Unlock! vs the Internet Puzzle Database
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Provides game clues
- Enters secret codes
- Atmospheric music
- Manages countdown timer
- Calculates game score
- Enhances escape room feel
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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
the Internet Puzzle Database
Explore a vast collection of jigsaw puzzles with this comprehensive reference platform. Discover over 22,000 indexed puzzles from hundreds of brands, contributed by a global community of enthusiasts. It serves as a rich resource for researching and comparing puzzle types and designs.
- Extensive puzzle database
- Over 22,000 indexed puzzles
- 800+ puzzle brands
- User-submitted puzzle catalog
- Puzzle research and comparison
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The Internet Puzzle Database (IPDb) is a comprehensive puzzle reference platform where users can discover and explore a vast collection of jigsaw puzzles. The database boasts over 40,000 fully indexed puzzles from more than 1500 brands, contributed by more than 1500 puzzle enthusiasts from 109 countries in its first 3 years. IPDb offers an organized, user-driven approach to cataloging puzzles, allowing users to submit their own puzzles to the growing collection. The platform does not offer puzzle-solving functionality but serves as a rich resource for puzzle lovers to research, compare, and find information on various puzzle types, brands, and designs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: the Internet Puzzle Database at every 2 days against Unlock!'s every 3 weeks. the Internet Puzzle Database also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (50% vs 37%). Unlock!'s advantage is ratings volume (243 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
the Internet Puzzle Database holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. 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 point the same way: 37% of Unlock!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of the Internet Puzzle Database's.
Unlock! ships an update every 3 weeks, the Internet Puzzle Database every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unlock! | the Internet Puzzle Database |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (243 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 243 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 833 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | JD Editions | Henrik Rasmussen |
Customer experience
Unlock!
the Internet Puzzle Database
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
the Internet Puzzle Database
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Unlock!
No in-app purchases
the Internet Puzzle Database
No in-app purchases
Questions
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