Microscopya vs LOK Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microscopya
Embark on a science-themed adventure and puzzle game exploring the intricate world inside a cell. Solve challenges based on real molecular processes, personalize your avatar, and discover the wonders of life's building blocks.
- Cellular exploration
- Molecular mechanism puzzles
- Character customization
- Science-themed adventure
- Original music score
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Microscopya is a science-themed adventure and puzzle game taking players on a journey through the inside of the cell. Explore the fantastical world, solve puzzles based on real molecular mechanisms, customize your character, and experience the beauty and complexity of what makes life possible. This is the first game from Beata Science Art, featuring music by the talented Jamie van Dyck of Earthside and programming by Atelier Monarch Studios. Follow @microscopyagame on social media or visit www.microscopya.com to learn more. Special thanks to the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Lyda Hill Philanthropies for making this project possible, and the American Society for Cell Biology for additional funding.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Microscopya at Free against LOK Digital's $4.99. Microscopya also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). LOK Digital's advantage is chart position (#20 vs unranked) and ratings volume (159 vs 27). On rating, 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
Microscopya is free to download; LOK Digital costs $4.99 up front. LOK Digital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Microscopya asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Microscopya against 4.7 for LOK Digital. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOK Digital has 159 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Microscopya's written reviews are positive against 83% of LOK Digital's.
Microscopya ships an update every 2 days, LOK Digital every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microscopya | LOK Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) | 4.7 (159 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 159 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #20 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 522 MB | 535 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beata Mierzwa | Draknek Limited |
Customer experience
Microscopya
LOK Digital
Bugs and requests
Microscopya
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
Microscopya
No in-app purchases
LOK Digital
- Unlock Full Game$5.99
