# Cryptogram Round — user reviews > 266 indexed App Store user reviews of Cryptogram Round by Norman Basham, rated 4.80/5 from 3,274 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cryptogram-round/id1013610861/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cryptogram-round/id1013610861.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,653 · 4★ 524 · 3★ 74 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Cryptogram Round? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Fun and challenging puzzles - 🚀 Automatic letter filling - 🔒 No ads - 🚀 Quick and easy to play - 💡 Interesting and thought-provoking quotes - 👍 Good for brain exercise **Cons** - 🐛 Limited number of puzzles - 💡 Desire for more difficult/longer puzzles - 💡 Wish for more modern or diverse quotes **Commonly reported bugs** - Some puzzles have incorrect quotes **Most requested features** - Option to turn off automatic letter filling - More free puzzles or ability to reset/replay levels - Daily puzzles or new content updates - Ability to take notes or mark up the screen ## Newest reviews (18 of 266) ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-02-26, version 2.8.1* Good quotes, not too difficult ### 5/5 — No ads! *2026-02-14, version 2.8.1* Auto filling of the letters is a nice addition. I hope they add more rounds in the near future. ### 5/5 — Great games *2026-02-13, version 2.8.1* I like all the games. I play the daily games. And added some on my table from there. I look forward every morning to my new challenges. That and a hot cup of coffee set my day off right. ### 5/5 — Logical thinking *2026-01-30* I really enjoy this game. Trying to fit my understanding of the English language into the format is great brain training. Thanks ### 5/5 — Great cryptogram *2026-01-22, version 2.8.1* I really enjoy playing this word game. ### 5/5 — Finally *2026-01-15, version 2.8.1* I have tried several cryptogram apps and have finally found the one I like! No ads - no mistake limits - fill in letters instead of filling them in one at a time… it’s perfect👍👍 ### 5/5 — Fun app *2026-01-11, version 2.8.1* I am enjoying this cryptogram app. It auto fills the letters, which makes it much better. The other apps if you just brush your finger on a letter it marks it as an error. ### 5/5 — Total Fun *2026-01-04, version 2.8.1* Love keeping my brain active. This helps. ### 5/5 — Puzzles *2025-12-23, version 2.8.1* Great puzzles, not extremely hard, just enough to keep you interested. ### 5/5 — Lots of fun *2025-12-21, version 2.8.1* Good cryptogram app, well designed ### 5/5 — Fun! *2025-12-16, version 2.8.1* Like this game - challenging without being impossible; shows when a letter is incorrect; can play in portrait position. Solved the free puzzles fairly quickly, but the cost to get more isn’t too bad. ### 5/5 — A Game for Grownups *2025-12-06, version 2.8.1* No condescending fingers forcing you to follow along in some endless tutorial you don’t need or want. It’s almost like they know you’re not stupid? No childish UI, no visual garbage, no ads popping up every 5 seconds. JUST A GAME. You can play without fighting things off. God, what a relief. I went through so many games to find this one. I finally begged AI to find a game free of garbage, and this game was first on the list. Did not disappoint. THANK YOU. ### 5/5 — Cytro *2025-11-07, version 2.8.1* Love the quotes and they are fun and challenging sometimes I’m not good at who said them . But it is so entertaining for me. Love a challenge. Good job Dee🌼 ### 5/5 — Challenging *2025-11-04, version 2.8.1* I like it. ### 5/5 — Fun *2025-11-03, version 2.8.1* This is part of my daily puzzle routine. It’s fun and the quotes are interesting. ### 5/5 — No ads and good quotes *2025-11-01, version 2.8.1* Nice game with good quotes. Easy to play. Hints are helpful. Game is good for the brain. ### 5/5 — Genuinely a good game *2025-10-26, version 2.8.1* I wish there were more difficult/longer puzzles, but overall it’s a pretty good ### 5/5 — Fun time *2025-10-19, version 2.8.1* I really enjoy the challenge and the quotes. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Texas421 *2025-04-10, version 2.8.1* Texas421 ### 1/5 — Bribes for reviews *2025-02-19* “Free” puzzles promised for a review ### 1/5 — A good idea, but frustrating *2021-05-06* This puzzle might be okay for beginners and people who don't know all the quotes but it's a waste of time for experienced puzzlers. Firstly, you have to start at the bottom and there is no option to choose your level. Second, you have to guess where you are up to or start over. Other puzzle apps have a checklist so you can see which ones you have or haven't finished. Thanks for telling me about this app, but I will leave it until you can address some of these issues. Nothing changes - I wrote this years ago and it still applies. ### 3/5 — Good but short *2025-02-01, version 2.8.1* It only has 6 rounds…48 puzzles in total. If you want to play add free for a few hours only it’s awesome. But then you’re done and can’t play more without purchase so you might as well delete the app after that ### 3/5 — Good games *2024-02-22, version 2.8.1* This developer has a talent for making logical yet appealing designs for common thinking games. It is my favorite as far as how it is designed. However, I don’t want to pay a monthly fee to continue playing. You give me a one-time reasonable fee and I’ll buy in, or I’ll put up with ads if necessary. But it’s getting where everyone wants a monthly fee. That’s just not possible to sustain. ### 3/5 — It tells you when you are wrong *2021-12-26, version 2.8.1* The whole point of cryptograms is that you don’t know if a letter you guessed is right or wrong until you unravel the rest of the puzzle. By making the letters that are wrong red, you can just guess every letter until you get one right. I am a fan of no ads, as well as the fact that there are levels as opposed to a randomly generated one each time. 3 stars. ### 3/5 — Too easy! *2020-08-01, version 2.8* Having auto fill is great, but sort of takes away from the puzzle book kind. Seems too easy to me. ### 3/5 — Janspinone *2018-04-28, version 2.7* Good game but a bit too easy, I keep thinking that the ext round will be harder. Some only take a minute or two to do. Please make them harder! ### 4/5 — Fun brain teaser *2026-07-03, version 2.8.1* Love when you get enough letters the whole quote comes to you. Love it ### 4/5 — Fun and quick *2025-11-27, version 2.8.1* I enjoy a good puzzle ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Hi *2026-08-03* Love playing your game simple and keeps me thinking ### 5/5 — Fun little game *2026-07-06, version 2.8.1* I was surprised how many puzzles and how fun this would be - given that it’s free and no ads. Great little game and challenging enough to be satisfying. Love the quote selection as well ### 5/5 — Wry nice app *2026-05-11, version 2.8.1* I really like this game. No ads at all and clever quotes to solve. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-05-04, version 2.8.1* Great game!! ### 5/5 — More Puzzles *2026-05-01, version 2.8.1* So nice to get puzzles without constant ads. ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-04-01, version 2.8.1* No annoying ads and relaxing to play. Fun and interesting quotes! ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-03-30, version 2.8.1* I’m finding these games very good to keep my mind alert. At 76 I’m enjoying there being no adds ### 5/5 — Great *2026-03-26, version 2.8.1* Love it so far ### 5/5 — So much fun *2026-03-24, version 2.8.1* I enjoy these games. ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-03-04, version 2.8.1* I play many games by this producer and I love them all. They are well built and easy to play. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*