Lightsaber Simulator vs Star Wars Unlock!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightsaber Simulator
Experience a realistic lightsaber with high-level simulation and visuals. Interact with the saber by unsheathing it, waving your phone, and touching the blade to create sparks. Enjoy a streamlined and immersive experience.
- Realistic lightsaber simulation
- Unsheath lightsaber by clicking handle
- Waving phone controls
- Touch blade for sparks
- Streamlined and realistic picture
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High simulation lightsaber simulation software, streamlined and realistic picture. Operation introduction: - Click the handle to make the lightsaber unsheathed; - Waving mobile phone operation; - Suddenly stop waving operation; - Touch the lightsaber blade to rub off sparks; - There are translucent buttons on the top and bottom of the right side of the screen;
Star Wars Unlock!
This companion app enhances a physical escape room-style card game with interactive puzzles, clues, and a timed countdown. Experience three Star Wars adventures by searching scenes, combining objects, and solving riddles with friends.
- Interactive puzzles and riddles
- In-app clues and hints
- Timed countdown and penalties
- Atmospheric music for each adventure
- Score attribution based on performance
- Search scenes and combine objects
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THIS APP REQUIRES THE UNLOCK! Star Wars The Escape Game CARD GAME. Unlock! is a cooperative card game inspired by escape rooms that uses a simple system which allows you to search scenes, combine objects, and solve riddles. Play Unlock! to embark on great adventures, while seated at a table using only cards and a companion app that can provide clues, check codes, monitor time remaining, etc. Experience 3 adventures in the Star Wars galaxy! As rebels, smugglers, or imperial agents, search locations, interact with ships, weapons, items and droids and solve the puzzles ! Experience the thrills of an escape room at home! The Unlock! Star Wars The Escape Game application is a free “companion app”: you need a copy of Unlock! Star Wars The Escape Game to enjoy it. This application will allow you to get valuable clues, enter secret codes and interact with a lot of different devices, machines, ships and droids. It will set the mood with a specific music for each adventure, penalties ... and the fatal countdown! At the end of the game, a score will be attributed to your team, based on the time spent to complete the adventure, the number of collected penalties, the number clues 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: check and download the demo adventures, game rules and tutorial at www.spacecowboys.fr/unlock-demo. Unlock! STAR WARS The Escape Game. - (Release: August 2020) - 1 to 6 players - 60 minutes - Ages 10 and up
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightsaber Simulator at 88% against Star Wars Unlock!'s 40%. Lightsaber Simulator also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). Star Wars Unlock!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lightsaber Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Star Wars Unlock! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lightsaber Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightsaber Simulator has 2.4K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Lightsaber Simulator's written reviews are positive against 40% of Star Wars Unlock!'s.
Lightsaber Simulator ships an update every 4 weeks, Star Wars Unlock! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightsaber Simulator | Star Wars Unlock! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better | 3.4 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 长超 韩 | JD Editions |
Customer experience
Lightsaber Simulator
Star Wars Unlock!
Bugs and requests
Lightsaber Simulator
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to access certain features
- Camera integration not working properly on some devices
- Inconsistent sound effects across different lightsaber models
Requested features
4 requests- Add more free lightsaber customization options
- Implement a multiplayer or dueling mode
- Improve camera integration and AR functionality
- Reduce the number of advertisements
Star Wars Unlock!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lightsaber Simulator
- No Ads Pro$0.99
- Dual-Saber 1$0.99
- Dual-Saber 2$0.99
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- Dual-Saber 3$0.99
- Cross Lightsaber$0.99
Star Wars Unlock!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lightsaber Simulator free?
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