Boson X vs Blamo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boson X
Experience a fast-paced rotational runner set within a particle accelerator. Jump between Planck units, generate high-energy collisions, and discover new particles in a hazardous subatomic world. This game emphasizes precise timing and reflexes without in-app purchases or power-ups.
- Rotational runner gameplay
- Particle accelerator setting
- Quantum jumping mechanics
- High-energy collision generation
- Subatomic world navigation
- Precise timing and reflexes required
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Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator. Featured as one of the Best of 2013 apps on the App Store. "a brilliant, twitchy arcade masterpiece that pulsates with originality and heart" - Pocket Gamer, 9/10 "a massively unique take on the endless runner genre" - Gamezebo, 4.5/5 "an amazingly compelling game" - Touch Arcade, 5/5 Quantum jump from Planck to Planck as you build up speed inside an enormous particle accelerator and generate high-energy collisions to discover strange new particles. Use precise timing and fast reflexes to navigate a hazardous subatomic world where floors and ceilings don't exist. Will you be fast enough to find the elusive Boson X? This game contains no in-app purchases, superfluous power-ups, coins or XP systems - just deadly serious scientific research. iPhone 4 or newer recommended. WARNING: Some sections of this game contain flashing lights.
Blamo
Describe any game idea in a sentence and instantly play it. Remix existing games, add AI-powered elements, and share your creations with a global community. Experience instant play without downloads or installations.
- Create games from text descriptions
- Instant play, no downloads
- Remix and customize existing games
- AI-powered game elements
- Global leaderboards
- Text-to-speech for game audio
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Make a game as fast as you can think of one. Blamo turns any idea into a playable game in seconds for free. Type what you want: "a raccoon stealing snacks," "sharks with frickin' laser beams" and moments later you're playing it. No engine, no code, no build. Share to the feed and let anyone play. Send it to your friends with a link. Anyone can play on any device, even without installing the app. No ads, no purchases - just vibes. How it works: - Describe it, play it. You type an idea, Blamo builds the game. It's instantly shareable. Seconds, not weeks. - Remix anything. See a game you like? Change the character, raise the difficulty, change the style, make it weirder. Every game is a starting point. - Instant play. Nothing to download or install. Games run the moment you tap them. - A social feed. Like, comment, and follow. Fun games spread because people share them. - Record your fun. Instant play-to-sharable-video, optionally include face-camera. What your Blamos can do: - Native phone stuff. Haptic vibrations, tap, swipe, and tilt. - Music generation. Automatically include game sounds and music from your description. - 2D and 3D art. Any style you can think of, it'll do it's best to make it. - AI inside the game. An LLM inside what you make: adaptive enemies, generated dialogue, levels that never repeat. - Global leaderboards. Every game ships with a scoreboard. Be the best in the world at all the weirdest games. - Voice. Text-to-speech built in. Narrators, talking characters, voice prompts. - Mini apps. Stuff that isn't even a game. Parody apps. Meme games. Think it. Play it. Share it. Remix it. BLAMO!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blamo at Free against Boson X's $2.99. Blamo also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Boson X's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (104 vs 18). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Blamo is free to download; Boson X costs $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 — 4.7 for Boson X against 4.8 for Blamo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boson X has 104 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Boson X's written reviews are positive against 86% of Blamo's.
Boson X ships an update every 6 months, Blamo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boson X | Blamo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (104 ratings) | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shape Shop Pty Ltd atf Shape Shop Trust | BLAMO, Inc. |
Customer experience
Boson X
Blamo
Bugs and requests
Boson X
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Aspect ratio issues on iPhone 5/6
- Laser spawning bug on later levels
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Difficulty settings
- Improved controls
- Cloud save support
Blamo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boson X
No in-app purchases
Blamo
No in-app purchases









