Comparison

Stromboscope vs Unlock!

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

Head to head
About

Stromboscope

This app uses your device's flash to create a strobe light effect with adjustable frequency. It can also function as a powerful flashlight.

Highlights
  • Adjustable strobe frequency
  • Powerful flashlight mode
  • Uses device flash
  • Simple interface
Features
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Stromboscope utilise la ressource du flash de votre iPhone comme un stromboscope, dont vous pouvez régler la fréquence. Cette application peut également servir de puissante lampe de poche.

About

Unlock!

This companion app enhances the Unlock! board game experience by providing clues, secret codes, and atmospheric music. It helps manage game progression, tracks scores, and adds to the escape room feel.

Highlights
  • Provides game clues
  • Enters secret codes
  • Atmospheric music
  • Manages countdown timer
  • Calculates game score
  • Enhances escape room feel
Features
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YOU NEED THE BOARDGAME UNLOCK! TO USE THIS APP. This companion app will allow you to experience the amazing adventures of the Unlock! board game based on the escape rooms model. Escape from a laboratory with a precious formula, save the world and overcome the archaeological traps of a lost island! ***/*** This application will allow you to experience the extraordinary adventures of Unlock! - an adventure cooperative board game - based on the escape rooms model. Infiltrate a Cold War laboratory and recover the serum that will save mankind! Thwart the plans of the despicable Professor Noside in this crazy cartoon-style adventure! Escape from the island of an eccentric antique collector and overcome its traps! ... Unlock! is a board game based on the escape rooms model. Search the rooms, find hidden objects, combine them, solve riddles, avoid traps ... and exit before the end of the countdown! The Unlock! application is a free “companion app”: you must use the Unlock! board game to enjoy it. This application will allow you to get valuable clues and enter secret codes you deciphered. It will also contribute to the atmosphere around the table with its music tailored to each adventure, awful penalties ... and fatal countdown! At the end of the game, it will give you your score calculated on the time you spent to complete the adventure, the number of penalties you collected, the number of clues you 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: Download “Elite” cards; game rules and tutorial available at www.spacecowboys.fr Unlock! Escape Adventures game (Release: February 2017) 2 to 6 players 60 minutes Ages 10 and up

Screenshots

Stromboscope3 screens
Unlock!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stromboscope at 4.0 against Unlock!'s 3.3. Stromboscope also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Unlock!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 61 months). On price, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stromboscope holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unlock! has 242 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Stromboscope's written reviews are positive against 38% of Unlock!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stromboscope ships an update every 61 months, Unlock! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Stromboscope versus Unlock!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStromboscopeUnlock!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (13 ratings) — better3.3 (242 ratings)
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews — better37.6% of reviews
Number of ratings13242 — better
Update frequencyEvery 61 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB816 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFB PUBLISHING LLCJD Editions

Customer experience

Stromboscope

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative39.4%

Unlock!

All ratings241 ratings
Positive53.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative36.5%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral14.7%
Negative47.7%

Bugs and requests

Stromboscope

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Unlock!

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Ticket to Ride final puzzle broken
  • Birmingham Murder app bug at game end
  • Enchanted Adventures AR/voice detection issues
  • Tonipal's Treasure app glitch
  • The Formula sound bug
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  • Nautilus sound not working
  • Unlock games not available in app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add built-in calculator
  • Include play history and total score
  • Add accessibility features for hearing-impaired
  • Support landscape mode on iPad
  • Provide option to skip puzzles
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  • Add 'check steps' in hints before showing solution

In-app purchases

None

Stromboscope

No in-app purchases

None

Unlock!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stromboscope free?
Stromboscope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unlock! free?
Unlock! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stromboscope or Unlock!?
Stromboscope is rated higher. Stromboscope averages 4.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Unlock! averages 3.3 from 242 ratings.
Do Stromboscope or Unlock! have ads?
Stromboscope shows ads; Unlock! does not.
Which is updated more often, Stromboscope or Unlock!?
Stromboscope ships an update every 61 months, and Unlock! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stromboscope was updated on October 16, 2026 and Unlock! on October 21, 2026.

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