Comparison

PaintOut! 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

PaintOut!

Features
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*App Store "GAME OF THE DAY" in over 60 countries! *BitSummit 7 Spirits Official Selection! A unique mono-color art puzzle game! Relax with some piano, art, and puzzles! - Take an art break! - A unique mono-color puzzle game where you paint over art on the canvas. Aiming for minimalism may even lead to some deep and complex concepts! Enjoy the freedom to find your very own painting style. With simple and stylish graphics, wonderfully light piano sounds, and adorable voices, please enjoy this brand-new style of puzzles unlike anything else!

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

PaintOut!4 screens
LOK Digital4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LOK Digital at none against PaintOut!'s shown. LOK Digital also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. PaintOut! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and LOK Digital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaintOut! ships an update every 2 weeks, LOK Digital every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PaintOut! versus LOK Digital: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintOut!LOK Digital
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (167 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—82.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—167 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB535 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROCKET RYOKODraknek Limited

Bugs and requests

PaintOut!

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

2 purchases

PaintOut!

One-time2
  • Hint x 9$0.49
  • Ads Off$1.99
1 purchases

LOK Digital

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is PaintOut! free?
PaintOut! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LOK Digital free?
LOK Digital is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaintOut! or LOK Digital have ads?
PaintOut! shows ads; LOK Digital does not.
Which is updated more often, PaintOut! or LOK Digital?
PaintOut! ships an update every 2 weeks, and LOK Digital every 5 days. Most recently, PaintOut! was updated on October 11, 2026 and LOK Digital on October 27, 2026.

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