# CryptoQuote — cryptagram quotes to solve

> Cryptogram puzzle game for decoding quotes with daily challenges and tools. (iPhone/iPad app by Apps From Outer Space, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cryptoquote/id293630545 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Apps From Outer Space, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/673290835)
- Category: Games, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.50/5 from 40 App Store ratings · 88 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.3 · 17 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2008-10-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cryptoquote/id293630545/reviews.md

## What is CryptoQuote?

If you love it in the newspaper, you’ll love it even more in a format you can access any place, any time.  In this popular game, each letter is replaced with a different one.  Your challenge is to decode the puzzle and figure out the quote.  You can work at your own pace or compete against other players in a Daily Speed Challenge.  CryptoQuote will show you conflicts such as attempting to use the same solution letter twice.

Features:
* More than 2000 carefully selected quotes, plus a new Daily Challenge Puzzle each day
* Custom keyboard to see the entire puzzle
* Share puzzles or quotes with others
* Quote of the Day widget
* Create your own puzzle or enter one from a newspaper
* Letter frequency tool
* Word search tool
* Physical keyboard support

Great if you like:  Sudoku, Crossword puzzles, word search, cipher, encryption, code solving and decoding.

## Key features

- Over 2000 quotes
- Daily Challenge Puzzle
- Custom keyboard
- Letter frequency tool
- Create your own puzzle
- Share puzzles

## What do users think of CryptoQuote?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Enjoyable word game
- 💡 Daily challenge feature
- 💡 Ability to create custom puzzles
- 💡 Interesting and intelligent quotes
- 👍 Good value for price
- 👍 Fun way to pass time
- 👍 Makes you think

**Cons**

- 🐛 Keyboard issues (oversized, not fitting screen)
- 🐛 Daily challenge not accessible/working
- 🐛 App crashes/freezes
- 🐛 Interface difficult to read/use
- 🐛 Ads are intrusive
- 🐛 Loss of saved puzzles after updates
- 🐛 Political/left-leaning quotes
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance across devices/OS versions
- 🐛 Difficulty selecting letters
- 🐛 Sound cuts out during ads/puzzle changes
- 🐛 Repetitive puzzles

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Keyboard does not fit screen
- Daily challenge button is grayed out or inaccessible
- App crashes upon opening or during gameplay
- Unable to see time vs. others in daily challenge
- Game freezes on a blank screen
- Interface is wonky and doesn't fit screen
- Letters are squeezed together, keyboard too tiny
- Saved puzzles are gone after updates
- App reads clipboard content on startup
- Stuck on a level, keeps returning to the same one
- Sound cuts out during ads and puzzle transitions
- Letters don't get replaced correctly
- App crashes when trying to play new puzzle
- Custom puzzle feature does not work on iPad
- Letters are huge and screen won't turn
- Daily Time Challenge is unreliable (no puzzles, already completed message)
- Spelling/grammatical errors and weird symbols
- App locks up after completing daily challenge on newer iPhones
- Interface is clunky
- Keyboard lags badly during challenges
- Leaderboard scores seem impossible (cheating)
- Custom puzzle input screen is unusable (stuck, no solve button)
- Game freezes on a blank screen
- Constant crashes after updates
- Surnames of quoted individuals are cut off
- App no longer works after OS updates
- Lost purchased version after OS update, now has ads

**Most requested features**

- Fix keyboard display issues
- Ensure daily challenge is always accessible and functional
- Restore ability to input puzzles from newspapers
- Add more quotes/puzzles
- Improve typography and interface aesthetics
- Add dark mode
- Allow disabling spelling corrector
- Add OCR for newspaper cryptograms
- Add frequency table and dictionary search (like Mac version)
- Add an 'expert' level
- More variety of quote topics
- Fix sound cutting out during ads/transitions
- Allow giving up on daily puzzle to see solution

## Recent user reviews (10 of 88)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cryptoquote/id293630545/reviews.md

### 1/5 — CryptoQuote

*2026-03-06, version 5.0.2*

Not able to see keyboard

### 1/5 — Can’t open the daily challenge

*2026-01-20, version 5.0.2*

Can’t open daily challenge

### 2/5 — OK, but

*2025-12-30*

Half the time the daily challenge is not accessible.
There's lots of built in puzzles,but the program no longer keeps track of what you've solved and starts at the first one every time you try to choose one. there is no way to advance

### 5/5 — Unable to Get a New Puzzle 08/25

*2025-08-10*

Haven’t been able to get a new puzzle for some time. 
Tried to contact using the help email address but messages wouldn’t go through. 
What’s going on?

### 1/5 — New update needed for update

*2024-10-19*

Well,, I like some of the changes you have made. However NOW the keyboard does not fit the screen. So it is impossible to complete the puzzle. I have used this app for many years and I have enjoyed it. Get the keyboard correct and I will give 5 stars. Ok. Update. Still no action. Still impossible to use. The keyboard is still oversized. Not to scale for use on the phone.

### 1/5 — New update needed for update

*2024-10-14*

Well,, I like some of the changes you have made. However NOW the keyboard does not fit the screen. So it is impossible to complete the puzzle. I have used this app for many years and I have enjoyed it. Get the keyboard correct and I will give 5 stars.

Ok.  Update.  
Still no action.  Still impossible to use.  The keyboard is still oversized.   Not to scale for use on the phone.

### 1/5 — New update needed for update

*2024-10-09*

Well,, I like some of the changes you have made. However NOW the keyboard does not fit the screen. So it is impossible to complete the puzzle. I have used this app for many years and I have enjoyed it. Get the keyboard correct and I will give 5 stars.

### 1/5 — New update needed for update

*2024-09-23*

Well,, I like some of the changes you have made.  However NOW the keyboard does not fit the screen.  So it is impossible to complete the puzzle. 
I have used this app for many years and I have enjoyed it.   Get the keyboard correct and I will give 5 stars.

### 1/5 — Issues w selecting letters

*2024-04-17, version 5.0.2*

Have to try to select letter multiple times.  Seems the game isn’t recognizing correctly where u are selecting.

### 5/5 — Excellent Game!

*2024-02-27*

Absolutely love this game! This is my go to app when I’m winding down my day and getting ready for bed. I always find it interesting that the shorter ones seem to be so much harder to solve than the longer ones!

## Frequently asked questions about CryptoQuote

### What is CryptoQuote?

CryptoQuote is a mobile game where you decode encrypted quotes. Each letter in a quote is systematically replaced by another letter, and your goal is to figure out the original message. It offers a fun way to exercise your logic and vocabulary skills.

### What are the key features of CryptoQuote?

The app includes over 2000 carefully selected quotes, a new Daily Challenge Puzzle each day, a custom keyboard for easy puzzle interaction, and tools like a letter frequency tool and word search tool. You can also share puzzles and even create your own.

### Is CryptoQuote free to play?

Yes, CryptoQuote is available for free. The provided information indicates that it does not have in-app purchases or ads, suggesting a completely free experience for users.

### Who would enjoy playing CryptoQuote?

This app is ideal for people who enjoy logic puzzles, word games, and challenges like Sudoku, crosswords, and word searches. If you have an interest in ciphers, encryption, or code-solving, you will likely find CryptoQuote very engaging.

### Can I create my own puzzles in CryptoQuote?

Yes, CryptoQuote allows you to create your own puzzles. You can also enter puzzles that you find in newspapers or other sources, giving you flexibility in how you play and engage with the game.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.0.2 — 2022-12-04

Daily Challenge is back (finally!).
Fixed an issue for some users when applying a Word Search.

Thank you for your reports and your patience as I was able to find the time to sort this out.

Happy puzzling!

### 5.0.1 — 2022-11-27

Thank you to those who messaged about some problems with the 5.0 update. Happy puzzling!

Fixed a couple of issues:
* Daily Challenges should be working again
* Custom Puzzles are easier to enter
* Custom Puzzles will be workable, and no longer show as "already solved"

### 5.0 — 2022-11-15

CryptoQuote was redesigned from the ground up. Daily Challenge results are now working again, and your puzzle journey thru the more than 2000 included quotes will now continue.

Thank you for all of your patience and emails as I've worked thru this major update.

CryptoQuote no longer includes any ads.

### 4.0.5 — 2018-11-10

Fixed an issue for some players where after finishing all of the thousands of included puzzles, they would see puzzle #1 repeatedly.
Improvements to daily challenge scores.

We're continuing to work on some reports of troubles recording your scores on the daily challenge scoreboard. Thank you for your reports and patience.

### 4.0.4 — 2018-08-09

Well, some of your fellow puzzlers found a way to travel into the future and see quotes from the future Daily Challenges.

So this version (4.0.4) removes the Mr. Fusion time-traveling engine and you can no longer peek ahead at solutions for future days.  Thanks to those of you who DM'd me on Twitter and emailed support when you found this loophole. You've helped to preserve the timeline.

In all seriousness, my apologies for this mistake. I was excited to get this feature included and in your hands and obviously missed checking for this. The Next button on the daily challenge results page will no longer go beyond "today" and, even if you do get into the future somehow, you won't see solutions beyond yesterday's date.

And, of course this version includes the great updates from version 4.0.3:
* Usernames on the Daily Challenge leaderboards
* Better indication of your own score (bolded line)
* Fixed a bug where sometimes the daily challenge time would include additional time after you have solved the puzzle

Happy Puzzling!

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