Comparison

Unlock! vs Blokus Online

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

Blokus Online

Engage in a strategic board game by placing pieces on a grid, aiming to occupy as much space as possible while blocking opponents. Play against AI with increasing difficulty or challenge friends online.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • Local AI opponent with increasing difficulty
  • Strategic tile placement
  • Corner-to-corner piece connection
  • Score maximization through piece size
  • Blocking opponent's space
Features
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Blokus is a fun board game to play with both your friends online or with computer AI locally. Instruction: 1. Select a piece you want to place on the board; The larger the piece, the more points you earn! 2. For the first piece, you need to touch the starting point of your color on the board; For later pieces, you need to connect with previous piece ONLY with corners, no edge touch! 3. Try to place as many pieces (and points) on the board, while limit your component space so your component has no room to place pieces! The AI difficulty will increase as you play better! You have to win 2 consecutive games to proceed to the next level! Think hard to beat the AI! To play with your friends or anyone else online, you need to sign in GameCenter using your AppID, then choose to start online game. For online games, place your first piece to start the matching process, or join games started by others. Have fun!

Screenshots

Unlock!4 screens
Blokus Online4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blokus Online at 4.5 against Unlock!'s 3.3. Blokus Online also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Unlock!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blokus Online sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Unlock! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blokus Online holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 243 and 366 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Unlock!'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Blokus Online's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unlock! ships an update every 3 weeks, Blokus Online weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Unlock! versus Blokus Online: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnlock!Blokus Online
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (243 ratings)4.5 (366 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.4% of reviews42.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings243366 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size833 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJD EditionsFusionX Tech LLC

Customer experience

Unlock!

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

Blokus Online

All ratings364 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral18.4%
Negative39.5%

User reviews

Unlock!

From 243 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable game
  • 🤖 Cool and hard ideas
  • 🎉 Amazing and fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Audio doesn't work
  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Buggy and dysfunctional
  • 🤯 Instructions not clear
  • 🤔 Confusing and frustrating

Blokus Online

From 366 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
  • 🧠 Challenging AI opponent
  • ✨ Good Blokus adaptation
  • 🆓 Free to play
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Online multiplayer option

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🔥 Phone gets hot
  • 💸 Ads are intrusive
  • 🚫 Ads block game elements
  • 🤔 Difficult to end turns

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

Blokus Online

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • AI mode doesn't allow finishing play
  • No way to end turn (only pass)
  • Ads block pieces and buttons
  • App crashes or resets unexpectedly
  • Email bounce-back for developer contact

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to play Blokus XL
  • Adjustable AI difficulty or level progression
  • More verifiable privacy guarantees

In-app purchases

None

Unlock!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blokus Online

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Unlock! free?
Unlock! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blokus Online free?
Blokus Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Unlock! or Blokus Online?
Blokus Online is rated higher. Unlock! averages 3.3 out of 5 from 243 ratings, while Blokus Online averages 4.5 from 366 ratings.
Do Unlock! or Blokus Online have ads?
Neither Unlock! nor Blokus Online shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unlock! or Blokus Online?
Unlock! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Blokus Online weekly. Most recently, Unlock! was updated on November 2, 2026 and Blokus Online on November 3, 2026.

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