hocus. vs NABOKI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hocus.
Engage with a collection of mind-bending puzzles featuring impossible shapes. Create and share your own levels, or get assistance from AI when you're stuck. Explore both handcrafted challenges and an endless mode.
- 120 mind-bending handcrafted levels
- Create and share custom levels
- Load levels from pictures
- Endless mode
- AI-assisted gameplay
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hocus. is celebrating 10th year; Let artificial intelligence design new levels for you. You can even get help from her if you get stuck. Best Games on iPhone; Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Middle East New, polished, mind-bending, impossible shapes. Features: • 120 mind-bending hand-craft levels • Create/share your own levels • Load / take picture of levels cards • Endless mode • Shortest path algorithm
NABOKI
Engage in a tranquil puzzle experience where the objective is to dismantle intricate 3D boards. Enjoy a serene, ad-free environment with no time constraints or scoring, accompanied by a calming ambient soundtrack. Play offline and save your progress via the cloud.
- Disassemble 3D puzzles
- Relaxing gameplay
- Minimalist design
- No ads or time limits
- Ambient soundtrack
- Offline play
- Cloud save
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A simple, minimalist puzzle game where your goal is to take apart the board. As always, this is a peaceful puzzle game, so it has no ads, no time limits, no scoring and even no text. The calm, meditative soundtrack was created by Wojciech Wasiak. - Relaxing - Minimal - 3D - Simple - No ads - Created by one person - Can be played without internet - Soothing, ambient soundtrack - Cloud Save Feel free to check my other games on https://www.rainbowtrain.eu/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NABOKI at 4.8 against hocus.'s 4.3. NABOKI also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). hocus.'s advantage is chart position (#42 vs #154) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
hocus. costs $1.99 and NABOKI $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NABOKI holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 234 and 348 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of hocus.'s written reviews are positive against 79% of NABOKI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
hocus. ships an update every 5 weeks, NABOKI every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hocus. | NABOKI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (234 ratings) | 4.8 (348 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 79.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 234 | 348 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #42 — better | #154 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GAMEBRAIN YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI | Maciej Targoni |
Customer experience
hocus.
NABOKI
Bugs and requests
hocus.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NABOKI
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficult to close app on iPhone X (swipe gestures not recognized)
- No proper exit mechanism without force quitting
- Game loops back to level 1 without clear indication of completion
Requested features
7 requests- More levels or level packs
- Level designer and sharing functionality
- Level numbering or progress tracking
- Sequel or expanded content
- Dice-based puzzle levels
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- Transparent block viewing option
- Easy exit/home button functionality
In-app purchases
hocus.
No in-app purchases
NABOKI
No in-app purchases
