Comparison

Unlock! vs Shadows

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Unlock!

This companion app enhances the Unlock! board game experience by providing clues, secret codes, and atmospheric music. It helps manage game progression, tracks scores, and adds to the escape room feel.

Highlights
  • Provides game clues
  • Enters secret codes
  • Atmospheric music
  • Manages countdown timer
  • Calculates game score
  • Enhances escape room feel
Features
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YOU NEED THE BOARDGAME UNLOCK! TO USE THIS APP. This companion app will allow you to experience the amazing adventures of the Unlock! board game based on the escape rooms model. Escape from a laboratory with a precious formula, save the world and overcome the archaeological traps of a lost island! ***/*** This application will allow you to experience the extraordinary adventures of Unlock! - an adventure cooperative board game - based on the escape rooms model. Infiltrate a Cold War laboratory and recover the serum that will save mankind! Thwart the plans of the despicable Professor Noside in this crazy cartoon-style adventure! Escape from the island of an eccentric antique collector and overcome its traps! ... Unlock! is a board game based on the escape rooms model. Search the rooms, find hidden objects, combine them, solve riddles, avoid traps ... and exit before the end of the countdown! The Unlock! application is a free “companion app”: you must use the Unlock! board game to enjoy it. This application will allow you to get valuable clues and enter secret codes you deciphered. It will also contribute to the atmosphere around the table with its music tailored to each adventure, awful penalties ... and fatal countdown! At the end of the game, it will give you your score calculated on the time you spent to complete the adventure, the number of penalties you collected, the number of clues you requested, etc. Unlock! is a game created by Cyril Demaegd, published by Space Cowboys and distributed by Asmodee (Game’s POS list available at www.asmodee.com .) Try the Unlock! game for free: Download “Elite” cards; game rules and tutorial available at www.spacecowboys.fr Unlock! Escape Adventures game (Release: February 2017) 2 to 6 players 60 minutes Ages 10 and up

About

Shadows

Enhance your board game experience with an official companion app. It offers a unique soundtrack and a customizable timer to improve gameplay atmosphere. Enjoy beautiful artwork from the board game.

Highlights
  • Unique soundtrack
  • Customizable timer
  • Board game artwork
  • Enhances game atmosphere
Features
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If you love to play Libellud' Shadows - Amsterdam, you will love to improve your experience with the official companion app. Enhance the board game atmosphere with a great soundtrack and a customizable timer. It features: - An unique soundtrack - Fully customizable timer to play 2-3 players mode - Beautiful artworks from the board game Give it a try, it's made with love !

Screenshots

Unlock!4 screens
Shadows3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shadows at 75% against Unlock!'s 37%. Shadows also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Unlock!'s advantage is ratings volume (243 vs 2) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unlock! holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unlock! has 243 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Unlock!'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Shadows's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unlock! ships an update every 3 weeks, Shadows every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Unlock! versus Shadows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnlock!Shadows
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (243 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews37.4% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings243 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size833 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJD EditionsTempete Studio

Customer experience

Unlock!

All ratings243 ratings
Positive53.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative36.6%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive37.4%
Neutral14.9%
Negative47.7%

Shadows

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Unlock!

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Ticket to Ride final puzzle broken
  • Birmingham Murder app bug at game end
  • Enchanted Adventures AR/voice detection issues
  • Tonipal's Treasure app glitch
  • The Formula sound bug
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  • Nautilus sound not working
  • Unlock games not available in app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add built-in calculator
  • Include play history and total score
  • Add accessibility features for hearing-impaired
  • Support landscape mode on iPad
  • Provide option to skip puzzles
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  • Add 'check steps' in hints before showing solution

Shadows

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Unlock!

No in-app purchases

None

Shadows

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unlock! free?
Unlock! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadows free?
Shadows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unlock! or Shadows?
Unlock! is rated higher. Unlock! averages 3.3 out of 5 from 243 ratings, while Shadows averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Unlock! or Shadows have ads?
Neither Unlock! nor Shadows shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unlock! or Shadows?
Unlock! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shadows every 2 months. Most recently, Unlock! was updated on October 29, 2026 and Shadows on October 19, 2026.

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