"HOOK" vs LVL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
"HOOK"
A tranquil puzzle game where you strategically remove hooks from a board. Enjoy a stress-free experience with no ads, time limits, or scores. Discover new mechanics across numerous levels with a calming soundtrack.
- Minimalist design
- Relaxing gameplay
- No ads or time restrictions
- 60+ levels
- Calming soundtrack
- Dark Mode
- Cloud Saves
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"Hook" is a minimal, relaxing puzzle game. Your goal is to remove all the hooks from the board by using various game mechanics that you'll discover along the way. My game is designed to be played without any pressure or stress. There is no ads, no time restrictions or scores. So just chill and enjoy 60 ( and more coming ) levels while listening to a calming soundtrack made by Wojciech Wasiak. - Minimalistic - Relaxing - Simple - Zen - No ads - Dark Mode - Cloud Saves - Made by a solo developer - Can be played offline - Great meditative, ambient soundtrack - 2 milion downloads worldwide Feel free to check out my other games at https://www.rainbowtrain.eu/
LVL
This minimalistic puzzle game challenges players to think in 3D while solving 2D puzzles. It features over 50 hand-crafted levels and an endless mode with randomly generated puzzles. The unique gameplay requires players to consider interactions on opposite faces of the puzzle.
- 50+ hand-crafted levels
- 150+ incredible puzzles
- Unlimited randomly-generated levels
- Minimalist design
- Think in 3D for 2D puzzles
- Interact with opposite faces
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LVL is the new minimalistic puzzle that blends 3D into 2D with a twist! - 50+ hand-crafted levels with 150+ incredible puzzles - unlimited randomly-generated levels for endless mode - minimalist design - 11 different languages support LVL forces players to think in 3D while solving puzzles in 2D. Most of the puzzles of LVL can not be solved by interacting pieces on a single face. Players have to think possible solutions that involve replacing pieces on the current face and opposite face of it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LVL at Free against "HOOK"'s $2.99. LVL also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
LVL is free to download; "HOOK" costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for "HOOK" against 4.7 for LVL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 509 and 397 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of "HOOK"'s written reviews are positive against 90% of LVL's.
"HOOK" ships an update every 5 months, LVL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | "HOOK" | LVL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (509 ratings) — better | 4.7 (397 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews — better | 89.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 509 — better | 397 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maciej Targoni | Ertan Unver |
Customer experience
"HOOK"
LVL
User reviews
"HOOK"
From 509 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and challenging
- 🎨 Elegant and minimalistic design
- 🎶 Calming background music
- 💡 Unique puzzle mechanics
- 🧠 Mentally stimulating
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficult to see overlapping elements
- 🔚 Not enough levels
LVL
From 397 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Wonderful game
- 👍 由淺入深的遊戲
- 👍 simple and satisfying
- 👍 Lvl
- 👍 schlicht und gut
Room to improve
- 🐛 stope music
- 🔋 電池食う
- 🔋 Не оптимально
- 🔋 Игра отличная!
- 🐛 Game needs some fixing
Bugs and requests
"HOOK"
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game gets stuck on startup screen
- No ability to save progress
Requested features
5 requests- More levels
- Dark mode
- Ability to disable audio
- Level editor
- Additional puzzle mechanics
LVL
Reported bugs
4 issues- the game start from the beginning when changing mobile device
- The endless version keeps crashing, please fix!
- Swipe controls are poor, making it a pain to change surfaces.
- Your new upgrade is terrible. Very jerky. Liked the old one much better.
Requested features
3 requests- Move a piece off the cube so it would be easier to rearrange larger pieces.
- a simple button to deactivate the sound
- Different geometric prisms instead of cubes and cubes within cubes
In-app purchases
"HOOK"
No in-app purchases
LVL
No in-app purchases
