Star Wars Insider vs Star Wars Unlock!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star Wars Insider
Your official digital guide to the Star Wars universe. Discover exclusive interviews with creators and cast, and explore everything from movies and TV shows to comics and games. Access the entire saga from your device.
- Exclusive creator and cast interviews
- Coverage of movies, TV shows, comics, and games
- Digital access to the Star Wars saga
- Purchase current and back issues
- Subscription options available
- Pocketmags account for purchase protection
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Check out the new look Star Wars Insider! The official Star Wars Insider magazine is your indispensible guide to the saga. Discover the secrets behind the most popular space fantasy of all time, with exclusive interviews with the creators, cast, and crew of the entire Star Wars saga. This essential magazine covers everything from blockbuster movies to award-winning animated TV shows, via comic books, novels, video games and more – and it’s all available digitally so you don’t even have to leave your home to visit a galaxy far, far away! ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Star Wars Insider at 4.5 against Star Wars Unlock!'s 3.4. Star Wars Unlock!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Star Wars Insider sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $23.99 per 6 months. Star Wars Unlock! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Star Wars Insider holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Star Wars Insider's written reviews are positive against 40% of Star Wars Unlock!'s.
Star Wars Insider ships an update every 16 months, Star Wars Unlock! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Wars Insider | Star Wars Unlock! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (89 ratings) — better | 3.4 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Titan Publishing Group Limited | JD Editions |
Customer experience
Star Wars Insider
Star Wars Unlock!
Bugs and requests
Star Wars Insider
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes when viewing specific pages
- Purchases not restoring after app update
- App logs out frequently
- Undownloads saved issues
- Lost all purchased issues after app change
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- App crashes during registration/age entry
- App crashes when trying to purchase subscription
- App crashes on launch
- App crashes when trying to register
Requested features
5 requests- Bring back the Fan Forum
- Fix app crashes on registration/age entry
- Allow digital access with print subscription
- Offer free sample issues
- Update app for newer iOS versions
Star Wars Unlock!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Star Wars Insider
- Star Wars Insider$23.996 Months
- Star Wars Insider$39.991 Year
- #138 Jan/Feb 2013 (id:807947)$9.99
- #137 Nov/Dec 2012 (id:807946)$9.99
- #141, July 2013 (id:807950)$9.99
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- #140, May/Jun 2013 (id:807949)$9.99
- #139, Mar/Apr 2013 (id:807948)$9.99
- Issue 150 (id:807959)$9.99
- Issue 156 (id:807965)$9.99
- Special Edition... (id:809959)$12.99
Star Wars Unlock!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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