Blackbox vs green (game)
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.) ■
green (game)
This is a logic puzzle game where players must find a way to make the entire screen green. It features 50 unique levels, each with its own distinct puzzle mechanic. Hints are available to assist players who get stuck.
- 50 unique logic puzzles
- Screen-based color challenges
- Level-specific mechanics
- Hint system available
- Ad-free hint experience
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The sequel to my 'yellow', 'red' , 'black' and 'blue' games is here! Can you make the screen green in 50 levels? Each level has its own logic. Do you need help? Use the light bulb button that will appear after a while in the top right of each level to get a hint. There are multiple hints for each level. With the in-app you will not get ads before the hints. Enjoy! @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Blackbox at none against green (game)'s shown. Blackbox also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (109K vs 712). green (game)'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Blackbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and green (game) 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 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackbox has 109K ratings behind it against 712, 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 89% of green (game)'s.
Blackbox ships an update every 9 days, green (game) every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackbox | green (game) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (109K ratings) — better | 4.6 (712 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 109K — better | 712 |
| 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 | #28 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Shapes and Stories LLC | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
Blackbox
green (game)
User reviews
Blackbox
From 109K 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
green (game)
From 712 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🍀 Green
- 👍 Enjoyable & Challenging
- 🎨 Very green
- 🎨 Awesome
- 🎨 Dude is diabolical!!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Level 23 not working
- 🤔 It's OK has an air of something about it I can't put my finger on
- 🤔 How do you pass level 5
- 🐛 Level 20 IS IMPOSSIBLE
- 🤔 can't play because of flashing
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
green (game)
Reported bugs
9 issues- Level 23 not working
- Level 47 won't work but ts is peak
- Level 23 , managed to arrange them in the 4 orientations but still didnt complete the level
- Level 23 is broken, i've clicked the bubbles in the correct order ( G-R-E-E-N) and they keep falling
- Level 41's answers doesn't correlate to the clues given
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- Level 49 makes absolutely no sense
- Level 47 is stupid your supposed spell green out of cacti, that are not even in letter or number formation
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
7 requests- Update this game please
- Please help with level 20
- Please make level 20 easier?
- Please fix level 23
- Please make more levels
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- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
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
green (game)
- premium unlock$2.49
