Comparison

Black Border 2 Lite vs Papers please

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

Head to head
About

Black Border 2 Lite

Become a border agent and inspect documents to prevent illegal entry. Uncover smugglers using various tools and make critical decisions about who crosses the border. This simulation game offers an immersive experience of frontline border defense.

Highlights
  • Inspect passports and permits
  • Contraband detection with X-rays and dog
  • Process multiple passengers from buses
  • Upgradeable border checkpoint base
  • Scan suspicious trucks
  • Catch wanted criminals
Features
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Step into the world of border control in Black Border 2: Border Patrol Simulator (Free Edition) — a must-play simulation game for fans of Papers Please, Contraband Police, and immersive security simulators. Check documents, uncover smugglers, and decide who gets in. Will you follow the rules or take bribes and look the other way? Features of the FREE version: Inspect passports and permits with precision Contraband detection: Use X-rays, weigh stations, and your loyal dog to find hidden items Bus Arrivals: Process multiple passengers from arriving buses Upgradeable Base: Build and customize your border checkpoint Unlock Endless Mode & More with the Premium version From scanning suspicious trucks to catching wanted criminals, Black Border 2 puts you in control of the border. Download now and experience the thrill of frontline border defense — free to play, easy to start, hard to master.

About

Papers please

A doorman horror game where you must verify visitors to an apartment building. Decide whether to let them in or turn them away based on their identity documents and suspicious behavior. Earn money to unlock new buildings and face increasingly clever fakes.

Highlights
  • Verify visitor identities
  • Inspect identity documents
  • Listen to visitor stories
  • Build and upgrade apartment blocks
  • Collect character catalog
  • One-handed mobile play
Features
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Someone is knocking. Before you touch that lock, ask yourself: is it really them? Let Them In? is a doorman horror game. You run the night shift of a crumbling apartment building where doppelgangers knock on the door wearing your tenants' faces. Your job: verify every visitor and decide — let them in, turn them away, or worse. HOW A SHIFT WORKS - Watch the peephole as each visitor walks up to your door - Talk to them: name, phone number, their story - Demand the identity document and compare every field - Dial their number on the lobby phone and see if the line matches - Smell the air, check lip color, watch for anything… off - Complete the checklist and make the call: approve or refuse Every correct decision pays. Refuse a real human and the neighborhood turns on you. Let a doppelganger inside and you will hear what happens to the tenants through the walls. BUILD YOUR BLOCK Earn money on every shift, unlock new buildings across the map, fill apartments with verified tenants and grow from one creepy lobby to a whole district. New days bring new tools — and smarter fakes. A CATALOG OF FACES Every character you meet is registered in your catalog: the honest, the suspicious and the things pretending to be people. Collect them all — if you dare to open the door long enough. Inspired by the paranoia of document-checking classics, tuned for one-handed mobile play. Short shifts, heavy dread, no filler. Would YOU open the door? Privacy Policy: https://aplicativossociaiseconsultas.blogspot.com/2026/07/privacy-policy-let-them-in.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Black Border 2 Lite4 screens
Papers please4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Papers please at 4.3 against Black Border 2 Lite's 1.0. Papers please also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 3%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Black Border 2 Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Papers please holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Papers please has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Black Border 2 Lite's written reviews are positive against 33% of Papers please's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Border 2 Lite ships an update monthly, Papers please every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Black Border 2 Lite versus Papers please: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack Border 2 LitePapers please
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.2% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size472 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMONTE CERVINO LTDJESSICA NASCIMENTO

Customer experience

Black Border 2 Lite

Written reviews31 reviews
Positive3.2%
Neutral12.9%
Negative83.9%

Papers please

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Black Border 2 Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Papers please

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Black Border 2 Lite free?
Black Border 2 Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Papers please free?
Papers please is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Black Border 2 Lite or Papers please?
Papers please is rated higher. Black Border 2 Lite averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Papers please averages 4.3 from 21 ratings.
Do Black Border 2 Lite or Papers please have ads?
Both Black Border 2 Lite and Papers please show ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Border 2 Lite or Papers please?
Black Border 2 Lite ships an update monthly, and Papers please every 9 days. Most recently, Black Border 2 Lite was updated on November 5, 2026 and Papers please on November 5, 2026.

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