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Blackbar is #18 in Games › Word Paid in United States and charting in 15 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 3 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Blackbar entered the top 10Top Paid · Word · ID
- 🆕Blackbar first spotted by AppInsider#28 in Top Paid · Word · Saudi Arabia
- 🆕Blackbar released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Games › Word PaidBlackbar at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Word Puzzle Minimalist Sci-fi short sessions Premium
#interactive fiction #censorship #text adventure #narrative #single player #dystopian
Blackbar on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Blackbar declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Blackbar downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Blackbar's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › WordPaid | #18 |
 Japan | Games › WordPaid | #31 |
 South Korea | Games › WordPaid | #18 |
 United Kingdom | Games › WordPaid | #33 |
 Germany | Games › WordPaid | #31 |
 Indonesia | Games › WordPaid | #10 |
 Brazil | Games › WordPaid | #22 |
 France | Games › WordPaid | #28 |
 India | Games › WordPaid | #26 |
 Italy | Games › WordPaid | #26 |
 Australia | Games › WordPaid | #35 |
 Canada | Games › WordPaid | #38 |
 Russia | Games › WordPaid | #40 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › WordPaid | #30 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › WordPaid | #25 |
Apps near Blackbar on the chart
Games › Word Paid, around #18.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Blackbar
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the unique dystopian narrative and minimalist design but frequently criticize the game's short length relative to its price. A significant number of reviews report technical issues where the app fails to load or progress on specific iOS devices.
Mixed (48% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and not being fun. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “They were very enjoyable!”
- Price & subscription: “Well worth the price, and I just bought grayout too!”
- Useful: “But I highly recommend it for those looking for a fun challenge”
- Ease of use: “I like how easy they were to pick up/put down”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Wishing I could get the money I wasted back”
- Fun: “-The narrative is enjoyable”
- Ease of use: “Boring, simple, and incredibly overrated”
- Features & content: “Well designed, but needs more content for $$”
About Blackbar
"Its allegories are smart, and its approach to story-telling on touch-devices is just as well. 4.5/5" —TouchArcade
"Taut and intelligent. 8/10" —Eurogamer
"A political statement—a super fun one. I _______ love this _______ game." —Loren Brichter
"Awesome and totally unexpected." —Shaun Inman
Blackbar is a text game: a sci-fi story of a dystopian future told through the medium of word puzzles. Reminiscent of text adventures and interactive fiction, it has a unique mechanic centered around the concept of censorship. Censorship is frustrating, but the human spirit can beat that frustration by turning it into a game.
You'll pick up Blackbar instantly; however, its challenges will keep you searching, thinking, and trying for days.
"An ingenious puzzle game that critiques censorship" —Fast Company
"The humor is black, the puzzles go from simple to truly challenging, and the story is top-notch." —Gamemoir
"Playing Blackbar is Like High School English Class, And I Love It." —Kotaku
"Wonderfully written and does a fantastic job of pulling you into a not entirely unrealistic tale." —Gizmodo
"Well-written and entertaining, with just a touch of a deeper message to hit a few concepts home. Just plain awesome." —JayIsGames
