Robot Bros. vs Blackbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Robot Bros.
Control a team of unique robots to solve challenging 3D puzzles. Utilize their special abilities and cooperative actions to overcome obstacles and progress through numerous levels. Experience a blend of puzzle-solving and action in a visually stunning sci-fi world.
- Cooperative puzzle-solving gameplay
- 7 distinct robots with unique skills
- 90 challenging levels
- Sci-fi 3D visuals
- Awesome sound effects
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Robot Bros:Origin is a high-quality 3D "Puzzle + Action" game, which was selected as Apple's "New and Noteworthy Games". Take control of the cute and awesome Robot Brothers. Each of them has a special skill. Creates ice blocks? Destroy the wood boxes? Or fly over the valley? Let your robots go! Use the unique co-operate actions to solve the challenging puzzles. ==== Features ==== - Co-operation game style you might have never seen. - 7 different robots with unique abilities, more robots are coming soon. - 90 ingenious levels spread over 6 large sections. - Sci-fi 3D visuals and awesome sound effects. - Dozens of hours of gameplay. Game Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-ThwAavzzs Follows us on http://twitter.com/108kmStudio for tips, help and special offers. Search on App Store with "108km" to get our other games. Produced by 108km Tech ltd. www.108km.com
Blackbox
This puzzle game challenges you to solve intricate problems without touching the screen. It utilizes minimalistic visual cues, sonic interfaces, and haptic feedback to guide you through unique challenges that require thinking outside the box. Discover a new way to interact with your device and prove your cleverness.
- Touchless gameplay
- Minimalistic visual clues
- Sonic interfaces
- Haptic feedback
- External puzzle solving
- Easter eggs
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So you think you understand this thing you’re holding? Think again. Stop tapping. Stop swiping. In fact, stop touching the screen at all. To crack Blackbox’s puzzles you’ll need to find solitude and stillness, climb mountains, call on friends, get in tune with the cosmos, and think outside the box. Minimalistic visual clues make for incredibly satisfying “Aha!” moments, while sonic interfaces provide an extra level of guidance and nuance that makes Blackbox accessible with or without vision. Thoughtful haptic feedback, Easter eggs on Easter eggs, and solutions that can’t be found beneath the glass of your screen redefine what a puzzle can be. You’ll never see your device the same way again. Think you’re clever? Prove it. (Blackbox is a living game under active development by Ryan McLeod. When not eating burritos or drinking coffee, he’s busy designing and developing new Blackbox challenges.) ■
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackbox at 4.8 against Robot Bros.'s 4.1. Blackbox also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (93% vs 64%). Robot Bros.'s advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Robot Bros. sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Blackbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blackbox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackbox has 109K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Robot Bros.'s written reviews are positive against 93% of Blackbox's.
Robot Bros. ships an update every 4 months, Blackbox every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Robot Bros. | Blackbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (37 ratings) | 4.8 (109K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 109K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #34 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 108km Tech Ltd | Shapes and Stories LLC |
Customer experience
Robot Bros.
Blackbox
Bugs and requests
Robot Bros.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Blackbox
Reported bugs
2 issues- Hints not working as expected
- Progress reset after app update
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to earn hint credits through watching ads
- Include more free puzzles
- Improve accessibility for users with limited mobility
- Provide better guidance and instructions for puzzles
In-app purchases
Robot Bros.
- Remove All ADs$0.99
- Unlock All Advance Levels$1.99
- Unlock All Basic Levels$1.99
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- Full Level Package$1.99
Blackbox
- Tiny Hint Pack$1.19
- Small Hint Pack$2.39
- Erudite Pack$2.99
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- Push Pack$2.99
- Coffee for Ryan$4.49
- Basic Pack$4.99
- Medium Hint Pack$5.00
- All Knowing Pack$7.99
- Large Hint Pack$10.00
- Extra Large Hint Pack$20.00
