Blackbox vs OrbitR
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.) ■
OrbitR
A minimalist maze puzzle game where players tap to change direction and navigate to the center, collecting items along the way. It offers a beautiful design and is suitable for all ages with handcrafted levels.
- Tap to change direction
- Navigate to maze center
- Collect items
- 80 handcrafted levels
- Minimalist design
- Fun for all ages
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OrbitR is a unique and addictive twitch-puzzle game anyone can enjoy. Tap to change direction and make your way to the maze center, grabbing collectables on the way! Features ◉ 80 handcrafted levels ◉ Beautiful, minimalist style ◉ Fun for all ages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackbox at 4.8 against OrbitR's 4.0. Blackbox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Blackbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and OrbitR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blackbox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackbox has 110K ratings behind it against 4, 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 80% of OrbitR's.
Blackbox ships an update every 9 days, OrbitR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackbox | OrbitR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (110K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | Shapes and Stories LLC | Motionlab |
Customer experience
Blackbox
OrbitR
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
OrbitR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
OrbitR
- Remove Ads$2.99
