Lost For Swords vs SumLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lost For Swords
Explore rooms shaped by your deck in this roguelike deckbuilder. Equip gear, cast spells, and engage in tactical turn-based combat. Plan your resource management carefully as equipment can only be used once, and adapt your strategy with shuffled dungeon and equipment cards for a unique challenge each run.
- Deck-shaped room exploration
- Tactical turn-based combat
- Single-use equipment system
- Card synergy building
- Dungeon floor upgrades
- Procedurally generated challenges
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Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat. The clue: the equipment you pick up can only be used once! Plan ahead how you spend your resources. Are your cards strong enough? Can you make it to the next floor? Your equipment cards and the cards of the dungeon are shuffled together and placed on the board, creating a unique challenge every time! Between dungeon floors, you can upgrade your equipment to build the strongest deck possible. Can you find synergies between the cards? Lost For Swords is a... * Card Game * Roguelike Dungeon Crawler * Turn Based Strategy Game ...all in one!
SumLock
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Have you ever wanted a brain teaser that perfectly combines logic, math, and the pure satisfaction of cracking a safe? SumLock is the answer. Most puzzle games rely entirely on vocabulary or repetitive patterns. SumLock is different. It’s a beautifully dark, immersive numbers game where you use deduction and quick arithmetic to break open a 6-digit master code. Crack the Master Code: You have exactly 4 attempts to break the lock. Each row forces you to think strategically, shifting your digits as you hunt for the hidden combination. The Ultimate Math Challenge: There's a catch! Every single guess must consist of 6 completely unique digits, and their total sum must exactly match the Target Sum displayed at the top of your screen. It's a brilliant double-layer challenge for your mind. Color-Coded Clues: Hit "LOCK IN" to submit your combination and see how the vault reacts. Green means the digit is in the perfect spot; Blue means it's part of the code but needs to move; Red means it's not in the code at all. Build Your Winning Streak: Keep your mind sharp and see how many locks you can open in a row. Save your records automatically and push yourself to beat your personal best streak. Why SumLock? Because giving your brain a quick daily workout should be satisfying, crisp, and fun. Complete with clean haptic feedback, daily reminders, and a distraction-free layout, SumLock is the perfect ritual to test your reasoning skills. Download SumLock today—the ultimate challenge to see if you can break the code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lost For Swords at Free against SumLock's $0.99. Lost For Swords also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). SumLock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Lost For Swords is free to download; SumLock costs $0.99 up front. Lost For Swords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SumLock asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Lost For Swords | SumLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (322 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 322 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maximilian Csuk | H Valeur |
Bugs and requests
Lost For Swords
Reported bugs
2 issues- Backtracking bug in rooms
- Purchasing issues on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More unlockable classes and cards
- Improved in-game explanations
- Ability to reset progress
SumLock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lost For Swords
- Full Game$4.99
SumLock
No in-app purchases









