Comparison

LOK Digital vs Sigmar's Garden

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

Sigmar's Garden

An elegant puzzle game where you clear a hexagonal board by matching pairs of mystical marbles. Follow ancient alchemical rules and plan your moves carefully to avoid getting stuck. Offers three difficulty levels and global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Alchemical marble matching
  • Hexagonal board gameplay
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Minimalist design
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Sigmar's Garden is an elegant puzzle game inspired by the classic alchemical matching game from Opus Magnum. Clear the board by matching pairs of mystical marbles following ancient alchemical rules. GAMEPLAY Match pairs of free marbles to remove them from the hexagonal board. A marble is free when it has three consecutive empty spaces around it. Plan your moves carefully – one wrong match could leave you stuck! ALCHEMICAL RULES • Cardinal Elements (Fire, Water, Air, Earth) – Match two of the same element • Salt – Matches with any cardinal element or another salt • Mors & Vitae – Life and Death only match with each other • Metals – Use Quicksilver to transmute metals in order: Lead → Tin → Iron → Copper → Silver → Gold • Gold – The final piece, removed alone when the board is clear THREE DIFFICULTY LEVELS • Easy (7×7) – Perfect for learning the mechanics • Medium (9×9) – A balanced challenge • Hard (11×11) – The ultimate test for puzzle masters FEATURES • Beautiful minimalist design • Intuitive touch controls • Game Center leaderboards for each difficulty • 8 achievements to unlock • Track your best times and solve counts • No ads, no in-app purchases COMPETE GLOBALLY Compare your best times and total solves with players worldwide through Game Center leaderboards. Can you become the fastest solver? ACHIEVEMENTS Earn achievements for your first win, mastering each difficulty, completing speedruns under 60 seconds, and becoming a true perfectionist with 100 total solves. Challenge your mind with Sigmar's Garden – the perfect puzzle game for quick sessions or extended play!

Screenshots

LOK Digital4 screens
Sigmar's Garden3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LOK Digital at 4.7 against Sigmar's Garden's 3.5. LOK Digital also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (167 vs 2). Sigmar's Garden's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LOK Digital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sigmar's Garden asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LOK Digital holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOK Digital has 167 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of LOK Digital's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sigmar's Garden's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOK Digital ships an update every 5 days, Sigmar's Garden daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
LOK Digital versus Sigmar's Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOK DigitalSigmar's Garden
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (167 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings167 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size535 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDraknek LimitedOmer Faruk Mesebuken

Customer experience

LOK Digital

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

Sigmar's Garden

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Sigmar's Garden

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LOK Digital

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
None

Sigmar's Garden

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LOK Digital free?
LOK Digital is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sigmar's Garden free?
Sigmar's Garden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LOK Digital or Sigmar's Garden?
LOK Digital is rated higher. LOK Digital averages 4.7 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Sigmar's Garden averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do LOK Digital or Sigmar's Garden have ads?
Neither LOK Digital nor Sigmar's Garden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LOK Digital or Sigmar's Garden?
LOK Digital ships an update every 5 days, and Sigmar's Garden daily. Most recently, LOK Digital was updated on November 4, 2026 and Sigmar's Garden on October 30, 2026.

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