Comparison

LOK Digital vs Puzzmo

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

Head to head
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

About

Puzzmo

Discover a universe of daily puzzles with original games and modern classics. Enjoy word puzzles, strategy games, and crosswords with helpful hints. It's a free and engaging way to challenge your mind.

Highlights
  • Daily original puzzles
  • Classic puzzle games
  • Word puzzles
  • Strategy games
  • Crosswords with hints
  • Memory and matching games
Features
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Hello! If you're reading this you either really love Puzzmo or you are somehow undecided about our app. Let's be clear: you should download the app. We made it for you and it's free and it's really good! What do you have to lose? Puzzmo is the center of the puzzle universe. You'll find fresh original games by brilliant designers like Zach Gage and new daily puzzles for modern classics like Cross|word, SpellTower, Flipart, Typeshift, Pile-Up Poker, Memoku, and more. You'll also find a little puzzle at the bottom of this AppStore description. Go on, scroll to the bottom. NEW: MEMOKU Inspired by the classic memory game, Memoku invites you to match pairs of numbers, but there's a twist – like Sudoku, no number can appear in the same row, column, or box twice. BONGO Bongo challenges you to build a better board out of twenty five tiles, often picked on a theme by Puzzmo's friends, community members, and celebrity guests. There’s always a better board. PILE-UP POKER Pile-Up Poker is a twist on traditional poker where players build rows and columns of poker hands. The objective is to create the highest overall score by adding cards one by one to the gird, making strategic decisions along the way. FLIPART Flipart is a modern twist on digital jigsaw puzzles. This free daily puzzle challenges you to rearrange Tetris-like shapes by tapping the pivot points so that none of the shapes overlap and they all fit within the border. Flipart puzzles are enjoyable for kids and adults alike! TYPESHIFT Typeshift is our free, daily captivating word puzzle game that challenges your vocabulary, spatial reasoning, and wit. Solve puzzles by shifting columns of letters like a combination lock to form words. Each puzzle is a fun brain-teaser chock full of both word search and strategy. CROSS|WORD Puzzmo crossword puzzles are for everyone. Some of the world’s top solvers compete daily for the fastest solve on Puzzmo, but that doesn’t mean we’re here to stump you. In fact if you’re new to crosswords or struggling complete a grid, we’re here to help. Only Puzzmo crosswords offer an optional, easier hint with every single clue. CUBECLEAR Cube Clear is a word puzzle game where players spell words in a grid whose letters then disappear. Longer words score higher points, and adjacent tiles disappear after use, causing remaining tiles to tumble to the bottom of the grid. With only 36 letters, the challenge of Cube Clear is two-fold. Can you clear the board, and in how few words? WORDBIND Wordbind is a directional anagram game that challenges you to discover new words hidden within the chosen words of the day. You can only key in letters from left to right, you’re allowed to skip letters, and you can use the same letter twice to find the perfect word. With each word you find, you rise the ranks on your way to Luminary status. REALLY BAD CHESS Aside from the small advantage white gains by making the first move, chess is a battle of wits between two competitors with the same pieces in the same positions. Puzzmo’s free daily Really Bad Chess game turns all of that “fairness” on its head. For example, you might have a huge material advantage with three queens while your computer opponent might have no queens and five rooks. The pieces may look random, but your advantage is carefully calculated! SPELLTOWER SpellTower is a two-dimensional grid of letters that looks like your typical word search puzzle. But unlike a traditional word search, you can change directions, cross your own path, go diagonal, and even spell backwards! This freedom of movement allows you to find more complex and challenging words, but this isn’t the only twist with SpellTower. As you use letters, they disappear from the grid, with the ultimate goal being a perfect, total clear of the entire board. You found it! If you can solve this classic riddle, enter the answer at puzzmo.com/code "Forward I’m heavy, backwards I’m not. What word am I?" Happy puzzling!

Screenshots

LOK Digital4 screens
Puzzmo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LOK Digital at 4.7 against Puzzmo's 3.7. LOK Digital also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 43%) and ads (none vs shown). Puzzmo's advantage is chart position (#172 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. LOK Digital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Puzzmo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LOK Digital holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 167 and 178 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of LOK Digital's written reviews are positive against 43% of Puzzmo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOK Digital ships an update every 5 days, Puzzmo every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
LOK Digital versus Puzzmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOK DigitalPuzzmo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (167 ratings) — better3.7 (178 ratings)
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings167178 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#172 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size535 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDraknek LimitedPuzzmo Inc.

Customer experience

LOK Digital

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

Puzzmo

All ratings177 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative28.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral16.9%
Negative40.3%

User reviews

LOK Digital

From 167 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Unique and fun puzzles
  • 🎨 Charming art style
  • 💡 Innovative gameplay mechanics
  • 🎉 Engaging and challenging
  • 🔓 Generous free trial

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall locks out majority of content
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔌 Requires internet connection
  • 💰 Perceived as overpriced for the content

Puzzmo

From 178 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth app experience
  • 🎮 Variety of classic games
  • 👍 High-quality puzzles

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Suboptimal UI/UX
  • 📱 Lacks iPad optimization
  • 💰 Subscription model concerns

Bugs and 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

Puzzmo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crossword clues not locking in correctly
  • Transitions between games could be smoother

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to resume games from where left off
  • Numerical order for crossword clues
  • Remove subscription, keep account option

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LOK Digital

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
2 purchases

Puzzmo

Subscriptions2
  • Puzzmo Plus (monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Puzzmo Plus1 Month trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is LOK Digital free?
LOK Digital is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzmo free?
Puzzmo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LOK Digital or Puzzmo?
LOK Digital is rated higher. LOK Digital averages 4.7 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Puzzmo averages 3.7 from 178 ratings.
Do LOK Digital or Puzzmo have ads?
Puzzmo shows ads; LOK Digital does not.
Which is updated more often, LOK Digital or Puzzmo?
LOK Digital ships an update every 5 days, and Puzzmo every 2 weeks. Most recently, LOK Digital was updated on October 27, 2026 and Puzzmo on October 27, 2026.

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