Comparison

Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite vs Blackbox

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

Head to head
About

Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite

Test your knowledge of aircraft from WWI to the present day. Learn to identify various helicopters, fighters, and bombers through interactive quizzes. Unlock new aircraft as you progress and utilize helpful tools to aid your recognition.

Highlights
  • Aircraft identification quiz
  • Learn about helicopters, fighters, bombers
  • Covers WWI to present day
  • Unlock new aircraft by completing levels
  • Utilize wildcards and hints
  • Test recognition with blueprint views
Features
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If you like aircraft this app is for you!! Learn to recognize the most common helicopters, fighters, bombers and other aircraft of all eras, from WWI to Actual Time and more. Take the Quiz, explore the aircraft organized by eras with their photos, and link to additional information, more photos and resources in the web Test your recognition skills using any or all of three aircraft blueprint views (front, side, bottom). You start with five aircraft and unlock five new ones each time you complete a level. You must correctly identity all five aircraft in the level to move on to the next. Three strikes and you are out. You can use two wildcards, see the photo of the aircraft or eliminate two of the four possible answers.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Touchless gameplay
  • Minimalistic visual clues
  • Sonic interfaces
  • Haptic feedback
  • External puzzle solving
  • Easter eggs
Features
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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.) ■

Screenshots

Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite4 screens
Blackbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite and Blackbox both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Blackbox's written reviews are positive against 52% of Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite's. Blackbox also leads on ratings volume (110K vs 5) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite sells 6 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blackbox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackbox has 110K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite's written reviews are positive against 93% of Blackbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, Blackbox every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite versus Blackbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAircraft Recognition Quiz LiteBlackbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)4.8 (110K ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews92.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5110K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#41 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB209 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperJuan CasanuevaShapes and Stories LLC

Customer experience

Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative36.0%

Blackbox

All ratings109,239 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews4,802 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.9%

Bugs and requests

Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite

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

6 purchases

Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite

One-time6
  • Hangars$0.99
  • Helicopters$0.99
  • Moderns - Civil$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Modern Military$0.99
  • World War II$0.99
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
10 purchases

Blackbox

One-time10
  • Tiny Hint Pack$1.19
  • Small Hint Pack$2.39
  • Erudite Pack$2.99
Show 7 more
  • 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

Questions

Is Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite free?
Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blackbox free?
Blackbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite or Blackbox?
Blackbox is rated higher. Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Blackbox averages 4.8 from 110K ratings.
Do Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite or Blackbox have ads?
Neither Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite nor Blackbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite or Blackbox?
Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, and Blackbox every 9 days. Most recently, Aircraft Recognition Quiz Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Blackbox on November 6, 2026.

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