Comparison

Push boxes vs Luck Chess

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

Luck Chess

Engage in bite-sized chess puzzles designed to sharpen your tactical thinking and strategic planning. This game offers hundreds of challenges suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced players, helping you improve your game step by step.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of chess puzzles
  • Tactical and strategic challenges
  • Pattern recognition improvement
  • Clean and intuitive interface
  • Play anytime, anywhere
Features
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Luck Chess - Mini Chess Puzzles to Challenge Your Mind! Do you love chess puzzles? Luck Chess brings you a fresh and fun way to improve your chess skills with quick, bite-sized challenges. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player, our mini chess puzzles will keep your mind sharp and engaged! Fun & Challenging Puzzles Luck Chess offers hundreds of carefully designed chess puzzles to test your tactical thinking and strategic planning. From simple checkmates to tricky endgames, every puzzle helps you improve your chess skills step by step. Simple Yet Engaging Each puzzle features a small, focused chessboard, keeping the most important pieces in play. This helps you recognize patterns faster, develop better strategies, and solve puzzles efficiently. Improve Your Game • Solve quick and exciting chess puzzles • Learn to think ahead and plan your moves • Strengthen your pattern recognition and tactics • Enjoy a clean and intuitive interface for smooth gameplay Play Anytime, Anywhere With Luck Chess, you can play short and engaging puzzles anytime—whether you have a few minutes to spare or want to practice your skills for longer sessions. Are you ready to sharpen your mind and master chess puzzles? Download Luck Chess now for free and start solving!

Screenshots

Push boxes4 screens
Luck Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

Push boxes and Luck Chess both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Push boxes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Luck Chess's. Push boxes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Luck Chess's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On rating and iOS requirement 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

Luck Chess is free to download; Push boxes costs $3.99 up front. Luck Chess sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Push boxes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Push boxes against 5.0 for Luck Chess. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Push boxes has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Push boxes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Luck Chess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push boxes ships an update every 2 months, Luck Chess every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Push boxes versus Luck Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush boxesLuck Chess
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValerii AndrusykBeijing Tongqi Management Consulting Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Push boxes

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Luck Chess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Push boxes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Luck Chess

One-time3
  • Gold1000$1.99
  • Gold5.99$5.99
  • Gold11.99$11.99

Questions

Is Push boxes free?
Push boxes costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luck Chess free?
Luck Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Push boxes or Luck Chess?
Luck Chess is rated higher. Push boxes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Luck Chess averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Push boxes or Luck Chess have ads?
Luck Chess shows ads; Push boxes does not.
Which is updated more often, Push boxes or Luck Chess?
Push boxes ships an update every 2 months, and Luck Chess every 3 days. Most recently, Push boxes was updated on October 4, 2026 and Luck Chess on October 2, 2026.

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