Comparison

Antigrams vs Cracking the Cryptic

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

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About

Antigrams

This word game challenges players to avoid forming words by strategically moving letters. The objective is to fill slots without creating any 4-letter or longer word combinations, or risk filling the screen and losing. Enjoy endless randomized levels and track your progress with a ranking system.

Highlights
  • Unique word-avoidance gameplay
  • Endless randomized levels
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Single-player ranking system
  • Special slots and tiles
  • Original soundtrack
Features
Currently charting
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Antigrams is a word game where the goal is to NOT make words. “Surprisingly fun.” -Bennett Foddy, creator of QWOP Move letters from the top of the stacks to fill the slots below. Be careful - any combination of 4 or more letters that can be arranged to form a word will bust you and add more letters to the grid. When the grid goes off the top of the screen you lose. Features: - Unique, brain-twisting gameplay - Endless, randomized levels - Global and friend-based leaderboards - Single-player ranking system to track your progress - Dozens of special slots and tiles - Original soundtrack from club legends Everybody House Mafia

About

Cracking the Cryptic

This app offers a curated collection of handcrafted Sudoku puzzles from world-renowned constructors. Explore classic and unique variants, with new puzzle packs released regularly. A free introductory pack is included with download.

Highlights
  • Handcrafted Sudoku puzzles
  • Curated by expert constructors
  • Classic and unique variants
  • Regularly released puzzle packs
  • Free introductory puzzle pack
Features
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OUR NEWEST PACK – CLASSIC VOLUME #2! Classic sudoku is where it all began, and there is still lots of skill to be deployed to solve classic puzzles, and new techniques to be explored. Nikoli, the Japanese puzzle house, named and popularised sudoku from 1984, and we have commissioned 20 puzzles from them for this Classic Sudoku 2 app. We have also created 20 ourselves, and sourced 20 more from Sam Cappleman-Lynes, the brilliant British sudoku expert. The result is a wonderful 60-puzzle pack which will delight and challenge you. -------------------- Welcome to the brand new Sudoku app from the most popular Sudoku channel, Cracking The Cryptic. Unlike other Sudoku apps, we feature handcrafted and curated puzzles from the world’s best Sudoku constructors. Each collection features puzzles made by various authors that are now familiar names to those who follow the channel. Authors like Phistomefel, Clover, Sam Cappleman-Lynes, Christoph Seeliger, Richard Stolk, jovi_al, Qodec, Prasanna Seshadri and of course, Simon and Mark! Downloading Cracking the Cryptic will give you access to our first free collection – a variety pack by Prasanna Seshadri featuring 7 puzzles inspired from our previous Sudoku apps; Sandwich, Classic, Chess, Thermo, Miracle, Killer and Arrow Sudoku. We also have purchasable packs designed for all skill levels and featuring many unique variants not seen previously. We’ll be releasing more free and paid packs in the future so keep an eye on the app for more Sudoku content from Cracking The Cryptic!

Screenshots

Antigrams4 screens
Cracking the Cryptic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cracking the Cryptic at Free against Antigrams's $0.99. Cracking the Cryptic also leads on ratings volume (210 vs 14). Antigrams's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and rating (4.9 vs 4.4). On ads and device support 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

Cracking the Cryptic is free to download; Antigrams costs $0.99 up front. Cracking the Cryptic sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Antigrams asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Antigrams holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cracking the Cryptic has 210 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Antigrams's written reviews are positive against 72% of Cracking the Cryptic's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Antigrams versus Cracking the Cryptic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAntigramsCracking the Cryptic
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better4.4 (210 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings14210 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#128 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB234 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEverybody House Games, LLCNick Carney

Customer experience

Antigrams

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cracking the Cryptic

All ratings208 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral13.6%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Antigrams

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cracking the Cryptic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle progress and purchases disappearing after updates
  • Incorrect rules or hints in certain puzzles
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices or Macs
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape modes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more color options for pencil marking and highlighting
  • Implement a way to clear progress or start puzzles from scratch
  • Integrate all CTC apps into a single app for better organization
  • Add keyboard support, especially on Mac
  • Improve the quality and clarity of hints

In-app purchases

None

Antigrams

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Cracking the Cryptic

One-time13
  • CTC Worms - James Sinclair$0.99
  • CTC Worms - Marty Sears$0.99
  • CTC Worms - Zetamath$1.99
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  • CTC Worms - Blobz$1.99
  • CTC Worms - Michael Lefkowitz$1.99
  • CTC Worms - Phistomefel$1.99
  • GAS Volume #1$2.99
  • GAS Volume #2$2.99
  • CTC Approachable Sudoku #1$2.99
  • Domino Sudoku Pack$4.99
  • Lines Variety Pack$4.99
  • Classic Volume #2$4.99
  • CTC Fog Pack #1$4.99

Questions

Is Antigrams free?
Antigrams costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cracking the Cryptic free?
Cracking the Cryptic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Antigrams or Cracking the Cryptic?
Antigrams is rated higher. Antigrams averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Cracking the Cryptic averages 4.4 from 210 ratings.
Do Antigrams or Cracking the Cryptic have ads?
Neither Antigrams nor Cracking the Cryptic shows ads.

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