Blackbox
Shapes and Stories LLC
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- Developer
- Shapes and Stories LLC
- Version
- 3.2
- Minimum iOS
- 16.6
- Age rating
- 4+
- App Store rating
- 4.80 / 5 (108,722)
- App languages
- AF, AR, DA, NL, EN, FR, KA, DE, HE, IT, JA, KO, NB, PL, PT, RU, ZH, SL, ES, ZH, TR
App Store region: United States · Checked: Sep 21, 2026
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About this app
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.) ■
What’s new
■ Stretch, Rotate, Split, Resize… For the first time in ten years, Blackbox supports rotation and resizing on iPad :) ■ Trying out some shiny new barriers for locked content ■ New build-in animation for the home grid (something I’ve dreamed of for years!) ■ Missing a notification permission? Now I’ll finally tell you exactly which one. ■ Other fixes that help me sleep at night