# The Editor Cryptograms — user reviews > 117 indexed App Store user reviews of The Editor Cryptograms by Allen Tom, rated 4.24/5 from 445 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-editor-cryptograms/id1139384644/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-editor-cryptograms/id1139384644.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 218 · 4★ 144 · 3★ 64 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of The Editor Cryptograms? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Challenging but enjoyable - 🧠 Keeps the mind sharp - 🕹️ Fun and engaging - 📚 Good for word puzzles - 🕰️ Passes the time well **Cons** - 🔍 Difficult to read font - 💰 Locked levels require payment - 📢 Frequent ads - 🔁 Requires manual letter selection **Commonly reported bugs** - Paid version still shows ads - Levels remain locked after purchase **Most requested features** - Automatic letter selection - Reveal answer option - Puns/quotes instead of just quotes - Source of quotes provided ## Newest reviews (17 of 117) ### 4/5 — Good *2024-02-01, version 1.2* I like this game. It really makes me think. Would be nice to have a cheat option. ### 4/5 — Fun! *2023-12-23, version 1.2* It is a fun game that requires a review to continue play ### 4/5 — Great game *2023-07-02, version 1.2* This game is great but I wish it would move to the next letter automatically. ### 4/5 — Good *2023-06-25, version 1.2* So far, it’s been a good game to play. Only a few days playing, but it’s been the kind of challenging game I enjoy! ### 4/5 — Good. *2022-12-25, version 1.2* Thumbs up. ### 4/5 — Review *2022-07-12, version 1.2* Very good game for the Brain. CRYPTO- QUOTE LIKE ### 5/5 — Fun, Fast Word Play *2021-12-17, version 1.2* These quick cryptograms keep my mind sharp. ### 4/5 — Good game *2021-10-08, version 1.2* Enjoy it ### 4/5 — Gr8 but 4 ads *2021-09-14, version 1.2* I love the games. They’re great fun. Would be 5 stars if not for ads that I don’t know if I could eliminate with purchase. Don’t want to purchase w/o guarantee, because they play the ad sound even after you close window after 5 seconds and return to puzzle. That’s annoying! ### 4/5 — Lot of fun *2021-09-05, version 1.2* There’s a wide range of difficulty. Some of these cryptograms trigger some sort of poetic response somehow. ### 5/5 — Just like doing it in the newspaper *2021-07-05, version 1.2* I was looking for the ones I used to do as a kid. This is darn close and a lot of fun. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2021-05-31, version 1.2* Challenging and fun! ### 5/5 — The Editor *2021-01-08, version 1.2* Love this game. I do use the letter availability, I like it a lot. ### 4/5 — Me *2020-12-17, version 1.2* Ok ### 4/5 — The Editor *2020-09-06, version 1.2* Great app! Challenging & fun! ### 4/5 — i wish they were puns *2020-08-27, version 1.2* this is a fun game but i like it when the phrases are puns with clues instead of quotes. ### 4/5 — Enjoyable! *2020-07-31, version 1.2* It passes the time. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Loved it - at first! *2021-11-13, version 1.2* Played through 2 “episodes”. Really enjoyed it. 3rd & following episodes are locked and I am unable to find out how to unlock episodes. No online “help” that I can find. Therefore, the rating went from 5 (during episodes 1 & 2) to a 1 star. ### 1/5 — Still get ads with paid full version *2019-03-26, version 1.1* Extremely unhappy that I’ve paid for the full version and I still am hit with ads after EVERY puzzle. I will be asking for a refund. ### 1/5 — Poor response *2018-10-12, version 1.1* Paid for full set but all levels remained unlocked. Awaiting refund or reply😖 ### 2/5 — Nope *2020-01-09, version 1.2* Nope ### 3/5 — Editor *2023-06-22, version 1.2* I enjoy playing this game. ### 3/5 — Pretty good *2021-04-03, version 1.2* My only issue is having the same letter represent itself. ### 3/5 — Okay *2019-11-12, version 1.2* It’s too easy with the letter frequencies given. ### 3/5 — Feels clunky *2019-06-23* Compared to other cryptogram apps, it is awkward to change the letters. It should jump to the next letter, whenever you make a substation. You have to do 2x as much work to solve. It would also be better if you just showed letter frequencies without the trigrams etc. These tend to give the solution away too easily ### 3/5 — Good game but writing is lite *2019-01-07, version 1.1* This is a fun classic but I’m 59 and the light gray font on white is difficult to discern the c’s from the e’s from the a’s. Even with my best readers I struggle. I would love this game if the font was just darker. ### 3/5 — Locked levels *2018-12-27, version 1.1* Levels are locked so game will not advance without paying ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Cryptogram *2025-04-03, version 1.2* Love this game but wish that it moved to the next block after a selection of a letter. ### 5/5 — Love! *2024-03-27, version 1.2* Love to play this game to kill boredom but it also gives me a good challenge. Great game! ### 5/5 — So far, so good! *2024-02-26, version 1.2* This game is challenging-not too hard or too easy. ### 5/5 — Cryptograms with a twist *2023-11-16, version 1.2* After being disappointed is several cryptogram apps on my iPhone , I'm thoroughly enjoying this app. The lines to translate are common phrases, but the twist is that none of the letters have a correct letter associated with it. You have to research the next page which tells you the numbers of each letter, working backward to the solution. The graphics are pretty good, but I wish that the letters shown were darker or bolder. My eyes strain to read this on my iPhone -- But I keep trying because I like that challenge. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Fun *2023-10-09, version 1.2* Fun love it ### 5/5 — Great Game *2023-07-03, version 1.2* I love doing cryptograms ### 5/5 — Very fun! *2023-05-05, version 1.2* Good game! ### 5/5 — Fun and easy to use *2022-07-27, version 1.2* Great interface for cryptograms! ### 5/5 — Fun *2022-06-13, version 1.2* Keeps you engaged ### 5/5 — Great *2022-01-10, version 1.2* Very good game thanks --- *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 2026-06-08.*