Comparison

Blek vs FRAMED

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

FRAMED

This noir-puzzle game challenges you to reorder comic panels to alter the story's outcome. Featuring award-winning art, animation, and a jazz soundtrack, it offers a unique narrative experience.

Highlights
  • Rearrange comic panels
  • Change story outcomes
  • Award-winning design
  • Hand-crafted art and animation
  • Original jazz music soundtrack
  • Unique narrative gameplay
Features
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FRAMED is a multi-award winning noir-puzzle game where you re-arrange panels of an animated comic book to change the outcome of the story. ~~~~~ FEATURES ~~~~~ AWARD-WINNING DESIGN Featuring a fusion of all-new game mechanics & fiendish puzzles, FRAMED has received many design awards as well as being an 'Excellence in Design' finalist in the IGF 2015. EFFORTLESSLY ELEGANT Simply grab comic panels and swap them with a touch of your finger! BEAUTIFUL ART & RICH ANIMATION Hand-crafted, award-winning art and animation brings the noir world of FRAMED to life. ORIGINAL JAZZ MUSIC SOUNDTRACK An evocative music score featuring live jazz performances fused with modern themes and beats sets the mood. A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE AWAITS Unlike anything you’ve played before, FRAMED delivers a completely new type of game experience. Plug in your headphones, sit back and enjoy! ~~~~~ RECEPTION ~~~~~ "My best game in this year without any doubt." - Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid) “It looks like a work of goddamn genius.” - Kotaku ”I was blown away by Loveshack’s Framed." - Penny Arcade “Guilty of Awesome.” - Rock, Paper, Shotgun “Noir-drenched motion comic puzzler gets big thumbs-up.” - IGN “Framed has an incredible art style, and it plays unlike anything else we’ve seen." - Slide to Play “Framed meshes narrative and gameplay like nothing else." - Mac Life “With a jazzy soundtrack and a gritty vibe befitting its genre, Framed succeeds at telling a story in more ways than one.” - Complex, Pop Culture “Don’t miss this smart and innovative indie gem.” - Pocket Gamer ** FINALIST ** ‘Excellence in Design’, IGF 2015 ** WINNER ** ‘VisuaI Design’, Indiecade Festival 2014 ** WINNER ** ‘Excellence in Design’, IGF China 2013 ** WINNER ** ‘Best Game’ - Freeplay Independent Games Festival 2013 ** WINNER ** ‘Best Upcoming Game’ - International Mobile Game Awards 2014 ** WINNER ** ‘Best Narrative’ - Brazil's Independent Games Festival 2014 ** WINNER ** ‘Best Puzzle Game’ - Intel Level Up Awards 2014 ** PAX 10 SELECTION ** - PAX Prime 2014 ** FINALIST ** ‘Most Amazing Game’ - A MAZE Festival Berlin 2014 ** FINALIST ** ‘Innovation Award’ - Australian Game Developer Awards 2014 ** OFFICIAL SELECTION ** BAFTA Inside Games Showcase 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRAMED is designed for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch iOS 7.0 and above. Loveshack Entertainment is an independent game development studio based in Australia. For more information www.loveshackentertainment.com Follow us @LoveShackers

Screenshots

Blek4 screens
FRAMED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Blek at #38 against FRAMED's unranked. Blek also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). FRAMED's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 FRAMED $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Blek against 4.5 for FRAMED. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 811 and 789 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Blek's written reviews are positive against 80% of FRAMED's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blek ships an update every 4 months, FRAMED every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Blek versus FRAMED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlekFRAMED
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.5 (811 ratings) — better4.5 (789 ratings)
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings811 — better789
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#38 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB367 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerkunabi brother GmbHLoveshack

Customer experience

Blek

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

FRAMED

All ratings788 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews416 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative9.9%

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

FRAMED

From 789 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Stunning art style
  • 🎼 Excellent music and soundtrack
  • 🧠 Innovative and challenging gameplay
  • 👍 Unique and engaging concept
  • 🕵️‍♀️ Intriguing spy-themed story

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Game is too short
  • 💰 Not worth the price for the length
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🔇 No option to mute music

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

FRAMED

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when certain animations play
  • Rotating frames don't always work as expected
  • Compatibility issues on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to replay individual levels
  • Option to adjust volume or mute music

In-app purchases

None

Blek

No in-app purchases

None

FRAMED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blek free?
Blek costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FRAMED free?
FRAMED costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blek or FRAMED?
Blek is rated higher. Blek averages 4.5 out of 5 from 811 ratings, while FRAMED averages 4.5 from 789 ratings.
Do Blek or FRAMED have ads?
Neither Blek nor FRAMED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blek or FRAMED?
Blek ships an update every 4 months, and FRAMED every 9 months. Most recently, Blek was updated on November 6, 2026 and FRAMED on November 6, 2026.

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