Comparison

Star Wars Unlock! vs Magic Maze Sand Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Magic Maze Sand Timer

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Magic Maze Sand Timer is the official timer app for the board game Magic Maze Pocket, and it can also be used with Magic Maze and Magic Maze on Mars. Designed to be simple and reliable, it lets you start the countdown at the beginning of your game, pause it if an interruption occurs, flip it when your team earns extra time, and mark the game as won when you complete your mission. When time runs out, a clear audio alert ensures everyone knows the round has ended. Completely free with no in-app purchases or ads, this app is available for everyone to download and enjoy without restrictions.

Screenshots

Star Wars Unlock!4 screens
Magic Maze Sand Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Magic Maze Sand Timer at every 3 weeks against Star Wars Unlock!'s every 5 months. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Wars Unlock! ships an update every 5 months, Magic Maze Sand Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Star Wars Unlock! versus Magic Maze Sand Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Wars Unlock!Magic Maze Sand Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJD EditionsMegalopole SRL

In-app purchases

None

Star Wars Unlock!

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Maze Sand Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star Wars Unlock! free?
Star Wars Unlock! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Maze Sand Timer free?
Magic Maze Sand Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Star Wars Unlock! or Magic Maze Sand Timer have ads?
Neither Star Wars Unlock! nor Magic Maze Sand Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Wars Unlock! or Magic Maze Sand Timer?
Star Wars Unlock! ships an update every 5 months, and Magic Maze Sand Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Star Wars Unlock! was updated on August 24, 2026 and Magic Maze Sand Timer on September 13, 2026.

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