Rubek vs LOK Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rubek
A minimalist color-based puzzle game where you roll a cube to match colors and solve intricate levels. Navigate through over 70 handcrafted challenges with a beautiful aesthetic and relaxing music.
- Mind bending puzzles
- Beautiful minimalist aesthetic
- 70+ hand crafted levels
- Game Center leaderboards
- Color blind option
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"Thought-provoking levels, pleasing graphics, and relaxing music, prepare to roll your Rubek cube" - AppAdvice "If Monument Valley, Klocki, and Bluk had a baby I think it would look a little like Rubek" - Pocket Gamer "great-looking, tough puzzle game" - MacStories Rubek is a minimalist color based puzzle game. Roll a cube to pick up and match correct colors on the floor, as you make your way to reach the end point while figuring out a way to solve the puzzles. Play through 70+ handcrafted levels of mind bending difficulty and collect stars to compete on the global leaderboards. Features > Mind bending puzzles > Beautiful minimalist aesthetic > 70+ hand crafted levels > Game Center leaderboards integration > Supports Color blind option
LOK Digital
Engage with a cryptic language where words possess unique abilities to alter your surroundings. Explore diverse worlds, each introducing new mechanics to solve mind-bending puzzles and help creatures thrive by spelling words that shape their environment.
- Discover cryptic language with world-changing words
- Learn new mechanics in 15 distinct worlds
- Procedurally generated daily puzzles
- Expand LOK creatures' civilization
- 150+ puzzle campaign
- Daily puzzle mode with leaderboards
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Start the game for free - only one transaction to unlock the full game! DISCOVER A CRYPTIC LANGUAGE OF WORLD-CHANGING WORDS Learn the rules as you go and uncover how each new word has its own special ability to change the world around you in deep and surprising ways. Expand your vocabulary through 15 distinct worlds, each one exploring a new mechanic and completely shaking up the way you solve puzzles. MASTER THEIR MIND-BENDING EFFECTS With approachable mechanics and mind-bending gameplay, LOK Digital invites you to return every day for new procedurally generated puzzles showcasing the breadth and depth of mechanics. HELP THE LOK CREATURES THRIVE Bring the LOK creatures to life by spelling words that shape their world. They can only live on blackened tiles, so by solving puzzles you're expanding their horizons and helping their civilization thrive. Features: Intuitive mechanics and many magical words to find and learn Elegant, hand-drawn art style and meditative, entrancing soundtrack Learn the nuances of the LOK language across the 150+ puzzle campaign Demonstrate your mastery of the mechanics in the expertly crafted daily puzzle mode and compete on the leaderboards Based on the critically acclaimed puzzle book, LOK Published by the award-winning puzzle experts, Draknek & Friends, the team behind A Monster’s Expedition, Cosmic Express, Bonfire Peaks, and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LOK Digital at Free against Rubek's $1.99. LOK Digital also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Rubek's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
LOK Digital is free to download; Rubek costs $1.99 up front. LOK Digital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rubek asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Rubek against 4.7 for LOK Digital. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 167 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Rubek's written reviews are positive against 83% of LOK Digital's.
Rubek ships an update every 2 months, LOK Digital every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rubek | LOK Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (89 ratings) | 4.7 (167 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 | 167 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 535 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xigma Games | Draknek Limited |
Customer experience
Rubek
LOK Digital
User reviews
Rubek
From 89 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Innovative puzzle concept
- 🧠 Makes you think
- ✨ Visually appealing minimalism
- 😌 Relaxing soundtrack
- 🚫 No ads or in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🐌 Laggy and stuttering performance
- 📱 Not optimized for screen
- 🕹️ Controls can be fiddly
- ⏳ Long level reset times
- 📉 Difficulty can be too high early on
LOK Digital
From 167 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Unique and fun puzzles
- 🎨 Charming art style
- 💡 Innovative gameplay mechanics
- 🎉 Engaging and challenging
- 🔓 Generous free trial
Room to improve
- 🔒 Paywall locks out majority of content
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔌 Requires internet connection
- 💰 Perceived as overpriced for the content
Bugs and requests
Rubek
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game not running smoothly
- Hangs frequently
- Not full screen
- Audio not working
- Lag and slowdowns
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- Inverted swastika visible in Level 18
- Bug at Level 44 with blue tiles
- Non-default color settings not working in Level 44
- Mute setting not persistent
- Sound doesn't stay off
Requested features
9 requests- More levels
- Faster cube rolling
- Undo/rewind one step feature
- Tap to move control option
- Improved level reset speed
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- More challenging levels
- Option to see move count for stars
- Better optimization for older devices
- Full screen support
LOK Digital
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not progressing as expected
- Purchased content not registering
- Controls not responsive at times
Requested features
4 requests- Offline mode
- More free content
- Improved controls for tablet/iPad
- Clearer indication of paid vs free content
In-app purchases
Rubek
No in-app purchases
LOK Digital
- Unlock Full Game$5.99









