Comparison

Unlock! vs Totemus

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

Totemus

Embark on interactive treasure hunts that blend sport, culture, and adventure. Solve observation-based riddles to collect virtual totems and earn points redeemable for real-world gifts at various attractions.

Highlights
  • Solve observation riddles
  • Collect virtual totems
  • Earn points (toteez)
  • Redeem points for gifts
  • Explore local culture and history
  • Combines sport and adventure
Features
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The Totemus treasure hunts are halfway between track game and geocaching. Totemus combines sport, with different levels of walks, culture, with the promotion of local wealth and know-how (tales and legends, art, gastronomy...) and adventure. The principle? All along the route, hunters have to solve riddles that need their sense of observation: find a date at the foot of a statue, count the number of windows of a building, fill in the name of a street, etc. By doing so, hunters collect totems and earn points, called "toteez", which can be exchanged for gifts at amusement parks, museums, playgrounds, restaurants, etc. Two versions of Totemus are available: a free version, ad-free, with no usage limits, and a premium subscription with additional features, to take things further. Our website https://totemus.com/ Our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/totemusbe/ Video presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqeSIGermPg Terms of Use https://totemus.com/en/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy https://totemus.com/en/data-protection-policy/

Screenshots

Unlock!4 screens
Totemus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Totemus at 75% against Unlock!'s 37%. Unlock!'s advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unlock! ships an update every 3 weeks, Totemus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Unlock! versus Totemus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnlock!Totemus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (243 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.4% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings243 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size833 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJD EditionsLudifica

Customer experience

Unlock!

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

Totemus

Written reviews32 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Totemus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Unlock!

No in-app purchases

None

Totemus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unlock! free?
Unlock! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Totemus free?
Totemus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unlock! or Totemus have ads?
Neither Unlock! nor Totemus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unlock! or Totemus?
Unlock! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Totemus fortnightly. Most recently, Unlock! was updated on October 29, 2026 and Totemus on October 27, 2026.

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