Comparison

LOK Digital vs PenDraw

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

PenDraw

Features
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PenDraw turns any screen into a party. Gather your friends, put a game up on the big screen a TV, laptop, or monitor and everyone jumps in from their phone with a simple code or QR scan. No account, nothing for guests to install, no fuss. One player secretly gets a word and draws it. Everyone else races to guess by typing on their phone. The fastest correct guesses score the most points, the drawer earns points for every friend who guesses right, and the scoreboard updates live for the whole room to see. HOW IT WORKS • Open the big screen and start a game you get a join code and QR • Friends join in seconds from their phone just pick a nickname • The drawer sees a secret word and sketches it • Everyone else types their guesses in real time • Scores update live play round after round DRAW YOUR WAY • Sketch with your finger, or • Tilt and move your phone to draw in the air — motion-controlled drawing that's half the fun WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • No signup, no ads, no fuss just fun • Perfect for parties, family nights, classrooms, and video calls • Everyone plays from the phone already in their pocket • Fast rounds, endless laughs Grab some friends and start drawing. Nobody draws as badly as they think they will and that's the best part.

Screenshots

LOK Digital4 screens
PenDraw3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PenDraw at Free against LOK Digital's $4.99. PenDraw also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). LOK Digital's advantage is chart position (#16 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On 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

PenDraw is free to download; LOK Digital costs $4.99 up front. LOK Digital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PenDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
LOK Digital versus PenDraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOK DigitalPenDraw
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (167 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings167 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size535 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDraknek LimitedEMIRHAN SIMSEK

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

PenDraw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LOK Digital

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
None

PenDraw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LOK Digital free?
LOK Digital costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PenDraw free?
PenDraw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LOK Digital or PenDraw have ads?
Neither LOK Digital nor PenDraw shows ads.

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