Comparison

QB Planets 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

QB Planets

Embark on a cosmic puzzle adventure as an astronaut exploring unique planets. Solve challenging cubic puzzles by twisting your way through diverse environments, collecting stars, and avoiding obstacles. Unlock new gear and compete with friends in this family-friendly space journey.

Highlights
  • Cubic puzzle mechanics
  • Explore diverse planets
  • Collect stars and avoid obstacles
  • Unlockable suits and ships
  • Augmented Reality (AR) mode
  • Friend progress tracking
Features
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Do you love solving puzzles...in space? QB Planets is a family-friendly cubic puzzle space adventure that will challenge your puzzle-solving skills. Play as your astronaut and explore strange and beautiful puzzle planets with mysterious powers and dangerous environments. Locate and collect stars to power your ship and blast off to new and exciting planets. Avoid obstacles and find a safe route to your ship with the least possible moves whilst collecting 3 stars! Twist your way through diverse, challenging puzzles while helping your Astronaut navigate new worlds. Unlock fun and unique space suits and rocket ships by completing special missions. Challenge your friends to become each level's Twist Champion! Excite your friends and family by bringing the planets and puzzles into the real world with AR mode! Connect with facebook to track your friends progress throughout the QB universe and see how you stack up! Features A PUZZLE GAME FOR EVERYONE Nostalgic cube puzzle mechanics Family friendly themes Play at your own pace BEAUTIFUL VISUALS Handcrafted unique worlds Stunning themes from Sci-fi to fantasy Charming astronaut suits Delightful space ships EASY CONTROLS Use one finger to play Intuitive planet cube twist gestures Rotate the cube in any direction HEAPS OF CHALLENGES Test yourself and train your brain Become the Twist Champion amongst your friends Practice to become the global Twist Champion 100+ puzzle planets 5+ fascinating themes 290+ puzzle medals to collect 4 suits & 4 ships to unlock UNIQUE MECHANICS A new mechanic on unlocked planets Use mysterious ancient portals Avoid frozen lakes and bubbling volcanoes ALTERNATE REALITY Inspect and play the puzzle planets in the real world Toggle on and off during a puzzle solve Get a new perspective on that tough puzzle Use the same screen controls for seamless transitions

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

QB Planets4 screens
LOK Digital4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QB Planets at none against LOK Digital's 1. QB Planets also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). LOK Digital's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (83% vs 60%). On rating, 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

QB Planets costs $2.99 and LOK Digital $4.99 up front. LOK Digital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QB Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for QB Planets against 4.7 for LOK Digital. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOK Digital has 167 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of QB Planets's written reviews are positive against 83% of LOK Digital's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QB Planets ships an update every 6 weeks, LOK Digital every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
QB Planets versus LOK Digital: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQB PlanetsLOK Digital
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (27 ratings)4.7 (167 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27167 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size262 MB535 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMadowl Games LTDDraknek Limited

Customer experience

QB Planets

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

LOK Digital

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

Bugs and requests

QB Planets

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

QB Planets

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LOK Digital

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is QB Planets free?
QB Planets costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LOK Digital free?
LOK Digital costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QB Planets or LOK Digital?
LOK Digital is rated higher. QB Planets averages 4.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while LOK Digital averages 4.7 from 167 ratings.
Do QB Planets or LOK Digital have ads?
Neither QB Planets nor LOK Digital shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QB Planets or LOK Digital?
QB Planets ships an update every 6 weeks, and LOK Digital every 5 days. Most recently, QB Planets was updated on October 24, 2026 and LOK Digital on October 25, 2026.

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