Comparison

Snakebird Primer vs LOK Digital

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

Head to head
About

Snakebird Primer

A casual puzzle game featuring new characters and challenges on a relaxed island. It serves as an introduction to more complex puzzles for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • New characters and puzzles
  • Relaxed island setting
  • Easier challenges
  • Explorable new areas
  • Suitable for families
Features
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The snakebirds are back, this time yellowbird joins the team on a more relaxed island with easier puzzles. A casual puzzle game for the entire family as well as a primer for the serious challenges of the original game. Featuring all new puzzles on a bigger island, new places to explore, more bird, more fruit, more everything.

About

LOK Digital

Engage with a cryptic language where words possess unique abilities to alter your surroundings. Explore diverse worlds, each introducing new mechanics to solve mind-bending puzzles and help creatures thrive by spelling words that shape their environment.

Highlights
  • Discover cryptic language with world-changing words
  • Learn new mechanics in 15 distinct worlds
  • Procedurally generated daily puzzles
  • Expand LOK creatures' civilization
  • 150+ puzzle campaign
  • Daily puzzle mode with leaderboards
Features
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Start the game for free - only one transaction to unlock the full game! DISCOVER A CRYPTIC LANGUAGE OF WORLD-CHANGING WORDS Learn the rules as you go and uncover how each new word has its own special ability to change the world around you in deep and surprising ways. Expand your vocabulary through 15 distinct worlds, each one exploring a new mechanic and completely shaking up the way you solve puzzles. MASTER THEIR MIND-BENDING EFFECTS With approachable mechanics and mind-bending gameplay, LOK Digital invites you to return every day for new procedurally generated puzzles showcasing the breadth and depth of mechanics. HELP THE LOK CREATURES THRIVE Bring the LOK creatures to life by spelling words that shape their world. They can only live on blackened tiles, so by solving puzzles you're expanding their horizons and helping their civilization thrive. Features: Intuitive mechanics and many magical words to find and learn Elegant, hand-drawn art style and meditative, entrancing soundtrack Learn the nuances of the LOK language across the 150+ puzzle campaign Demonstrate your mastery of the mechanics in the expertly crafted daily puzzle mode and compete on the leaderboards Based on the critically acclaimed puzzle book, LOK Published by the award-winning puzzle experts, Draknek & Friends, the team behind A Monster’s Expedition, Cosmic Express, Bonfire Peaks, and more

Screenshots

Snakebird Primer4 screens
LOK Digital4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LOK Digital at Free against Snakebird Primer's $7.99. LOK Digital also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (167 vs 21). Snakebird Primer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On review sentiment, 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

LOK Digital is free to download; Snakebird Primer costs $7.99 up front. LOK Digital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snakebird Primer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LOK Digital holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOK Digital has 167 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Snakebird Primer's written reviews are positive against 83% of LOK Digital's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Snakebird Primer versus LOK Digital: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnakebird PrimerLOK Digital
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (21 ratings)4.7 (167 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21167 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB535 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoumenon GamesDraknek Limited

Customer experience

Snakebird Primer

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%

LOK Digital

All ratings159 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative10.6%

Bugs and requests

Snakebird Primer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LOK Digital

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not progressing as expected
  • Purchased content not registering
  • Controls not responsive at times

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More free content
  • Improved controls for tablet/iPad
  • Clearer indication of paid vs free content

In-app purchases

None

Snakebird Primer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LOK Digital

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is Snakebird Primer free?
Snakebird Primer costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LOK Digital free?
LOK Digital is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snakebird Primer or LOK Digital?
LOK Digital is rated higher. Snakebird Primer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while LOK Digital averages 4.7 from 167 ratings.
Do Snakebird Primer or LOK Digital have ads?
Neither Snakebird Primer nor LOK Digital shows ads.

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