Comparison

Blackbox vs Normalz!

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

Normalz!

Test your cultural awareness by predicting the most popular choice among three options. Build your streak, climb leaderboards, and tackle daily challenges across pop culture, tech, and more. See how your predictions stack up against others worldwide.

Highlights
  • Predict the most popular option
  • Build and maintain streaks
  • Climb global leaderboards
  • Daily fresh challenges
  • Test knowledge on trending topics
  • Compare scores with friends
Features
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Think you're in tune with what's hot? Prove it with Normalz! Normalz throws down three choices. Your mission? Pick the most popular one. It's not about your faves – it's about reading the room. Rack up your streak by nailing the crowd's vibe. Climb that leaderboard and show everyone you're the ultimate trend oracle. With fresh challenges dropping daily, Normalz keeps you on your toes across everything from viral TikToks to age-old debates. Flex your cultural IQ: Build your streak with on-point picks Dominate the leaderboard Face new challenges every day Test your knowledge on what's popping in pop culture, tech, and more See how you stack up against your squad and players worldwide Normalz serves up the questions everyone's buzzing about. Think you can predict the crowd fave? Don't sleep on this. Download Normalz now and start your streak! It's free, addictive, and the perfect way to prove you're ahead of the curve. Get ready to show the world you know what's normal. You in?

Screenshots

Blackbox4 screens
Normalz!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Normalz! at none against Blackbox's 10. Normalz! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Blackbox's advantage is ratings volume (109K vs 1) and chart position (#33 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Normalz! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Normalz! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackbox has 109K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Normalz!'s.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Blackbox versus Normalz!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackboxNormalz!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (109K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings109K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#33 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB12 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperShapes and Stories LLCOzay Demirezen

Customer experience

Blackbox

All ratings109,239 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews4,734 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.9%

Normalz!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Normalz!

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

Normalz!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackbox free?
Blackbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Normalz! free?
Normalz! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blackbox or Normalz!?
Normalz! is rated higher. Blackbox averages 4.8 out of 5 from 109K ratings, while Normalz! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Blackbox or Normalz! have ads?
Neither Blackbox nor Normalz! shows ads.

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