Comparison

LOK Digital vs Shorthanded Gregg

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

Shorthanded Gregg

Learn the Gregg shorthand system with interactive lessons and practice modes. Engage in story-driven challenges, matching exercises, and word construction to build your skills.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons
  • Story-driven challenges
  • Matching exercises
  • Word construction
  • Word destruction
Features
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Shorthanded teaches you the basics of the Gregg shorthand system through interactive lessons and engaging practice modes. Build your skills with story‑driven challenges, matching exercises, word construction, and even word destruction.

Screenshots

LOK Digital4 screens
Shorthanded Gregg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LOK Digital at Free against Shorthanded Gregg's $2.99. LOK Digital also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (167 vs 10). Shorthanded Gregg's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LOK Digital is free to download; Shorthanded Gregg costs $2.99 up front. LOK Digital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shorthanded Gregg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for LOK Digital against 4.7 for Shorthanded Gregg. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOK Digital has 167 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of LOK Digital's written reviews are positive against 86% of Shorthanded Gregg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOK Digital ships an update every 5 days, Shorthanded Gregg every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
LOK Digital versus Shorthanded Gregg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOK DigitalShorthanded Gregg
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (167 ratings) — better4.7 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings167 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#10 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size535 MB58 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDraknek LimitedDavid Clark

Customer experience

LOK Digital

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

Shorthanded Gregg

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

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

Shorthanded Gregg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LOK Digital

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
None

Shorthanded Gregg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LOK Digital free?
LOK Digital is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shorthanded Gregg free?
Shorthanded Gregg costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LOK Digital or Shorthanded Gregg?
LOK Digital is rated higher. LOK Digital averages 4.7 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Shorthanded Gregg averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do LOK Digital or Shorthanded Gregg have ads?
Neither LOK Digital nor Shorthanded Gregg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LOK Digital or Shorthanded Gregg?
LOK Digital ships an update every 5 days, and Shorthanded Gregg every 3 weeks. Most recently, LOK Digital was updated on November 4, 2026 and Shorthanded Gregg on November 5, 2026.

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