Cryptex vs Spirit Guide
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!
Spirit Guide
This app enhances the board game experience by tracking game elements, providing information on spirits and adversaries, and managing game logs. It offers features like a setup guide, randomizer, and scoring calculator, with cloud backup for game logs.
- Energy/Element Trackers
- Spirit, Scenario, Adversary Info
- Achievement Tracker
- Win/Loss Tracking
- Setup Guide
- Randomizer
- Game Log with Cloud Backup
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Spirit Guide is an all-inclusive companion app for the board game Spirit Island. Features: • Energy / Element Trackers • Notifications when innate abilities can be performed • Information on all released spirits, scenarios and adversaries • Achievement tracker to increase replayability • Win / Loss tracking by spirit, scenario or adversary • Setup guide to help new players with setting up the game • Quick access to the official FAQ page within the app • Randomizer that will select random spirits, scenario and/or adversary for multiple player counts • Scoring calculator • Allows for selecting which expansions you currently possess and automatically adjusts the available spirits, scenarios and adversaries. • Ability to track multiple spirits. • Game Log which allows you to fill out of a form that will allow you to say with spirits, scenario, adversary, number of players, etc. was used in a single game, score it, put a date on it, and save it to your device. • The ability for your game log to be uploaded to the cloud for easy backup and to make game logs viewable from the web. • The ability to unlocked elements from your spirit track so resetting the elements will take that into consideration. All copyrighted assets are owned by Greater Than Games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spirit Guide at 4.7 against Cryptex's 4.0. Spirit Guide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (144 vs 1). Cryptex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price 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. Spirit Guide sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Cryptex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spirit Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spirit Guide has 144 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cryptex ships an update every 10 days, Spirit Guide every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptex | Spirit Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (144 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 79.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 144 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdullah Alioski | Nerd Room Software |
Customer experience
Cryptex
Spirit Guide
In-app purchases
Cryptex
No in-app purchases
Spirit Guide
- Nice Contribution$0.99
- Good Contribution$2.99
- Jagged Earth DLC$2.99
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- Horizons of Spirit Island DLC$2.99
- Nature Incarnate DLC$2.99
- Great Contribution$4.99









