Brain It On! vs Box Dude
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain It On!
Engage your mind with tricky physics puzzles. Draw shapes to find creative solutions to increasingly difficult challenges. Compete with friends and discover multiple ways to solve each puzzle.
- Dozens of brain-busting puzzles
- Puzzles added regularly
- Compete with friends
- Multiple solutions per puzzle
- Share unique solutions
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Deceptively challenging puzzles for your brain! Draw shapes to solve challenging physics puzzles. They're not as easy as they look. Care to give one a try? ◆ Dozens of brain busting puzzles, with more being added all the time ◆ Compete with your friends for the Brain It On! crown ◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution? ◆ Share your unique solutions and compare with your friends If you like this game, please rate it and leave a comment. As a tiny indie developer your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help! If you don't like something in the game, please email me at support@orbitalnine.com and tell me why. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can continue to make this game better. Follow @orbitalnine on Twitter for all the latest news and updates on this game and upcoming releases. Like the game on Facebook: facebook.com/OrbitalNine Visit online at: orbitalnine.com I hope you enjoy Brain It On!
Box Dude
Guide a character through challenging levels by strategically moving boxes to solve intricate puzzles. Test your logic and spatial reasoning skills in this engaging brain teaser.
- Box manipulation puzzles
- Level-based progression
- Logic and spatial reasoning
- Challenging brain teasers
- Intuitive controls
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Help Box Dude Move Boxes and Solve Puzzles!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brain It On! at 81% against Box Dude's 0%. Brain It On! also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 10). Box Dude's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Brain It On! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Box Dude asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brain It On! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brain It On! has 5.2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Brain It On!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Box Dude's.
Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, Box Dude monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brain It On! | Box Dude |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.2K ratings) — better | 4.1 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orbital Nine Games Inc | Parker Phair |
Customer experience
Brain It On!
Box Dude
Bugs and requests
Brain It On!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Level selector not working past level 220
- Inability to draw near screen edges due to OS gestures
- Hint videos not always helpful
- In-app purchases not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- More levels
- Level editor to create custom puzzles
- Ability to save progress
- Improved drawing controls
- Better hints and guidance
Box Dude
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brain It On!
- Remove Popup Ads$0.99
- The Full Game (75% off)$0.99
- Coin Pack$0.99
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- The Full Game (50% off)$1.99
- Coin Pack$1.99
- The Full Game (25% off)$2.99
- Coin Pack$2.99
- The Full Game$3.99
- Coin Pack$3.99
Box Dude
No in-app purchases
