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Blackbox is #13 in Games › Trivia Grossing in Japan and charting in 14 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 52 events
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · AR, BR, CO, JP, MX, RU, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · AR, BR, CO, JP, MX, RU, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · AR, BR, CO, JP, MX, RU, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · AR, BR, CO, JP, MX, RU, US
- 📈Blackbox entered the top 10Top Grossing · Trivia · IN
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Apple: “JUST FOR FUN”today · AR, AU, BR, CO, JP, MX, RU, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Apple: “JUST FOR FUN”today · AR, AU, BR, CO, JP, MX, RU, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Apple: “JUST FOR FUN”today · AR, AU, BR, CO, JP, MX, RU, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · AR, BR, CO, JP, MX, RU, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · AR, BR, CO, JP, MX, RU, US
- ✏️Blackbox added hidden keywords: strategywords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🎉Blackbox in-app event: Spooky, Scary, SolvedSPECIAL EVENT · until 31 Oct
- ✏️Blackbox added hidden keywords: solve, strategywords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Blackbox: needs a newer iOSiOS 16.6 → iOS 17.0
- 📈Blackbox entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Trivia · JP · Top Free · Trivia · KR
- ✏️Blackbox: new iPad screenshots· 8 countries
- ✏️Blackbox: new screenshots4 screenshots (was 4) · 8 countries
- ✏️Blackbox: new icon
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· 15 countries - ✏️Blackbox: new iPad screenshots· RU
- ✏️Blackbox: new screenshots4 screenshots (was 4) · RU
- ✏️Blackbox: new iPad screenshots· KR
- ✏️Blackbox: new screenshots4 screenshots (was 4) · KR
- ✏️Blackbox: new iPad screenshots· JP
- ✏️Blackbox: new screenshots4 screenshots (was 4) · JP
- ✏️Blackbox: new iPad screenshots· IT
- ✏️Blackbox: new screenshots4 screenshots (was 4) · IT
- ✏️Blackbox: new iPad screenshots· FR
- ✏️Blackbox: new screenshots4 screenshots (was 4) · FR
- ✏️Blackbox: new iPad screenshots· DE
- ✏️Blackbox: new screenshots4 screenshots (was 4) · DE
- ✏️Blackbox: new iPad screenshots· BR
- ✏️Blackbox: new screenshots4 screenshots (was 4) · BR
- 🎉Blackbox in-app event: Turn It. Stretch It. Solve It.MAJOR UPDATE · until 21 Nov
- 🎉Blackbox in-app event: New ChallengeCHALLENGE · until 21 Nov
- 📦Blackbox updated to version 3.3■ NEW CHALLENGE O_O
■ Over 100 views were rebuilt so you can fold, stretch and rotate Blackbox all day long.
■ Brand-new interface for completionists
■ A Game Centre achievement for completing the game (so far)
■ Polish, sweat and tears… more - 📈Blackbox entered the top 10Top Grossing · Trivia · KR
- 📈Blackbox hit #1Top Grossing · Trivia · RU
- ✏️Blackbox added hidden keywords: strategy, trickywords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Apple: “JUST FOR FUN”today · AU, BR, MX, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · BR, MX, US
- 📈Blackbox entered the top 10Top Grossing · Trivia · RU
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · BR, MX, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Apple: “TRY NOW”today · BR, CA, MX, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · BR, MX, US
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · BR, MX, US
- 🆕Blackbox first spotted by AppInsider#88 in Top Grossing · Trivia · Saudi Arabia
- 🌟Blackbox featured by Applegames · BR, US
- 📦Blackbox version 3.2No release notes
- 🆕Blackbox 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 › Trivia GrossingBlackbox at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-18. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free puzzle game that requires players to interact with their device's physical sensors and environment rather than the touchscreen, targeting users seeking unconventional problem-solving experiences. The app maintains a strong presence in Trivia charts across diverse markets including South Korea, Russia, and Japan, indicating sustained global engagement with its unique non-touch gameplay mechanics.
Similar apps: Monument Valley, Fez, The Witness
Puzzle Minimalist Modern medium sessions Premium
#sensor-based #innovative #accessibility #haptic-feedback #out-of-the-box #indie
Blackbox on the App Store
App details
Blackbox 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 Blackbox'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Blackbox makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Tiny Hint Pack | |
| 2 | Erudite Pack | |
| 3 | Basic Pack | |
| 4 | Push Pack | |
| 5 | Small Hint Pack | |
| 6 | All Knowing Pack | |
| 7 | Medium Hint Pack | |
| 8 | Large Hint Pack | |
| 9 | Extra Large Hint Pack | |
| 10 | Coffee for Ryan |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Games › TriviaGrossing | #13 |
 United States | Games › TriviaFree | #38 |
 South Korea | Games › TriviaFree | #11 |
| South Korea | Games › TriviaGrossing | #14 |
| Japan | Games › TriviaFree | #37 |
| United States | Games › TriviaGrossing | #83 |
 Germany | Games › TriviaFree | #58 |
 India | Games › TriviaGrossing | #40 |
 United Kingdom | Games › TriviaFree | #72 |
| India | Games › TriviaFree | #36 |
 Russia | Games › TriviaFree | #31 |
| United Kingdom | Games › TriviaGrossing | #100 |
 France | Games › TriviaGrossing | #74 |
| Russia | Games › TriviaGrossing | #46 |
 Canada | Games › TriviaGrossing | #64 |
| Canada | Games › TriviaFree | #58 |
 Italy | Games › TriviaFree | #47 |
 Brazil | Games › TriviaGrossing | #71 |
 Australia | Games › TriviaGrossing | #82 |
| Italy | Games › TriviaGrossing | #70 |
| France | Games › TriviaFree | #99 |
| Brazil | Games › TriviaFree | #82 |
| Australia | Games › TriviaFree | #100 |
 Indonesia | Games › TriviaGrossing | #81 |
| Indonesia | Games › TriviaFree | #77 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › TriviaFree | #100 |
Apps near Blackbox on the chart
Games › Trivia Grossing, around #13.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in United Kingdom ▲ +220% · South Korea ▲ +171% · Japan ▲ +132%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 57% | ▲ +44% |
| Japan | 39 | 15% | ▲ +132% |
| Canada | 10 | 4% | ▲ +10% |
| Germany | 10 | 4% | ▼ -9% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 4% | ▲ +220% |
| France | 8 | 3% | steady |
| Russia | 7.8 | 3% | ▲ +130% |
| South Korea | 6 | 2% | ▲ +171% |
| Italy | 4.8 | 2% | ▲ +33% |
| Brazil | 4.5 | 2% | ▼ -18% |
| Australia | 4.2 | 2% | ▼ -10% |
| India | 2.8 | 1% | ▼ -14% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review 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 Blackbox
From the 153 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the game's unique creativity and challenging puzzles that utilize device hardware in unexpected ways. However, a minority of negative reviews focus on aggressive monetization, paywalls for levels, and intrusive ads.
Mostly positive (89% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Fun: “Very fun and entertaining”
- Features & content: “Especially when you have friends or family to help on certain levels”
- Ease of use: “Not too hard, but also not too easy”
- Useful: “I recommend the age is 12+”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Pay to have more fun = bad”
- Features & content: “Ruined by making you pay for the levels”
- Fun: “Pay to have more fun = bad”
- Privacy & data: “However, after paying for the game and it asked for every permission under the sun, I started having issues”
About Blackbox
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.)
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Store changes
What Blackbox changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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