PlayBox vs Logicals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlayBox
Discover a curated collection of classic mini-games, offering instant fun without long loading times. Perfect for quick breaks or extended play sessions, this app provides a variety of brain teasers, skill challenges, and dice games.
- Multiple classic games in one app
- Brain teasers and skill games
- Dice games
- Instant play, no long loading
- Clean, modern design
- Ideal for on-the-go play
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Welcome to PlayBox – your collection of popular classic games in a single app! Whether it’s a quick break or a long game night, with mini-games like Snake, Memory, Sudoku, Yatzy, and many more, you’ll always find the perfect game. Highlights - Many games in one app - Brain teasers, skill games & dice fun - Play instantly – no long loading times - Clean, modern design - Perfect for on the go and in between Whether you love puzzles, want to train your memory, or simply feel like playing a round of Snake – PlayBox has everything you need.
Logicals
Engage your mind with logic grid puzzles, similar to classic brain teasers. Solve riddles with varying difficulty levels and customizable layouts. Available across multiple Apple devices.
- Logic grid puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Customizable layouts
- In-app purchases for levelpacks
- Timer and Game Center support
- Two language options
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Solve logic grid puzzles similar to Einstein's famous zebra puzzle "Who has the fish?" on your iPad, iPhone, Apple TV and Mac! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Features: 6 riddles (Logicals): • 2x easy (4 values per category) • 2x medium (5 values per category) • 2x hard (5 values per category) • additional levelpacks available via in app purchase 36 riddles (Logicals Pro): • 15x easy (4 values per category) • 6x medium (5 values per category) • 15x hard (5 values per category) • additional levelpacks available via in app purchase 3x3 Layouts: • light • coffee • dark each in the variants • full/empty • plus/minus • check/cross 2 languages: • german • english easy solving of riddles by tapping: • tap once for "does not match" • tap twice for "matches" landscape & portrait mode available! additional features: • timer and Game Center support • current state can be checked at any time • solving table as assistance for a better overview (iPad only) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ completely free of ads! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ compatible devices: • iPhone 6s or newer • iPad • iPad Pro • Apple TV 4 • iMac, MacBook, Mac Mini (requires iOS 13.0 / tvOS 13.0 / macOS 14.2 or higher) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you like the app, please leave me a good review! If you have questions, problems or suggestions, please contact me by email to logicals@icloud.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlayBox at 100% against Logicals's 54%. PlayBox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 16). Logicals's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (5 vs 2). On price 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. Logicals sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. PlayBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlayBox ships an update every 3 weeks, Logicals every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlayBox | Logicals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 54.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MycroApps | Christian Lueth |
Customer experience
PlayBox
Logicals
Bugs and requests
PlayBox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Logicals
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keeps crashing
- Purchased puzzles not showing up
- Translations issues
Requested features
3 requests- Make clock optional
- More puzzles
- Update for larger screens
In-app purchases
PlayBox
No in-app purchases
Logicals
- E00: ProPack Easy (10x)$0.99
- M00: ProPack Medium (10x)$0.99
- H00: ProPack Hard (10x)$0.99
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- E01: PuzzlePack Easy 1 (15x)$1.99
- H01: PuzzlePack Hard 1 (15x)$1.99
- H02: PuzzlePack Hard 2 (15x)$1.99
- L03: PuzzlePack 3 (15x)$1.99
- M01: PuzzlePack Medium 1 (15x)$1.99
- H04: PuzzlePack Hard 4 (15x)$1.99
- L01: PuzzlePack 1 (15x)$1.99
- L02: PuzzlePack 2 (15x)$1.99
- L06: Puzzle Pack Vol. 6 (15x)$1.99
- X00: MegaProPack (30x)$2.99
- X01: MegaPack 1 (60x)$5.99
- X02: MegaPack 2 (60x)$5.99
- Y00: Flatrate (150x)$11.99









