Comparison

Push boxes vs Sokoban (Boxman) Classic

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

Head to head
About

Push boxes

Engage your mind with a logic puzzle game featuring thousands of levels. Push boxes to designated spots in a warehouse, with simple rules and no internet required. Enjoy this brain-training experience on multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Thousands of levels
  • Offline play
  • Push-only mechanics
  • Simple rules
  • Play on Apple Watch and Apple TV
Features
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Push boxes onto their targets. Sounds simple — until it isn't. Sokoban is one of the most elegant logic games ever invented: you can only push boxes, never pull. One wrong move and you've painted yourself into a corner. Every level is a small, satisfying puzzle that rewards patience and planning over luck or speed. 7,814 LEVELS. ALL YOURS. From gentle warm-ups to fiendishly tricky brain-benders — there's a reason only 15 players have solved more than 400. Are you next? MADE FOR EVERY MOMENT Got 5 minutes on the bus? A long flight ahead? This game plays beautifully offline on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Mac — your puzzle collection goes wherever you do. WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT → No timers. No pressure. Just pure logic. → Levels up to 10×10 — deceptively complex layouts → Completely offline — no Wi-Fi required, ever → Universal purchase — one game, all your Apple devices No energy bars. No pay-to-win. No distractions. Just you and the box. "The simplest games are the hardest to master."

About

Sokoban (Boxman) Classic

A classic box-pushing puzzle game with 306 mentally stimulating levels. Navigate challenging mazes, push boxes to their designated spots, and utilize intuitive controls to solve each stage. Offers a path history review and optional solutions for a rewarding experience.

Highlights
  • 306 classic levels
  • Point and click or d-pad controls
  • Undo and path history
  • Optional level solutions
  • Intuitive push mechanics
Features
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Boxman is an implementation of the classic box-pushing puzzle game, Sokoban. Each level has the same objective; to push boxes to their destination locations. Although this may sound simple, the progressive difficulty of the levels will certainly demand creativity, imagination and perseverance. The rules are simple. You can only walk or push. You cannot walk through walls or over boxes and you cannot pull. There are 306 to play levels. Enjoy! Features * Player can choose between point and click mechanics, or d-pad controls * Intuitive controls to undo, move, and push boxes * Ability to save and review your path history at any stage * Cheap and easy access to the solution to each level * 306 classic levels of varying difficulty

Screenshots

Push boxes4 screens
Sokoban (Boxman) Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Push boxes at 100% against Sokoban (Boxman) Classic's 45%. Push boxes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Sokoban (Boxman) Classic's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

Push boxes costs $2.99 and Sokoban (Boxman) Classic $4.99 up front. Sokoban (Boxman) Classic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Push boxes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Push boxes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Push boxes's written reviews are positive against 45% of Sokoban (Boxman) Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Push boxes versus Sokoban (Boxman) Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush boxesSokoban (Boxman) Classic
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValerii AndrusykJiang Chang

Customer experience

Push boxes

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sokoban (Boxman) Classic

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

Push boxes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sokoban (Boxman) Classic

One-time1
  • Sokoban Level Solution$0.99

Questions

Is Push boxes free?
Push boxes costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sokoban (Boxman) Classic free?
Sokoban (Boxman) Classic costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Push boxes or Sokoban (Boxman) Classic?
Push boxes is rated higher. Push boxes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Sokoban (Boxman) Classic averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Push boxes or Sokoban (Boxman) Classic have ads?
Neither Push boxes nor Sokoban (Boxman) Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Push boxes or Sokoban (Boxman) Classic?
Push boxes ships an update every 2 months, and Sokoban (Boxman) Classic every 2 months. Most recently, Push boxes was updated on September 17, 2026 and Sokoban (Boxman) Classic on September 14, 2026.

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