Comparison

MindGrid 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

MindGrid

A logic puzzle game where you deduce the correct placement of colored tiles based on row clues. It offers hundreds of levels, daily challenges, and Game Center integration for a brain-teasing experience.

Highlights
  • 360 levels across three difficulty modes
  • Mark tiles and exclude colors
  • Unlockable hints for incorrect guesses
  • Game Center integration (leaderboards, achievements, sync)
  • Daily Game Mode with new levels
Features
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MindGrid is a challenging logic puzzle game! In the game you’re provided with a set of predefined rows. Each of these rows provides clues, indicating how many tiles are correctly placed and how many are misplaced. Your goal? Use logic and deduction to determine the correct placement of colored tiles in a single attempt. Features: - 360 levels across three difficulty modes - Compete against other players in Level of the Day - Mark tiles and exclude colors to track your progress - Unlockable hints for incorrect guesses - Game Center integration: leaderboards, achievements, and progress sync across devices - Play new levels every day in Daily Game Mode* Put your puzzle-solving skills to the test and enjoy hours of brain-teasing fun! * Daily Game Mode is a one-time purchase unlocking 24 new levels every day. Free version is limited to 2 levels every day in addition to standard 360 levels. Privacy Policy: https://mindgrid.thanel.me/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

MindGrid4 screens
LOK Digital4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MindGrid at Free against LOK Digital's $4.99. MindGrid also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). LOK Digital's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (167 vs 5). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

MindGrid is free to download; LOK Digital costs $4.99 up front. MindGrid sells 4 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MindGrid against 4.7 for LOK Digital. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOK Digital has 167 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of MindGrid's written reviews are positive against 83% of LOK Digital's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindGrid ships an update every 9 months, LOK Digital every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MindGrid versus LOK Digital: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindGridLOK Digital
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (167 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better82.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5167 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB535 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukasz RutkowskiDraknek Limited

Customer experience

MindGrid

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LOK Digital

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

Bugs and requests

MindGrid

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

4 purchases

MindGrid

One-time4
  • 10 Keys$0.99
  • 25 Keys$1.99
  • 50 Keys$2.99
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  • Daily Game Mode$4.99
1 purchases

LOK Digital

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is MindGrid free?
MindGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LOK Digital free?
LOK Digital costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MindGrid or LOK Digital?
MindGrid is rated higher. MindGrid averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while LOK Digital averages 4.7 from 167 ratings.
Do MindGrid or LOK Digital have ads?
Neither MindGrid nor LOK Digital shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MindGrid or LOK Digital?
MindGrid ships an update every 9 months, and LOK Digital every 5 days. Most recently, MindGrid was updated on October 24, 2026 and LOK Digital on October 25, 2026.

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