Comparison

Lockstep vs Lockstep

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lockstep

This daily logic puzzle challenges you to move two pieces simultaneously across two boards. Strategically use walls and blockers to guide each piece to its matching goal. Features a new puzzle daily with increasing difficulty and a larger Sunday challenge.

Highlights
  • Daily logic puzzles
  • Two-board simultaneous movement
  • Increasing weekly difficulty
  • Archive of past puzzles
  • Progress tracking and stats
  • Hints and undo options
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One move. Two boards. Think together. Lockstep is a daily logic puzzle where every move controls two boards at the same time. Swipe in a direction and both pieces move together — unless a wall, edge, or blocker holds one in place. Use that difference to reposition the boards and guide both pieces onto their matching goals at the same time. A new puzzle every day Each day brings a new Lockstep with a different challenge. Difficulty builds throughout the week, from lighter early-week puzzles to tougher Friday and Saturday boards. The Sunday Lockstep Sundays are different. The regular 4×4 boards expand to 5×5 for a larger weekly challenge built to test everything you’ve learned. Track your progress Build your daily streak, revisit previous puzzles in the Archive, and follow your performance with stats including optimal solves, average moves, solve time, hints used, and more. Need a hand? Hints can preview your next move, Undo lets you rethink a decision, and Restart gives you a fresh attempt. Lockstep includes optional rewarded ads for additional assists and a one-time Remove Ads purchase for forced advertisements. No account is required. Just open the app and play today’s puzzle.

About

Lockstep

Features
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Lockstep: Bead Puzzle is a calm game about moving everything at once. Swipe, and every bead on the board takes one step in that direction. A bead stops when a wall, the edge or another bead is in the way, and that's how you pull them apart. Get each bead onto its matching ring. • Hand-made cards from Beginner to Expert, each checked by a solver. Par is the fewest swipes possible; match it for three stars. • A Daily card, the same for everyone, with a streak to keep. Send it to a friend: they can play it straight from the link, even without the app. • Endless run: puzzles get harder, and swipes over par spend your spares. • Shuffle: a fresh puzzle at any difficulty, whenever you want one. • Arrows, holes, and a secret deck for those who clear every Expert card. • Hints that point the way without giving it away. • Plays on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch, with progress synced through iCloud. • Game Center leaderboards and achievements. Free to play: the Daily card, the Beginner and Intermediate cards, and Beginner Shuffle. Lockstep Complete, a one-time purchase, unlocks Advanced and Expert cards, the secret deck, Endless and every Shuffle level, on all your devices and for your family. Try today's card free in your browser at lockstepgame.com. No ads. No tracking. No subscription.

Screenshots

Lockstep4 screens
Lockstep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lockstep at none against Lockstep's shown. Lockstep also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and device support (4 vs 2). Lockstep's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Lockstep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lockstep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockstep ships an update every 4 days, Lockstep daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Lockstep versus Lockstep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockstepLockstep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtificial Luck, LLCRetra LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lockstep

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Lockstep

One-time1
  • Lockstep Complete$4.99

Questions

Is Lockstep free?
Lockstep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lockstep free?
Lockstep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lockstep or Lockstep have ads?
Lockstep shows ads; Lockstep does not.
Which is updated more often, Lockstep or Lockstep?
Lockstep ships an update every 4 days, and Lockstep daily. Most recently, Lockstep was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lockstep on October 31, 2026.

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