Decrypto vs Cipher Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Decrypto
Engage in a captivating puzzle game where you decode classic ciphers and solve cryptogram word puzzles. This app offers a challenging yet accessible experience for those who enjoy riddles and code-breaking. It's designed for curious minds to train their brains with pure, ad-free fun.
- Decode classic ciphers
- Solve cryptogram word puzzles
- Break challenging codes
- Brain training
- VoiceOver support
- Ad-free gameplay
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Decode classic ciphers, solve cryptogram word puzzles, break challenging codes, and train your brain in Decrypto, the puzzle game for the curious mind. If you love riddles, crosswords, or old-school cypher code-breaking, Decrypto will put your mind to the test. Decrypto is designed to be accessible, with full support for VoiceOver so more players can experience the thrill of codebreaking without barriers. Play for free with no ads, just pure puzzles and brain-teasing fun.
Cipher Challenge
Engage your mind with a variety of cipher decoding challenges. Practice different cipher types, track your progress, and compete with friends. Unlock quotes and sync your achievements across devices.
- Multiple cipher modes
- Letter frequency analysis
- Multiplayer competition
- Unlocked quote gallery
- Score history tracking
- iCloud sync across devices
- Hard mode challenge
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A cipher decoding game. Cipher modes: Aristocrat, Patristocrat, Caesar, Random substitution cipher, K1 cipher, K2 cipher Additional features: - See letter frequency table and cipher letter -> original letter mapping table - Share link or game id to friends and compete on the same puzzle - View all the unlocked quotes - See score history - Unlocked quotes and scores are sync'ed across iPhone, iPad and Mac computers through iCloud - Enable hard mode for a special challenge Also perfect for Science Olympiad (SciOly) Codebusters practice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cipher Challenge at none against Decrypto's 8. Cipher Challenge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Decrypto's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (85% vs 67%). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Decrypto sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Cipher Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cipher Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Decrypto has 123 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Decrypto's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cipher Challenge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Decrypto ships an update every 4 days, Cipher Challenge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Decrypto | Cipher Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (123 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Incognitum, MB | Bao Lei |
Customer experience
Decrypto
Cipher Challenge
In-app purchases
Decrypto
- Help Points$0.99
- 5 Keys$1.49
- Remove ads$1.99
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- 15 Keys$3.49
- 30 Keys$5.49
- Unlimited Keys$11.49
- Solutions$14.99
- Solutions & Unlimited Keys$19.99
Cipher Challenge
No in-app purchases
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