Comparison

Blek vs Donut County

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

Head to head
About

Blek

This is a minimalist puzzle game that challenges your imagination. Draw a line that collects all colored circles while avoiding obstacles. Discover elegant solutions and enjoy a magical experience as your creations come to life.

Highlights
  • Draw and animate lines
  • Collect colored circles
  • Avoid black holes
  • Multiple solutions per level
  • Elegant and intuitive design
Features
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Blek is a unique game about imagination and personality. Everything you draw keeps moving – and watching your creations move is like watching magic. The goal is simple: shape a line that collects all colored circles avoiding black holes on its route. There are no specific moves that you need to master. To every level countless solutions exist, from delightfully simple to exceptionally deep and complex, yet always elegant. ----- Articles & Commentaries ----- "The Most Brilliant iPad Game I've Played All Year." ~ Kotaku "One of the greatest joys of Blek is experimenting with your approach." ~ WIRED "It’s the sort of game you’d want to put on a space probe: when the aliens play it, they’ll take a liking to us right away." ~ The New Yorker "Wonderful experience" ~ Pocket Gamer "Blek is a thing of elegant, intuitive beauty" ~ Edge "One of the year’s best" ~ The New York Times ----- Awards ----- • Apple Design Award • Best Mobile Game - Casual Connect, Amsterdam • Excellence in Innovation - International Mobile Gaming Awards • Best Game - Content Award Vienna"

About

Donut County

Control an ever-growing hole in the ground to swallow objects and characters in this story-based physics puzzle game. Explore unique environments, combine items for wild effects, and solve puzzles by manipulating what you consume.

Highlights
  • Story-based gameplay
  • Physics puzzles
  • Growing hole mechanic
  • Explore unique environments
  • Combine objects for effects
  • Catapult items
Features
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Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole. WHERE TRASH IS TREASURE Raccoons have taken over Donut County with remote-controlled trash-stealing holes. You play as BK, a hole-driving raccoon who swallows up his friends and their homes to earn idiotic prizes. When BK falls into one of his own holes, he’s confronted by his best friend Mira and the residents of Donut County, who are all stuck 999 feet underground… and they demand answers! THE HOLE KEEPS GROWING • EXPLORE every character’s home, each with their own unique environment. • MOVE the hole to swallow up their stuff, growing bigger each time. • COMBINE objects inside for crazy effects: cook soup, breed bunnies, launch fireworks, and more. • CATAPULT things back out of the hole. You can use it to solve puzzles...or just destroy stuff. • DEVOUR everything. The hole won’t stop until the whole county is all gone. Donut County was created by Ben Esposito, designer on What Remains of Edith Finch and The Unfinished Swan. It is the result of six years of solo development, dozens of donuts (for research), and one fateful encounter with a raccoon.

Screenshots

Blek4 screens
Donut County4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blek at 4.5 against Donut County's 4.0. Blek also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 56%) and chart position (#34 vs #107). Donut County's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 811). 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

Blek costs $4.99 and Donut County $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blek holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 811 and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Blek's written reviews are positive against 56% of Donut County's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blek ships an update every 4 months, Donut County every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Blek versus Donut County: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlekDonut County
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.5 (811 ratings) — better4.0 (2.8K ratings)
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews — better56.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8112.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#34 — better#107
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB336 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkunabi brother GmbHAnnapurna Games, LLC

Customer experience

Blek

All ratings807 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews770 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative19.4%

Donut County

All ratings2,759 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews643 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral16.2%
Negative27.8%

User reviews

Blek

From 811 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Unique and creative concept
  • 👍 Relaxing and challenging gameplay
  • 🚀 Simple yet elegant design
  • 👍 No ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues
  • 🔊 Annoying sound effects
  • 👎 Lack of instructions/tutorials
  • 👎 Repetitive and gets boring over time

Donut County

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
  • 👍 Charming characters and story
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals and music
  • 🕹️ Innovative and unique concept

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Short gameplay duration
  • 💰 Overpriced for the content
  • 🧠 Lack of challenge or difficulty
  • 📜 Too much dialogue, not enough gameplay

Bugs and requests

Blek

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save screenshots
  • Compatibility issues on larger screens
  • Line disappears randomly during gameplay

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and content
  • Implement a level select or skip option
  • Add sound/music controls
  • Improve UI and controls

Donut County

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or performance issues on some devices
  • Compatibility problems with certain controllers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer campaign or additional levels
  • Sandbox/free-roam mode
  • More puzzles and challenges
  • Ability to skip dialogue

In-app purchases

None

Blek

No in-app purchases

None

Donut County

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blek free?
Blek costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Donut County free?
Donut County costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blek or Donut County?
Blek is rated higher. Blek averages 4.5 out of 5 from 811 ratings, while Donut County averages 4.0 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Blek or Donut County have ads?
Neither Blek nor Donut County shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blek or Donut County?
Blek ships an update every 4 months, and Donut County every 3 weeks. Most recently, Blek was updated on November 6, 2026 and Donut County on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Blek or Donut County?
Blek currently peaks at #34 in the App Store charts, and Donut County at #107. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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