Able Black vs Project VOID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Able Black
Embark on an immersive narrative adventure as a lonely android facing a crucial exam for survival. Solve poetic riddles and cryptic puzzles to uncover the secrets of an underground habitat and discover your true identity.
- Immersive story experience
- Image and sound guided puzzles
- Citizenship Exam gameplay
- Poetic riddles
- Cryptic puzzle solving
- Five story chapters
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Able Black is an immersive story experience that uses images and sound to guide you through a series of puzzles. Story: Able is a lonely android struggling with his Citizenship Exam, a test he must pass if he doesn’t want to be shut down. Follow Able as he searches for purpose and a way out of isolation. Discover the secrets of Ark 19, an underground habitat designed to save humanity from disaster. Find out why Able has been left alone in the ark. Uncover what’s hidden there. Take the Citizenship Exam and discover who Able Black really is. Gameplay: Navigate through five chapters of story text and experience the Citizenship Exam as Able does. After each chapter you’ll be faced with a series of questions that put you in the shoes of Able Black. Answer poetic riddles that echo the theme of each chapter. Solve cryptic puzzles to unlock Able’s story. Able Black is part story, part game, and full of secrets. This experience includes puzzles that some users may find challenging. If you need some help head to www.ableblack.com or visit the Able Black Facebook page www.facebook.com/AbleBlackSleepwalker Follow me @skotleach
Project VOID
Embark on a thrilling alternate reality adventure filled with intricate puzzles, riddles, and codes. Explore a fictional world intertwined with reality, using your detective skills and out-of-the-box thinking to unravel complex mysteries.
- Alternate reality game
- Mind-bending puzzles
- Riddles and codes
- Detective-style mystery solving
- Cryptograms
- Conspiracy and murder mystery themes
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Do you want to feel like REAL Explorer and Mystery Solver? Experience the mind-bending Alternate reality game (ARG) that blends the fictional world with reality with detective style finest mystery puzzles, riddles, codes, and cryptograms. To solve the devilishly difficult mysteries of Project VOID, you must use every available resource to solve the challenges set before you, like "The Internet" with ingenious puzzle hunting skills and extensive out of box thinking. With 5 missions and 30 unique puzzles, dwell into the alternate history of conspiracy, murder mystery, and fringe science. Analyze each and every clue, keep an eye on each and every detail. Solve cryptograms, codes, coordinates and connect the dots to solve the majestic mystery of Dr. Quantum's experiment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Able Black at none against Project VOID's 1. Able Black also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (98% vs 80%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Project VOID sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Able Black asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Able Black against 4.8 for Project VOID. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.7K and 4.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Able Black's written reviews are positive against 80% of Project VOID's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Able Black | Project VOID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.7K ratings) — better | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.5% of reviews — better | 79.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K | 4.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 341 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Scott Leach | HYBRIONA TECHNOLOGIES LLP |
Customer experience
Able Black
Project VOID
User reviews
Able Black
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Immersive story
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
- 🎨 Atmospheric design
- 🤖 Thought-provoking themes
- 🎁 Free to play
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Short gameplay length
- 📝 Occasional typos
- 🤔 Some puzzles too difficult
Project VOID
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and challenging
- 💡 Unique and innovative
- 🧠 Keeps you thinking
- 📚 Informative and educational
- 👍 Great puzzle game
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too much Google searching
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 📝 Poor grammar and spelling
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🤔 Confusing or unclear clues
Bugs and requests
Able Black
Reported bugs
1 issue- Puzzle solutions not always registering correctly
Requested features
3 requests- Longer story/more content
- Difficulty options for puzzles
- Ability to save progress
Project VOID
Reported bugs
3 issues- In-game browser issues
- Progress reset after crashes
- Incorrect answers being accepted
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters
- Improved in-game browser
- Better sync between devices
- Increased difficulty as game progresses
In-app purchases
Able Black
No in-app purchases
Project VOID
- Support Developer & Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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