Comparison

Oculux vs HOOK 2

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

Head to head
About

Oculux

Embark on a relaxing puzzle adventure with hundreds of handcrafted levels. Guide an orb through intricate challenges, avoiding traps and utilizing unique mechanics to collect all diamonds. Enjoy a meditative soundtrack and a clean, minimalist design.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of hand-crafted levels
  • Minimalist and beautiful design
  • Meditative soundtrack
  • Orb movement by swiping
  • Collect all diamonds
  • Cloud saving and synchronization
Features
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Oculux is a relaxing, minimalist and beautiful puzzle game that offers hundreds of hand-crafted levels to immerse yourself into. A dreamy meditative soundtrack accompanies you in your delightful experience. How to play: Move the orb by swiping your finger in the direction you would like to move. Avoid traps and use different puzzle mechanics to collect all the diamonds in the least amount of moves possible. Features: - 200 hand-crafted puzzles - Clean and minimalist design - Undos and solutions available to help solve puzzles - Supports cloud saving and device synchronization - Optimized for both phones and tablets Don't hesitate to contact us if you find any issue with the game or if you simply want to send us your feedback, it is greatly appreciated!

About

HOOK 2

Engage in a minimalist puzzle experience focused on unhooking. This sequel introduces an extra dimension to the gameplay, challenging you to discover and utilize various mechanics to clear the board of all hooks. Enjoy a relaxing, ad-free puzzle journey.

Highlights
  • Minimalist puzzle design
  • Unhooking mechanics
  • Added dimension gameplay
  • Discover new game mechanics
  • Relaxing experience
  • No ads, scoring, or text
Features
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Hook 2 is a minimalist puzzle game about unhooking the hooks. This time I have added an extra dimension to the game. Your task is to remove all the hooks from the board using various game mechanics that you discover as you play. You will find here only relaxing, minimalistic puzzles without unnecessary ads, scoring or even text. Check out all my puzzle games at https://www.rainbowtrain.eu/

Screenshots

Oculux4 screens
HOOK 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Oculux at Free against HOOK 2's $2.99. Oculux also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). HOOK 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Oculux is free to download; HOOK 2 costs $2.99 up front. Oculux sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. HOOK 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Oculux against 4.8 for HOOK 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 199 and 96 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Oculux's written reviews are positive against 92% of HOOK 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oculux ships an update every 2 months, HOOK 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Oculux versus HOOK 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOculuxHOOK 2
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (199 ratings)4.8 (96 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews92.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings199 — better96
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB281 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogisk Studio Inc.Maciej Targoni

Customer experience

Oculux

All ratings199 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

HOOK 2

All ratings96 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.7%

Bugs and requests

Oculux

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HOOK 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Cannot reset progress
  • Accidental purchase and refund request

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Include more complex levels
  • Add more levels to justify the spend
  • More levels please!
  • Looking forward to new levels

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Oculux

One-time4
  • Pathfinder$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All Level Packs$1.99
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  • Premium$2.99
None

HOOK 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oculux free?
Oculux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HOOK 2 free?
HOOK 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Oculux or HOOK 2?
Oculux and HOOK 2 are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 199 and 96 ratings respectively.
Do Oculux or HOOK 2 have ads?
Oculux shows ads; HOOK 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Oculux or HOOK 2?
Oculux ships an update every 2 months, and HOOK 2 every 4 months. Most recently, Oculux was updated on October 7, 2026 and HOOK 2 on October 14, 2026.

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