Comparison

Blackbox vs Spin The World

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

Spin The World

An action-puzzle game where you tilt your phone to roll a ball onto a switch to clear levels. Unlock new balls with points earned from completing stages. Enjoy a variety of challenging and easy stages.

Highlights
  • Tilt controls for ball movement
  • Roll ball onto switches to clear levels
  • Unlockable balls with in-game points
  • Variety of easy and tricky stages
  • Action-puzzle gameplay
Features
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Press the switch to clear! An action-puzzle game that anyone can enjoy!! Easy controls! The world changes when you turn the screen, roll the ball onto the switch! How to Play The ball rolls in the direction you tilt your phone. Roll the ball onto the red switch to clear the level. Stages Some stages are easy and other stages are a little bit tricky Balls Get points by clearing stages, then use those points to unlock various balls.

Screenshots

Blackbox4 screens
Spin The World3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blackbox at 4.8 against Spin The World's 4.0. Blackbox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (109K vs 2). Spin The World's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blackbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Spin The World asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blackbox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackbox has 109K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackbox ships an update every 9 days, Spin The World every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Blackbox versus Spin The World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackboxSpin The World
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (109K ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings109K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShapes and Stories LLCSAT-BOX, Inc.

Customer experience

Blackbox

All ratings108,586 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews4,702 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.8%

Spin The World

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Spin The World

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
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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
None

Spin The World

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackbox free?
Blackbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spin The World free?
Spin The World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blackbox or Spin The World?
Blackbox is rated higher. Blackbox averages 4.8 out of 5 from 109K ratings, while Spin The World averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Blackbox or Spin The World have ads?
Spin The World shows ads; Blackbox does not.
Which is updated more often, Blackbox or Spin The World?
Blackbox ships an update every 9 days, and Spin The World every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blackbox was updated on October 14, 2026 and Spin The World on October 1, 2026.

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