No.9 vs Oberty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
No.9
Immerse yourself in a tranquil puzzle experience with evolving geometric forms and a serene soundtrack. Synchronize elements in form and time to achieve deep relaxation and contemplation. This app offers a score-free, ad-free, and data-free environment for peaceful engagement.
- Tranquil puzzly vacuum
- Evolving geometric forms
- Serene, slow-paced rhythm
- Synchronize form and time
- No scores, ads, or IAPs
- Original soundtrack
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No.9 is an attempt to transport you to a tranquil puzzly vacuum, a gallery of geometric forms and figures that evolve in harmony with a serene, slow-paced rhythm, inviting deep relaxation and contemplation. Your journey involves synchronizing diverse elements in both form and time. Consistent with all my projects, this one also features no scores, no advertisements, no in-app purchases, and does not collect any data - just relax. Featuring a wonderful soundtrack created by: Bartłomiej Kołaciak
Oberty
This minimalist puzzle game challenges players to rotate and blend cards using XOR logic to solve over 200 unique puzzles. It features a relaxing soundtrack, inclusive color schemes, and a level editor to create and share custom challenges.
- Shape-blending puzzles
- XOR logic gameplay
- 200+ puzzles
- Meditative and relaxing
- Inclusive color schemes
- Level editor
- Share custom levels
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** Most Anticipated Game – Indie Cup Ukraine’23 ** ** OFFICIAL SELECTION, DAY OF THE DEVS, THE GAME AWARDS EDITION 2023 ** Oberty is a minimalist shape-blending puzzle. Rotate and blend cards with XOR rule: "Black + Black = White". • 200+ puzzles to complete • Meditative • Minimal • Monochromatic • Relaxing and atmospheric original soundtrack • Inclusive color schemes for people with visual impairment • Level editor, create and share you cards with friends • No ads LEVEL EDITOR Create your own unique level-cards, share it to your friends by sending picture. To play level simply load it from picture of level-card.
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Verdict
No.9 and Oberty both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of No.9's written reviews are positive against 67% of Oberty's. No.9 also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Oberty's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
No.9 costs $1.99 and Oberty $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for No.9 against 4.9 for Oberty. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of No.9's written reviews are positive against 67% of Oberty's.
No.9 ships an update every 6 weeks, Oberty every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | No.9 | Oberty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | 4.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maciej Targoni | Dmytro Denys |
Customer experience
No.9
Oberty
In-app purchases
No.9
No in-app purchases
Oberty
No in-app purchases
