Comparison

Unlock! vs Kresli

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

Kresli

Features
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Kresli — draw. spot. guess. A fast, ad-free party game for iPhone. Play nearby with friends over Wi-Fi — no internet connection, no accounts, no ads. Two ways to play: - Word Guessing — one player sketches a secret word while everyone else races to guess it from the canvas - Logos — spot the brand behind a partially revealed logo before anyone else does Host a game and others nearby can join instantly, or play solo to practice on your own. Pick from categories like sports, food & beverages, technology, movies, nature, fashion, and more, across six languages (English, French, German, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish). Why Kresli: - No ads, no accounts, no tracking - Local multiplayer over Wi-Fi — works without an internet connection - Multiple rounds with automatic scoring - Solo mode for practicing on your own - Clean, distraction-free interface Gather a few friends, open Kresli, and start drawing.

Screenshots

Unlock!4 screens
Kresli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kresli at every 9 days against Unlock!'s every 3 weeks. Unlock!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, Kresli every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Unlock! versus Kresli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnlock!Kresli
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (243 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings243 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size833 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJD EditionsPeter Martis

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

Kresli

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Unlock!

No in-app purchases

None

Kresli

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unlock! free?
Unlock! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kresli free?
Kresli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unlock! or Kresli have ads?
Neither Unlock! nor Kresli shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unlock! or Kresli?
Unlock! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kresli every 9 days. Most recently, Unlock! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Kresli on October 11, 2026.

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