Comparison

LOK Digital vs McWordy

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

McWordy

Features
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McWordy is a fast, focused word-finding game for iPad and iPhone. Trace your finger across adjacent letters to spell as many words as you can before the timer runs out. The longer the word, the more it scores. — SIX GRID SIZES — Play classic 4×4 boards or push yourself on grids up to 8×8 — and a tight 3×3 for quick rounds. — PICK YOUR PACE — Round timers from one minute up to ten, plus an unlimited mode for relaxed play. — REAL DICE, REAL WORDS — 4×4 and 5×5 boards use the authentic 16- and 25-die letter sets. Larger boards use weighted English letter frequency for balanced play. Word validity is checked against a 270,000-word dictionary. — SCORING — Points scale by length: 3 letters earn 60, 5 letters earn 200, 7 letters earn 420, and an 8-letter word is worth 560. Find longer words to climb the board. — TRACK YOUR BEST — Per-grid, per-timer high scores for both total points and most words found. Longest-ever word saved per configuration. New-best notifications celebrate every personal record. — END-OF-ROUND REVIEW — After every round, see your full word list, every word you missed, and tap any word to see its path on the board. — THEME IT — Seven tile palettes and seven wallpapers — mix and match to your taste. Light and dark options for any time of day. — BUILT FOR iPad — Native SwiftUI, optimized for iPad in portrait or landscape, with iPhone support included. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. Just words.

Screenshots

LOK Digital4 screens
McWordy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: McWordy at none against LOK Digital's 1. LOK Digital's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOK Digital ships an update every 5 days, McWordy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LOK Digital versus McWordy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOK DigitalMcWordy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (167 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings167 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size535 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDraknek Limitedchristian aubert

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

McWordy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LOK Digital

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
None

McWordy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LOK Digital free?
LOK Digital is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is McWordy free?
McWordy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LOK Digital or McWordy have ads?
Neither LOK Digital nor McWordy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LOK Digital or McWordy?
LOK Digital ships an update every 5 days, and McWordy every 10 days. Most recently, LOK Digital was updated on October 30, 2026 and McWordy on October 25, 2026.

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