphones to get totally immersed in it! • FUN IS GUARANTEED Mystery Box will give you hours of fun and will also challenge your brain skills with some good tricky riddles • HINTS In case you get stuck on a level, click the bulb button to get a hint that will help you solve the puzzles • SHARE THE ARTIFACTS YOU FIND Get exposed on Twitter by sharing the game after completing an artifact image. Let your community know what you're playing! ------------------------------------------------ XSGames is an independent solo startup from Italy. Find out more at xsgames.co Follow me @xsgames_ on both Twitter and Instagram
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Verdict
Open Puzzle Box and Mystery Box 2 both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Open Puzzle Box's written reviews are positive against 58% of Mystery Box 2's. Open Puzzle Box also leads on ratings volume (639 vs 190) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Mystery Box 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Open Puzzle Box sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Mystery Box 2 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Open Puzzle Box against 4.3 for Mystery Box 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 639 and 190 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Open Puzzle Box's written reviews are positive against 58% of Mystery Box 2's.
Open Puzzle Box ships an update every 2 months, Mystery Box 2 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Open Puzzle Box | Mystery Box 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (639 ratings) | 4.3 (190 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.2% of reviews — better | 57.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 639 — better | 190 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Neptune Company | XSGames |
Customer experience
Open Puzzle Box
Mystery Box 2
User reviews
Open Puzzle Box
From 639 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Challenging puzzles
- 🧠 Mind-bending gameplay
- 🎨 Unique visual design
- ⏱️ Great time-killer
Room to improve
- 🔍 Hints not always helpful
- 🔋 High ad frequency
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 📱 Compatibility issues on newer devices
Mystery Box 2
From 190 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Mind stimulating game
- 💡 Out of the box thinking
- 😌 Relaxing and calming soundtrack
- ✨ Great graphics
- 👍 Good brain teasers
Room to improve
- 😩 Too easy/boring
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 💸 Paid for full game, not downloading
- frustrating
- 😵 Puzzles are obscure/incomprehensible
Bugs and requests
Open Puzzle Box
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezes on level 11
- Levels repeating from start
- Puzzle solutions not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and updates
- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Improved hint system
Mystery Box 2
Reported bugs
16 issues- Game not downloading after purchase
- Glitches preventing mini-game completion
- Artifacts not counting correctly (e.g., 15/16 instead of 16/16)
- Elements dislodged from the box, making them non-functional
- Elements not working initially, then working later
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- Game freezes or crashes
- Cannot get past the title page/play button
- Taps do nothing or are delayed
- Box spins repeatedly and uncontrollably
- Objects move unintentionally
- Cannot turn the box to fix issues
- App closes after reaching the play button
- Tutorial doesn't work properly
- Spinning wheels turn the box instead of the intended element
- Game unplayable after latest update
- Ads are too long and repetitive
Requested features
5 requests- Fix bugs and glitches
- Improve tutorial functionality
- Ensure game progress is saved across devices
- Add more background clues
- Fix artifact counting issues
In-app purchases
Open Puzzle Box
- [Gem pack 1]$1.99
- [Gem Pack 2]$4.99
- [Gem Pack 3]$9.99
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- [Gem Pack 4]$19.99
- [Gem Pack 5]$49.99
Mystery Box 2
- Premium$3.99
- Premium + Coffee$4.99
- Premium + Love$7.99
Questions
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