Comparison

Star Warfare vs BoxTank

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

Head to head
About

Star Warfare

Recruit and train agents with unique skills to battle alien invaders across the universe. Strategize team formations, customize abilities, and upgrade your base to strengthen your forces. Engage in tactical PVP combat and explore the cosmos with allies.

Highlights
  • Recruit and train 40+ unique agents
  • Customize agent skills and equip chips
  • Strategize team formations for battles
  • Manage base to strengthen your team
  • Engage in PVP combat
  • Explore the universe with other players
Features
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== GAMEPLAY == In Starwarfare:EDGE, players can recruit agents, train them and join combats, help the planets defeating the evil invaders. == MAIN FEATURES == - 40+ agents of different types with a variety of skills - Analyze the chart to equip suitable chips for agents - Rich options for skill-remolding, strengthen the value and develop new performance - Rich options for skill customization, strengthen skill power and unlock new moves - Try different formations of your team to deal with different battlefields - Arrange the formation of your team before battles, to cast the skills more tactically - Mange the basement base to raise the power of strengthen your whole team - Take part in PVP combat, fight for the honor of the commanders - Explore the universe with other players, and fight with them side by side == BACKGROUND == After several wars, the universe regains peace temporary temporarily. Meanwhile, near the border areas of the universe, an evil force has returned. The UNCC is unresponsive to the invading... or even worse. Fortunately, inside the UNCC, some elite force, which is in the way of offering support secretly, assemble members with different gifts all over the universe, lead them to fight against evil forces, and team up as “Defective Union of the Edge”(abbr. EDGE). Even worse, the reinforcements are held back by a dreadful dark force from inside of the UNCC. Fortunately, the ones with gifts across the universe are gathered and team up as “Guardians of the Edge” (abbr. EDGE). == CONTACT US == Email us at ios@ifreyr.com == DEVICE == Recommend device:iPhone 5s and above / iPad 3 and above / iPad mini 2 and above / iPod Touch 6 and above System required: iOS 7.0 and above

About

BoxTank

Engage in fast-paced tank battles with a campaign mode featuring intense, short missions and a survival mode to test your combat skills against waves of enemies. Unlock unique tanks and powerful weapons with stunning visual effects.

Highlights
  • Campaign mode with short missions
  • Hold the Fort survival mode
  • 8 unique battle tanks
  • 20+ powerful weapons
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Stunning explosion effects
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BoxTank(荒野大作战)is a level-based tank battle game. Command your tank through campaign chapters, collect and upgrade your armored legion. • Signature Tanks: 9 tanks, each with a unique skill — fan barrage, energy shield, mines, piercing missiles, stun orbs... • Tactical Combat: twin joysticks — steer the hull, aim the turret, dodge and strike • Upgrade System: collect fragments to unlock tanks, level up with gold • Campaign: chapter-based levels plus the "Hold the Line" mode • Supply Boxes: box opening odds are publicly disclosed Command your first tank now!

Screenshots

Star Warfare4 screens
BoxTank4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Star Warfare at 2.6 against BoxTank's 1.0. Star Warfare also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (29% vs 0%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Both are free to download. Star Warfare sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and BoxTank sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Star Warfare holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Warfare has 69 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Star Warfare's written reviews are positive against 0% of BoxTank's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Warfare ships an update every 2 weeks, BoxTank every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Star Warfare versus BoxTank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar WarfareBoxTank
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (69 ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews28.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size914 MB42 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFreyr Games3VOnline Inc.

Customer experience

Star Warfare

All ratings69 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative58.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive28.9%
Neutral13.3%
Negative57.8%

BoxTank

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Star Warfare

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Crash upon startup
  • Freezes on white background screen
  • Game won't load
  • Stuck on blue screen
  • Blue and white screen issue
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  • Will not get past load screen
  • Stops at the big blue screen
  • Nothing happens after downloading additional files
  • White and blue screen shown
  • Gets stuck on a screen with green light
  • Not doing anything after waiting
  • Light burst screen frozen at start
  • Loads then stops at a pretty space background with music
  • Exits and goes to the home screen
  • Crashes when pressing start
  • Can't get past the loading screen
  • Game crashes every time I open it

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update Star Warfare 1 and 2
  • Bring back combos and twin sniper for SWF1
  • Update original Star Warfare games (still in Christmas theme)
  • Make tutorials optional
  • Update Star Warfare: Alien Invasion

BoxTank

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Star Warfare

One-time10
  • 1 Class C Agentt$0.99
  • 60 Mithril,200% growth award$0.99
  • 300 Mithril$4.99
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  • Daily obtain 120 Mithril$4.99
  • Daily to collect 240 stamina$4.99
  • 1800 Mithril$29.99
  • Class C/B/A/S$29.99
  • 1 Class A Agent$49.99
  • 6000 Mithril$99.99
  • 1 Class S Agent$99.99
3 purchases

BoxTank

One-time3
  • 300Diamond$4.99
  • 600 diamonds$7.99
  • 1200 diamonds$14.99

Questions

Is Star Warfare free?
Star Warfare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BoxTank free?
BoxTank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Star Warfare or BoxTank?
Star Warfare is rated higher. Star Warfare averages 2.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while BoxTank averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Star Warfare or BoxTank have ads?
BoxTank shows ads; Star Warfare does not.
Which is updated more often, Star Warfare or BoxTank?
Star Warfare ships an update every 2 weeks, and BoxTank every 2 months. Most recently, Star Warfare was updated on October 24, 2026 and BoxTank on October 24, 2026.

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