Black Light vs The Grey Ball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Light
Solve word puzzles by revealing hidden fingerprints on keypads to decode passwords within a time limit. Choose password length to adjust difficulty and earn more in-game currency. This free game offers a unique word-sleuthing experience.
- Fingerprint revealing mechanic
- Password decoding gameplay
- Timed bank vault challenges
- Adjustable difficulty via password length
- Free to play
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You are in a bank vault and have three minutes to open as many deposit boxes as you can. Using your Black Light you can reveal the fingerprints on the keypads - now decode the password. Totally free. No in-app purchases!! You can change the difficulty by choosing a password length. Longer passwords give more money.
The Grey Ball
Control a grey ball, keeping it above falling platforms. Tilt your device to move the ball left or right. The game ends if the ball drops off the screen.
- Tilt controls
- Falling platforms
- Avoid dropping the ball
- Simple gameplay
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There is one grey ball. Keep that ball above any platform visible on the screen. But be aware, as some of the platforms will fall down at some point. Once the grey ball drops off from the screen, the game is over. Tilt your device to left and right to move the ball. You don't need to worry about white balls.
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Verdict
Black Light and The Grey Ball both sit at 2.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of The Grey Ball's written reviews are positive against 33% of Black Light's. The Grey Ball also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Black Light's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for Black Light against 2.7 for The Grey Ball. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Black Light's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Grey Ball's.
Black Light ships an update every 7 months, The Grey Ball every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Light | The Grey Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (26 ratings) | 2.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MmpApps Corp. | Veli-Pekka Vaisanen |
Customer experience
Black Light
The Grey Ball
In-app purchases
Black Light
No in-app purchases
The Grey Ball
No in-app purchases
Questions
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