Cypher vs Labyrinth
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.
Labyrinth
A puzzle game where players collect tokens matching cards in their hand. Navigate a shifting maze to gather all necessary items.
- Token collection
- Card matching
- Shifting maze mechanics
- Board navigation
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Collect all tokens from the board that match cards in your hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Labyrinth at none against Cypher's 3. Labyrinth also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Cypher's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). 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. Cypher sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Labyrinth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Labyrinth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cypher has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cypher ships an update every 3 days, Labyrinth fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cypher | Labyrinth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pitou Technologies, LLC | Vlad Feinstein |
Customer experience
Cypher
Labyrinth
In-app purchases
Cypher
- Small tip$1.99
- Medium tip$4.99
- Large tip$9.99
Labyrinth
No in-app purchases
