Cypher vs Code Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cypher
A secret word guessing game where players use a single word and a number to communicate clues. Connect with friends locally or stream the game to a larger screen for group play.
- Single word and number clues
- Local multiplayer
- Apple TV streaming
- Secret word guessing
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One word, one number - your favorite secret word game is now on iOS! Grab some friends to connect and play locally, or stream the board to your Apple TV.
Code Words
Compete in a word-guessing board game where spymasters give clues to their teammates. Guess words of your team's color while avoiding the opponent's and the assassin. Supports English and Russian languages.
- Team-based gameplay
- One-word clue system
- Agent and assassin mechanics
- Multiple language support
- Competitive play
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In Code Words - Board Game, two teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the board. Their teammates try to guess words of the right color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin. Languages: - English - Russian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cypher at 88% against Code Words's 45%. Cypher also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cypher sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Code Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cypher ships an update every 3 days, Code Words every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cypher | Code Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pitou Technologies, LLC | Oleksandr Sudarenko |
Customer experience
Cypher
Code Words
In-app purchases
Cypher
- Small tip$1.99
- Medium tip$4.99
- Large tip$9.99
Code Words
- Remove Ads$0.99
