Blip Blup vs No.9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blip Blup
Engage your mind with a visually stunning puzzle game where you strategically tap tiles to spread color and fill the entire board. Overcome 140+ challenging levels with unique mechanics and special tiles. Compete with friends and climb leaderboards to become the ultimate puzzle master.
- 140+ brain-busting puzzles
- 10 packs of challenges
- Special tiles for unique gameplay
- Global leaderboards
- Achievements
- High-definition visuals
- iCloud and Game Center support
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BLIP BLUP is an addictive conundrum of coloration that will consume your thoughts and occupy your dreams. ======= "It's a game that feels familiar, though I'm certain I've never played anything like it." - Kotaku "An ideal mobile game" - The Verge "A hypnotically-addictive puzzle" - The Guardian "A very good puzzler for abstract visual thinkers" - Maclife "It’s simple, challenging, and just beautiful." - AppAdvice ======= You must carefully consider each move in order to fill every tile with color - 140+ perplexing puzzles await your brainpower. * Tap a tile to start a pulse of color which spreads outwards. * Color all tiles in as few pulses as possible. * Carefully place each pulse relative to walls and other obstacles. * Game-changing "trick" tiles alter your pulse’s path, so think ahead to succeed. Adapt your thinking to overcome 10 different packs of challenges. Compete with your friends to see who can three-star every level and climb the leaderboards to become the BLIP master. BLIP BLUP is made possible by showing you adverts. You can upgrade to get rid of ads at any time. Game Features: 140+ BRAIN BUSTING PUZZLES All magnificently adorned with a spectrum of beautiful colors. 10 PACKS OF FUN Solve your way through nine whole packs of levels, each featuring all new challenges and gameplay. SPECIAL TILES Devious combinations of special tiles, from insta-locking gate tiles to explosive death tiles, keep you searching for the perfect solution. FULL LEADERBOARD SUPPORT Become the BLIP-master and conquer all before you on the global leaderboards. DO YOU EVEN BLIP? 34 awesome achievements to flaunt to your friends. HIGH DEFINITION BLIPPING Full Retina display support for minimalist gorgeous visuals. iCloud AND Game Center Share your progress between all your devices. More apps from ustwo: * Monument Valley * - Manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. * Whale Trail® * - Join Willow the Whale as he loops, soars and glides to collect bubbles and smash enemies.
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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: No.9 at 5.0 against Blip Blup's 4.3. No.9 also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (93% vs 80%). Blip Blup's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 12) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Blip Blup costs $1.99 and No.9 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
No.9 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Blip Blup's written reviews are positive against 93% of No.9's.
Blip Blup ships an update every 2 months, No.9 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blip Blup | No.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ustwo games | Maciej Targoni |
Customer experience
Blip Blup
No.9
Bugs and requests
Blip Blup
Reported bugs
9 issues- Frequent crashes on startup
- Ads appearing in paid version
- Memory leak
- App freezes occasionally
- "Try Again" button unresponsive
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- Menu icons burned onto screen
- Game not updating on iPad 3
- Death tiles introduced too early
- Crash on opening app
Requested features
5 requests- Hint system for difficult levels
- Stage editor for sharing levels
- Option to delete game progress
- Larger menu buttons
- More stars for certain achievements
No.9
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blip Blup
No in-app purchases
No.9
No in-app purchases
