Dungeon Sweeper Mobile vs Cipher Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dungeon Sweeper Mobile
This game blends classic Minesweeper with dungeon crawling elements, offering a fresh puzzle experience. It features leveling and HP mechanics for a more forgiving yet challenging gameplay, with multiple modes and difficulties to master.
- Minesweeper meets dungeon crawler gameplay
- HP and Leveling mechanics
- 10 difficulty levels
- 3 game modes (Endless, Perfect)
- Offline play
- Playable on any screen size
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Minesweeper meets Dungeon Crawler: A new take on a classic puzzle game! Dungeon Sweeper adds depth and complexity to Minesweeper gameplay, while making it easier and more accessible to learn, but just as challenging to master. The scoring system rewards perfect play, while HP and Leveling mechanics help you learn and allow for mistakes. - 100% FREE - No ads, no in-app purchases. - 10 Difficulties to master - 3 Game Modes, including an Endless dungeon mode and a Perfect mode for fans of the original Minesweeper. - Play offline! Playable on screens of any size.
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 rating: Cipher Challenge at 5.0 against Dungeon Sweeper Mobile's 4.0. Cipher Challenge also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 51 months). Dungeon Sweeper Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cipher Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Dungeon Sweeper Mobile'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.
Dungeon Sweeper Mobile ships an update every 51 months, Cipher Challenge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dungeon Sweeper Mobile | Cipher Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loren Hernandez | Bao Lei |
Customer experience
Dungeon Sweeper Mobile
Cipher Challenge
In-app purchases
Dungeon Sweeper Mobile
No in-app purchases
Cipher Challenge
No in-app purchases
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