Comparison

Blackbox vs Consoly

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

Consoly

Test your coding comprehension with daily challenges and interactive lessons. Prove your developer skills by predicting code output or learning new languages. Features practice modes and global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Daily global code challenges
  • Interactive language lessons
  • Archived practice challenges
  • Shareable performance cards
  • IDE-style dark interface
  • Global performance statistics
Features
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Think you can read code better than a compiler? Prove it. Consoly is the ultimate daily challenge designed exclusively for developers who think they’ve seen it all. No tutorials, no hand-holding. Just you, a snippet of code, and your logic. THE DAILY CHALLENGE Every day, a new puzzle is released globally. Thousands of developers face the exact same code snippet. You have only 3 attempts to guess the correct output. Will you nail it on the first try and prove your seniority, or will you fail like a script kiddie? NEW: LEARN MODE Ready to expand your tech stack? Dive into our interactive lessons and master new programming languages from scratch. Choose your language, follow bite-sized lessons, and level up your coding skills right from your pocket. Perfect for beginners and veterans alike. DOJO MODE & KATAS Don't want to wait? Enter the Dojo to sharpen your skills with hundreds of Katas. Unlike before, you can now choose your preferred programming language to train: from "Hello World" logic to complex asynchronous hell, master reading and debugging code at the speed of light! FEATURES: • One global code challenge every 24 hours. • Interactive learning with step-by-step lessons for multiple languages. • Dojo Mode: select your favorite language and solve tailored Katas to hone your logic. • "No-spoiler" share cards to flex your streak on LinkedIn or X. • Premium, IDE-style dark interface that's easy on the eyes. • Global stats: track your performance and prove you belong in the top 1%. Most senior engineers fail the first time. What about you? Download Consoly. Compile in your brain. Terms of Use: https://consoly.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://consoly.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Blackbox4 screens
Consoly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blackbox at none against Consoly's shown. Blackbox also leads on ratings volume (109K vs 3) and chart position (#31 vs unranked). Consoly's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blackbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Consoly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Consoly 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackbox ships an update every 9 days, Consoly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Blackbox versus Consoly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackboxConsoly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (109K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings109K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#31 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB91 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShapes and Stories LLCDiego Velasquez Lopez

Customer experience

Blackbox

All ratings108,586 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews4,662 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.8%

Consoly

All ratings3 ratings
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

Consoly

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
2 purchases

Consoly

Subscriptions2
  • Consoly Pro$5.991 Month
  • Consoly Pro$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Blackbox free?
Blackbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Consoly free?
Consoly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blackbox or Consoly?
Consoly is rated higher. Blackbox averages 4.8 out of 5 from 109K ratings, while Consoly averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Blackbox or Consoly have ads?
Consoly shows ads; Blackbox does not.
Which is updated more often, Blackbox or Consoly?
Blackbox ships an update every 9 days, and Consoly every 2 days. Most recently, Blackbox was updated on September 25, 2026 and Consoly on September 8, 2026.

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