Comparison

Blackbox vs Doodle Tanks Blitz

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

Head to head
About

Blackbox

This puzzle game challenges you to solve intricate problems without touching the screen. It utilizes minimalistic visual cues, sonic interfaces, and haptic feedback to guide you through unique challenges that require thinking outside the box. Discover a new way to interact with your device and prove your cleverness.

Highlights
  • Touchless gameplay
  • Minimalistic visual clues
  • Sonic interfaces
  • Haptic feedback
  • External puzzle solving
  • Easter eggs
Features
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So you think you understand this thing you’re holding? Think again. Stop tapping. Stop swiping. In fact, stop touching the screen at all. To crack Blackbox’s puzzles you’ll need to find solitude and stillness, climb mountains, call on friends, get in tune with the cosmos, and think outside the box. Minimalistic visual clues make for incredibly satisfying “Aha!” moments, while sonic interfaces provide an extra level of guidance and nuance that makes Blackbox accessible with or without vision. Thoughtful haptic feedback, Easter eggs on Easter eggs, and solutions that can’t be found beneath the glass of your screen redefine what a puzzle can be. You’ll never see your device the same way again. Think you’re clever? Prove it. (Blackbox is a living game under active development by Ryan McLeod. When not eating burritos or drinking coffee, he’s busy designing and developing new Blackbox challenges.) ■

About

Doodle Tanks Blitz

Design and build dozens of historically accurate World War II tanks and armored vehicles by combining artillery and other elements. This all-ages puzzle game offers a fun historical twist, allowing you to learn about the legends of tank design and the events that shaped history.

Highlights
  • Design and build WWII tanks
  • Combine elements to create vehicles
  • Learn about tank design legends
  • Historical events and context
  • Dozens of vehicles to engineer
  • Over 100 elements to combine
Features
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It’s Time to Go to War! From the Creators of Doodle God & Doodle Devil Comes a New All Ages Puzzle Game! Available in 6 Languages Over 185 Million Players For Doodle Series Worldwide! BECOME A TANK & ARMORED VEHICLE DESIGNER! From the creators of the award winning Doodle God & Doodle Devil comes a new ALL ages puzzle game with a fun historical twist. Combine artillery and other elements to create dozens of World War II tanks and armored vehicles. Start with four basic elements and watch your creations come alive as you create historically accurate tanks and armored vehicles that once rolled across Europe and Africa. Along the way, learn about the historic events and designers that shaped the outcome of the free world. It’s time to go to War in Doodle Tanks! NEW GAMEPLAY FEATURES -Available in 6 languages: English, German, French, Russian, Spanish, & Portuguese -Dozens of Tank and Armored Vehicles to Engineer and Build -Over 80 reactions to perform and over 100 elements to combine -Learn about the legends of Tank & Armored Vehicle Design -ALL ages puzzle fun with a historical twist Follow us to get early access to exclusive content, price drops and updates: LIKE: www.facebook.com/doodlegod FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/joybitsmobile Check out our other exciting games! Doodle Devil™ & Doodle Farm™

Screenshots

Blackbox4 screens
Doodle Tanks Blitz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blackbox at 93% against Doodle Tanks Blitz's 15%. Blackbox also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). Doodle Tanks Blitz's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Blackbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Doodle Tanks Blitz sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blackbox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackbox has 109K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Blackbox's written reviews are positive against 15% of Doodle Tanks Blitz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackbox ships an update every 9 days, Doodle Tanks Blitz fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Blackbox versus Doodle Tanks Blitz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackboxDoodle Tanks Blitz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (109K ratings) — better2.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings109K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShapes and Stories LLCJoyBits Ltd.

Customer experience

Blackbox

All ratings108,586 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews4,715 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.9%

Doodle Tanks Blitz

All ratings12 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

Blackbox

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Hints not working as expected
  • Progress reset after app update

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to earn hint credits through watching ads
  • Include more free puzzles
  • Improve accessibility for users with limited mobility
  • Provide better guidance and instructions for puzzles

Doodle Tanks Blitz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Blackbox

One-time10
  • Tiny Hint Pack$1.19
  • Small Hint Pack$2.39
  • Erudite Pack$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Push Pack$2.99
  • Coffee for Ryan$4.49
  • Basic Pack$4.99
  • Medium Hint Pack$5.00
  • All Knowing Pack$7.99
  • Large Hint Pack$10.00
  • Extra Large Hint Pack$20.00
7 purchases

Doodle Tanks Blitz

One-time7
  • Starter kit.$1.99
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • Bundle of 1000 energy$3.99
Show 4 more
  • Bundle of 3000 energy.$9.99
  • Bunde of 10000 energy.$24.99
  • Bundle of 30000 energy.$49.99
  • Infinite energy.$99.99

Questions

Is Blackbox free?
Blackbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doodle Tanks Blitz free?
Doodle Tanks Blitz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blackbox or Doodle Tanks Blitz?
Blackbox is rated higher. Blackbox averages 4.8 out of 5 from 109K ratings, while Doodle Tanks Blitz averages 2.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Blackbox or Doodle Tanks Blitz have ads?
Doodle Tanks Blitz shows ads; Blackbox does not.
Which is updated more often, Blackbox or Doodle Tanks Blitz?
Blackbox ships an update every 9 days, and Doodle Tanks Blitz fortnightly. Most recently, Blackbox was updated on October 19, 2026 and Doodle Tanks Blitz on October 14, 2026.

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