Blackbox vs Brick Rage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Touchless gameplay
- Minimalistic visual clues
- Sonic interfaces
- Haptic feedback
- External puzzle solving
- Easter eggs
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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.) ■
Brick Rage
Direct falling bricks into place by swiping to complete rows and demolish them before the wall crushes you. This addictive game requires focus and quick reflexes to succeed. Unlock special brick skins and record your gameplay to share your achievements.
- Swipe to direct bricks
- Demolish rows
- Avoid wall crush
- Special brick skins
- In-game recording
- 3D Touch support
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Harness your rage and your focus to defeat this non-stop, addictive and challenge game. Swipe to direct the missing bricks into place,column by column, demolishing rows before the wall crashes down on you. Make the wrong decision and the wall will crush you.Go too slow and the wall will crush you. Lose your focus – and Brick Rage will… that’s right, CRUSH you! Features • Easy swipe action, addictive to play yet hard to master • Numbers of special Brick skins to choose from • 3D Touch support • In-game recording support to show off your skills. ----------------------- Contact us: https://www.facebook.com/SoulGameFans/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blackbox at 93% against Brick Rage's 48%. Blackbox also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (110K vs 31). Brick Rage's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Blackbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Brick Rage sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blackbox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackbox has 110K ratings behind it against 31, 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 48% of Brick Rage's.
Blackbox ships an update every 9 days, Brick Rage fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackbox | Brick Rage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (110K ratings) — better | 3.8 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 47.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110K — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #35 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Shapes and Stories LLC | ChillyRoom Inc. |
Customer experience
Blackbox
Brick Rage
User reviews
Blackbox
From 110K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Unique and creative gameplay
- 🤔 Challenges users to think outside the box
- 😄 Humorous and witty comments
- 🔑 Utilizes phone features in innovative ways
Room to improve
- 🤯 Extremely challenging puzzles
- 💰 Expensive for additional content
- 🤖 Concerns about app accessing device permissions
- 🚗 Puzzles requiring travel/location are inaccessible for some
Brick Rage
From 31 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and fun
- 🚀 Smooth performance (when not lagging)
- 💡 Great concept
- ✨ Retro Tetris vibe
Room to improve
- 🐛 Severe lag with green blocks
- 📉 Unplayable due to lag
- 😵 Confusing controls
- outdated build
- 💥 Frequent crashes
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
Brick Rage
Reported bugs
5 issues- Everyplay SDK build expired
- Game crashes on launch
- Lagging with green blocks
- Tutorial controls differ from actual gameplay
- Game freezes or runs at 1 FPS during special modes
Requested features
5 requests- Add new character updates
- Add more skins/filters
- Add special powers to unlockable packs
- Add Facebook integration for friend scores
- Add an IAP option to remove ads
In-app purchases
Blackbox
- Tiny Hint Pack$1.19
- Small Hint Pack$2.39
- Erudite Pack$2.99
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- 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
Brick Rage
- Hammer$0.99
- Matrix$0.99
- Null$0.99
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- Bullet Rainbow$0.99
- Spell$0.99
- 400 Coins$0.99
- Nuke$0.99
- 900 Coins$1.99
- 2000 Coins$3.99
- 4500 Coins$7.99









