Tip & Tumble vs 12 LOCKS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tip & Tumble
Solve intricate mazes by tilting your device or swiping. This game focuses on logical thinking and forward planning, offering 90 hand-designed puzzles with realistic 3D animation. Solutions can be reviewed and replayed.
- Tilt or swipe controls
- 90 hand-designed puzzles
- Logical thinking challenges
- Realistic 3D animation
- Solution playback
- Tutorial included
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An extended collection of tilt mazes from Andrea Gilbert, the original clickmazes designer. Includes three variations with different goals. Think you’ve seen it before? Think again! Tip the tray to start the balls rolling. Once tipped stays tipped, until all balls are at rest. No dexterity required, just forward planning and logical thinking. Find the right sequence of tips to solve the puzzle. Game features: - Easy to learn, tutorial included - Play by tilting the device or swiping - 90 hand-designed puzzles, graded easy to hard - Solutions stored for review and playback - Realistic 3D animation
12 LOCKS
Solve a series of challenging puzzles to find keys and unlock a door. This escape room game features unique plasticine graphics and fun music, offering a delightful yet demanding experience for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Plasticine graphics
- Fun music
- 12 locks
- 12 puzzles
- Escape room gameplay
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This is an "Escape Room" type of game in which you must find all keys and unlock target door. If you like fun yet challenging puzzles, then this is the game for you! Game features: - Crazy plasticine graphics - Fun music. - One door - 12 locks - 12 incredible puzzles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 12 LOCKS at Free against Tip & Tumble's $0.99. 12 LOCKS also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 51 months). Tip & Tumble's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
12 LOCKS is free to download; Tip & Tumble costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tip & Tumble ships an update every 51 months, 12 LOCKS every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tip & Tumble | 12 LOCKS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Idle Complexities Ltd | Rudolfs Lacinovs |
Customer experience
Tip & Tumble
12 LOCKS
Bugs and requests
Tip & Tumble
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
12 LOCKS
Reported bugs
2 issues- Number puzzle not working properly
- Ads not closing as expected
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Easier difficulty options
- Improved instructions or guidance
In-app purchases
Tip & Tumble
No in-app purchases
12 LOCKS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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