Comparison

Mazy Lock vs Шахматы

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

Head to head
About

Mazy Lock

Navigate a realistic physics-based labyrinth by tilting your device. Guide a puck through movable walls and obstacles to reach the finish hole, collecting numbers to unlock a safe combination. Offers multiple difficulty levels and calibration options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • Movable maze walls
  • Safe combination lock puzzles
  • Device tilt controls
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Game Center integration
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Mazy Lock is a movable labyrinth game with the realistic works which is controlled by your movements. Your goal is to open the safe combination lock. Tilting device you can guide the puck and keep the obstacles and movable maze walls under control at the same time. Put the puck in the finish hole at each level and you will gain a subsequent numbers to complete the lock code. You can calibrate for a suitable playing position. Features: • 4 categories of combination locks (18 different levels of difficulty) • Shadows • Calibration • Realistic Physics • Game Center Support

About

Шахматы

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Welcome to the series of educational chess applications! You have to study 50 commented games of the second World Chess Champion - Emanuel Lasker. In each game there will be tasks where it is necessary to find a move or the whole variation of the great Maestro, "to play like Lasker". This is one of the most effective exercises for learning chess. You do not just study the chess heritage of the great champions, but also regularly check your knowledge by completing tasks. At the end of the course You: ① Explore Emanuel Lasker's chess heritage ② Improve combination vision ③ Enhance strategic understanding of positions ④ Touch the basics of chess analysis Features: • 50 commented games of Emanuel Lasker • 323 tasks for guessing moves in the game • Detailed statistics on tasks and overall progress • Own "Hall of Fame" • System of Levels "Order of the King" • Emanuel Lasker's biography • Available in two languages: Russian, English

Screenshots

Mazy Lock3 screens
Шахматы4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mazy Lock at none against Шахматы's 1. Шахматы's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads 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. Шахматы sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mazy Lock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mazy Lock ships an update every 5 months, Шахматы every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Mazy Lock versus Шахматы: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMazy LockШахматы
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey YurasovAndrey Cherenkov

In-app purchases

None

Mazy Lock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Шахматы

One-time1
  • Full version$3.99

Questions

Is Mazy Lock free?
Mazy Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Шахматы free?
Шахматы is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mazy Lock or Шахматы have ads?
Neither Mazy Lock nor Шахматы shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mazy Lock or Шахматы?
Mazy Lock ships an update every 5 months, and Шахматы every 3 days. Most recently, Mazy Lock was updated on October 18, 2026 and Шахматы on October 7, 2026.

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