Crostics vs Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crostics
Engaging word puzzles that combine crosswords and quote deciphering. Solve clues to reveal a hidden quote, or use parts of the quote to solve the clues. Enjoy a beautifully designed, ad-free experience with adjustable difficulty.
- Reveal hidden quotes
- Decipher clues using quote
- Unlimited hints
- Undo functionality
- Light and Dark mode
- Help section
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Like word games? Crossword puzzles? Then you’ll love Crostics, the new word game where you reveal a hidden quote by answering clues, and decipher clues by filling in the quote! Letter in the answers are linked to letters in the quote—answer the clues, and you uncover more and more of the quote, or fill in more of the quote to decipher the clues. Beautifully designed for iPhone and iPad, Crostics puts engaging puzzles at your fingertips without the pain of erasing pencil marks from paper. The result is more fun with less distraction. And no ads! Crostics includes a free book of 24 puzzles and you can buy more right in the app. There are a wide range of difficultly levels, so whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player you’ll find a good challenge to stretch your brain! If you like word games, you’re going to love Crostics! Features - Unlimited hints - Undo - Play in portrait (and in landscape on iPad) - Play in Light or Dark mode - Learn how to play with the included help
Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle
A word puzzle game where players fill in missing letters to decode cryptic quotes. It offers three challenging packs and simple mechanics for quick learning. Enjoy a mentally stimulating experience with a focus on quotes and wordplay.
- Decode cryptic quotes
- Fill in missing letters
- Three challenging packs
- Easy-to-learn mechanics
- Focus on quotes and wordplay
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This is a small word game - it can be called cryptograms - for anyone who loves quotes and love to read and think about them. For some reasons, many words are missing letters and you are the right one to fix them. The game has 3 different packs that will be challenging you to solve by guessing and filling missing letters. One letter can be repeated in different words. The rules to learn how to play is quite easy, you will learn it in second. Just Press on an empty cells to highlight all the repeating and choose a letter you think it will be fit. Let enjoy the game and feel free to give your feedback here. Thank you a lot and remember rate 5 stars for this game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle at none against Crostics's 13. Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Crostics's advantage is ratings volume (628 vs 3). 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. Crostics sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crostics has 628 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crostics ships an update every 6 months, Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crostics | Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (628 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 628 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | John Blackburn | Hieu Hoang |
Customer experience
Crostics
Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle
Bugs and requests
Crostics
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes occasionally
- Unexpected resizing of interface elements
- Delete function requires multiple presses (workaround: long press available)
Requested features
11 requests- More puzzle books and content
- Word count indicators in clues (e.g., '2 words', '3 words')
- Spaces in clues for multi-word answers
- Author attribution guessing feature
- Ability to view solved puzzles after completion
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- Toggle option to disable correct answer notifications
- Automatic dark/light mode switching
- First letters of clues spelling author names
- More challenging and scholarly clues
- Bulk delete function for clue answers
- Lower pricing for puzzle packs
Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crostics
- 1 Book7 variants$1.99
- 2 Books3 variants$3.99
- 4 Books2 variants$5.99
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- 8 Books$9.99
Cryptogram Cryptoquote Puzzle
No in-app purchases
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