Comparison

Codenames vs Chilluzzle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Codenames

Engage in a strategic word game of deduction and teamwork. Give one-word clues to help your team guess associated words before the opposing team. Enjoy a blend of casual fun and deep thinking with turn-based multiplayer matches.

Highlights
  • Turn-based multiplayer
  • One-word clue system
  • Teamwork and deduction
  • Multiple game modes
  • Spymaster and Operative roles
  • Logic and creativity challenges
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The official Codenames puzzle game from the makers of the award-winning board game. Built on the same clever clue-giving, but made for mobile: nearly 50 rule-bending game modes, daily solo puzzles, themed word collections and a deep meta-game. One purchase. No ads. No timers, no pay-to-win. Optional Duet expansion for two-player co-op. NOT JUST THE BOARD GAME ON YOUR PHONE This is a standalone Codenames game with its own content and style. Where the board game is a party game, this one is a puzzle game: every clue is a small riddle you crack at your own pace, and every mode adds a new twist to think through. HOW IT WORKS A grid of words hides your team's secret agents. As Spymaster, you give a single clue that links as many of your words as you dare. As Operative, you work out what your teammate meant and make the guesses. One wrong word helps the other team, and the assassin ends the game instantly. NEARLY 50 TWISTS ON THE RULES Every mode keeps the core of Codenames and bends one rule, turning each game into a fresh puzzle: • Mines: Codenames meets Minesweeper. Numbers on the cards tell you how many agents are hiding nearby. • Mirrors: the Spymasters' grids are symmetrical. Find the axis and you can deduce cards you were never given a clue for. • Convertor: before giving a clue, the Spymaster can swap the colors of two cards to set up a better clue or sabotage the other team. • Quantum Gadget: torn between two words? Mark both and the gadget reveals which one is the better pick. Use it wisely, you only get three per mission. • …and dozens more. SOLO PUZZLES EVERY DAY • Daily Cases: 16 cards, one clue. Find the right words, collect your reward and move on to the next case. Every puzzle is made by real players, not an algorithm. • Daily Spymaster Challenge: everyone gets the same board. Come up with your best clue, then see how it performs when other players try to guess it, and how it ranks against every other Spymaster's clue. COLLECT, LEVEL UP, EXPLORE • Open briefcases to collect themed word cards: video games, movies, travel, sci-fi, fantasy, history, the 20th century and more • Play themed missions with the words you've collected • Earn experience and level up your agent to unlock more daily cases, better rewards and new options PLAY WITH OTHERS AT YOUR OWN PACE • Turn-based matches for 2–4 players: take your turn whenever you have a minute • Get matched with players from around the world, on iPhone, iPad and Android • Invite friends to a private game, or pass one phone around with Pass & Play • Run several games at once, chat with your team and draw notes right on the board PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Czech, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. FROM THE MAKERS OF THE ORIGINAL Codenames is designed by Vlaada Chvátil and published by Czech Games Edition. The board game won the Spiel des Jahres 2016. This app won Best Design at the Czech Game of the Year Awards and was selected as an App Store Editors' Choice. CODENAMES: DUET EXPANSION (in-app purchase) The cooperative two-player version, based on the green-box Duet board game: • Work together instead of competing: take turns giving clues and guessing • Each player knows only some of the agents, and the same card can look different to each of them: a card one player sees as the assassin may be an agent the other player needs to contact • 28 VIP missions adapted from the original Duet, now for cooperative play • Dual Cases: probably the hardest puzzle in Codenames yet. First find the cards that connect to both clues, then the words that fit only one

About

Chilluzzle

Features
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Unwind with Chilluzzle, the ultimate relaxing block puzzle game with a charming retro aesthetic! Drag and drop colorful pixel blocks onto an 8x8 grid. Fill complete rows or columns to clear them and rack up points. Simple to learn, satisfying to master. FEATURES: Clean, retro 16-bit pixel art style Intuitive drag-and-drop gameplay Combo system with escalating rewards Global leaderboard to compete worldwide 8-bit arcade sound effects Haptic feedback for satisfying block placement Dark mode optimized design No time pressure - play at your own pace Perfect for quick gaming sessions or extended puzzle solving. Challenge yourself to beat your high score and climb the global leaderboard! Chilluzzle - Block puzzles, zero stress.

Screenshots

Codenames4 screens
Chilluzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chilluzzle at Free against Codenames's $4.99. Chilluzzle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Codenames's advantage is chart position (#13 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Chilluzzle is free to download; Codenames costs $4.99 up front. Codenames sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chilluzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codenames ships an update fortnightly, Chilluzzle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Codenames versus Chilluzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodenamesChilluzzle
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB30 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCGE Digital s.r.o.Saeed Vaziry

Bugs and requests

Codenames

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Initial launch with only Czech language support
  • Occasional app crashes and server disconnections

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Codenames Duet mode
  • Implement AI/bot players for faster games
  • Allow custom word packs and themes
  • Add a 'speed mode' for faster gameplay
  • Improve the jury system to maintain game integrity

Chilluzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Codenames

One-time1
  • Krycí jména: Duet$4.99
None

Chilluzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Codenames free?
Codenames costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Chilluzzle free?
Chilluzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Codenames or Chilluzzle have ads?
Neither Codenames nor Chilluzzle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codenames or Chilluzzle?
Codenames ships an update fortnightly, and Chilluzzle every 2 days. Most recently, Codenames was updated on November 13, 2026 and Chilluzzle on November 7, 2026.

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