Cryptex vs SoM3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cryptex
A single-player code-breaking game inspired by classic board games. Guess a random combination of letters as quickly as possible using feedback on correct letters and their positions. Enjoy simple, fun, and addictive logic puzzles.
- Single-player code-breaking
- Random code generation
- Adjustable code length (4-6 letters)
- Feedback on correct letters
- Feedback on correct letter positions
- Classic board game inspiration
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Cryptex is a code-breaking game for one player. It is based on Mastermind, one of the most famous classical board games. The logics and game rules are very similar to an earlier invented game called Bulls and Cows, played with a pencil on paper. The app generates a random code with 4, 5 or 6 letters, and your task is to guess the correct combination as quickly as possible. The game is simple, fun and addictive. With every try you get two pieces of information: 1. CL - Correct Letter - the total number of correctly guessed letters in the entered combination. 2. CLP - Correct Letter and Position - the total number of correctly guessed letters with correct positions in the entered combination. Happy code-breaking!
SoM3
Decorate a magical school for Halloween in this match-3 puzzle adventure. Overcome challenges, use power-ups, and collect gold to buy spooky decorations. Enjoy various game modes and difficulty settings.
- Match-3 gameplay
- Halloween decoration
- Power-ups
- Gold collection
- Variety of game modes
- Unlockable items
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Victoria has become a teacher at Mystic Academy of Magic and your creativity is needed to help her decorate the schoolhouse for Halloween. Match your way through this fun and phantasmal adventure game, overcome tough obstacles, use power-ups to help you win gold to buy amazing Halloween decoration items and unlock new items as you progress in your game. Are you up for this spooky challenge? - Get into the Halloween mood with this clever match 3 game Fun gameplay with tons of challenge levels - Plan your moves, race against time or play it relaxed - Enjoy a variety of game modes and difficulty modes - Collect gold to buy Halloween decoration items - Tough obstacles and cool power-ups
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SoM3 at 4.5 against Cryptex's 4.0. SoM3 also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). Cryptex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, 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
Both are free to download. SoM3 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cryptex asks for nothing beyond the download.
SoM3 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SoM3 has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cryptex ships an update every 10 days, SoM3 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptex | SoM3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdullah Alioski | Green Sauce Games |
Customer experience
Cryptex
SoM3
In-app purchases
Cryptex
No in-app purchases
SoM3
- A Pile of Diamonds$1.99
- A Bag of Diamonds$4.99
- A Chest of Diamonds$9.99
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