Comparison

Jupiter Explorer vs Black Hole Galaxy

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

Head to head
About

Jupiter Explorer

Features
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The game is set in the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter. The mission is to explore the atmosphere and collect information with the probe’s sensors. However, the atmosphere is full of substances that can harm the probe. Specifically, red acid bubbles that cause damage when they collide with the probe. As the probe falls further into the planet, gravity increases and the bubbles move faster. While the probe falls through Jupiter’s atmosphere, the goal of the player is to pilot it, so scientists may collect their data. The player must avoid contact with the red bubbles and minimize damage to the probe. The mother ship periodically shoots power pods to the probe. The player must catch the pods to reduce the damage and keep the probe running. The player uses the smartphone’s inclinometer to control the movement of the probe. As the difficulty of the game increases, the probe must move and react faster.

About

Black Hole Galaxy

Control a growing black hole, consuming everything from asteroids to stars. Avoid rival black holes that will consume you if you're smaller. Features handcrafted levels, an endless mode, and customizable skins.

Highlights
  • 100 handcrafted levels
  • Endless mode
  • 20+ black hole skins
  • Rival AI black holes
  • Boost ability
  • Permanent upgrades
  • One-thumb controls
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You are a black hole. Everything else is food. Start barely big enough to swallow an asteroid. Drift through space eating debris, astronauts, rockets and fleeing spaceships — and every bite makes you bigger. Grow enough and the planets stop being scenery and start being lunch. Grow enough after that, and you swallow a star. But you are not the only hole out there. Rival black holes hunt the same field, and anything larger than you will eat you without hesitation. FEATURES • 100 handcrafted levels with escalating objectives • Endless mode — unlocked by beating level 50 • 20+ black hole skins, from simple colours to shaped holes, shockwave rings and living flame • Rival AI holes that flee what they fear and chase what they can catch • Boost to run down escaping ships — but boosting burns your own mass • Permanent upgrades: speed, growth, boost, coin gain, head start • One-thumb controls, portrait, playable offline Simple to start. Genuinely hard to finish.

Screenshots

Jupiter Explorer3 screens
Black Hole Galaxy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jupiter Explorer at none against Black Hole Galaxy's 10. Jupiter Explorer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price 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. Black Hole Galaxy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Jupiter Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Jupiter Explorer versus Black Hole Galaxy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJupiter ExplorerBlack Hole Galaxy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 55 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB144 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSantiago SosaLuka Lazarashvili

In-app purchases

None

Jupiter Explorer

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Black Hole Galaxy

One-time10
  • Poison Skin$0.99
  • Plasma Skin$0.99
  • Triangle Skin$0.99
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  • Spinner Skin$0.99
  • Trinity Skin$0.99
  • Void Skin$0.99
  • Tempest Skin$0.99
  • Eclipse Skin$0.99
  • Sigil Skin$0.99
  • Sack of Coins$2.99

Questions

Is Jupiter Explorer free?
Jupiter Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Black Hole Galaxy free?
Black Hole Galaxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jupiter Explorer or Black Hole Galaxy have ads?
Black Hole Galaxy shows ads; Jupiter Explorer does not.

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