Comparison

Cryptogram Deluxe vs Cryptogram

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cryptogram Deluxe

Engage in a classic letter substitution puzzle to decode hundreds of famous quotes. Choose from various categories to match your mood and sharpen your decoding skills with helpful in-app tools.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of quote puzzles
  • Multiple categories
  • Hint system
  • Letter tracking
  • Adjustable font sizing
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Decode famous quotes in Cryptogram Deluxe! Cryptogram Deluxe has hundreds of puzzles for you to test your decoding skills and unveil quotes that are funny, inspirational, philosophical and more. Whatever your mood, choose your category and start puzzle solving! Our puzzle board includes helpful tools like HINTS, TIPS, LETTER TRACKING & ADJUSTABLE FONT SIZING. Cryptograms Deluxe is a letter substitution puzzle meaning that the letters in the hidden message are being represented by a different letter of the alphabet. There are many strategies for solving cryptograms. Can you learn them all? Download Cryptogram Deluxe now and try it for yourself. Mouseless Media is dedicated to making apps you love to use. Please contact us any time if you’d like to see a new feature in the next release of Cryptogram Deluxe. Happy Puzzling!

About

Cryptogram

Decrypt famous quotes in this engaging word puzzle game. Solve cryptograms to unlock wisdom, motivation, and inspiration. Features various categories, authors, difficulty levels, and customization options.

Highlights
  • Decrypt famous quotes
  • Select categories and authors
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Save favorite quotes
  • Hints available
  • Share solved quotes
  • Multiple color schemes
Features
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Crack the code. Discover the quote. Cryptogram is a word puzzle game where solving a cipher reveals a quote worth keeping. Each coded letter stands for another letter. Spot patterns, fill the gaps and reveal the quote. FIND YOUR KIND OF CHALLENGE Choose Easy, Normal, Hard or Legendary. Start with more letters revealed or take on a tougher cryptogram. When you need a nudge, use a hint to uncover a letter. A REASON TO SOLVE EVERY DAY Take on the daily puzzle, build your solving streak and earn hints at milestones. Pick up an unfinished puzzle whenever you're ready, then see your solve time and the points you earned. A WORLD OF WORDS TO DISCOVER Explore thousands of quotes across seven languages. Browse themes such as life, love and wisdom, or discover words from authors including Oscar Wilde and William Shakespeare. Return to your recent categories and see your progress as you solve. BUILD A COLLECTION WORTH KEEPING Your solved quotes are saved to your collection. Revisit a discovery, mark a favorite or search for an author or phrase. Look back at your solve time, difficulty, points and hints used. MAKE A QUOTE YOUR OWN Choose a quote style, adjust its appearance and share it as an image. Add a home-screen widget for quotes from your collection. PLAY YOUR WAY Settle into light or dark mode and choose your puzzle font. Solve bundled puzzles offline and revisit your saved collection wherever you are. Online categories, leagues and other connected features need an internet connection. SEVEN LANGUAGES Play in English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian or Turkish. If you enjoy word games, secret messages and code-breaking puzzles, there's a quote waiting to be uncovered. Free to play, with ads and optional in-app purchases. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cryptogram Deluxe4 screens
Cryptogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cryptogram Deluxe and Cryptogram both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Cryptogram's written reviews are positive against 20% of Cryptogram Deluxe's. Cryptogram also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 months). Cryptogram Deluxe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cryptogram Deluxe sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Cryptogram sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Cryptogram Deluxe against 4.7 for Cryptogram. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 498 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Cryptogram Deluxe's written reviews are positive against 69% of Cryptogram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cryptogram Deluxe ships an update every 10 months, Cryptogram every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cryptogram Deluxe versus Cryptogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptogram DeluxeCryptogram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (182 ratings)4.7 (498 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews68.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings182498 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB71 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRand Enterprises, LLCBerkay Saglam

Customer experience

Cryptogram Deluxe

All ratings180 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

Cryptogram

All ratings497 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative22.9%

Bugs and requests

Cryptogram Deluxe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cryptogram

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Ads freezing application and preventing progress
  • Game completion not registering despite solving puzzle
  • Hint system providing letters not in cryptogram
  • Settings reverting to default after closing app
  • Keyboard layout settings not saving properly
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  • Hints charging payment without delivering hints
  • Progress not syncing across devices
  • Leaderboard showing impossible scores suggesting cheating
  • Puzzle categories and leaderboards unavailable

Requested features

10 requests
  • Home screen widget functionality
  • Filter and search for favorite quotes
  • Ad-free premium version option
  • Color-coded cipher letters for pattern recognition
  • Landscape mode support for tablets
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  • League chat functionality
  • Ability to change username
  • Legendary mode for competitive battles
  • User-submitted quote categories
  • Set progression levels for sense of completion

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Cryptogram Deluxe

One-time8
  • Philosophy Pack$1.99
  • Inspirational Pack$1.99
  • Classic Literature Pack$1.99
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  • Humor Pack$1.99
  • Modern Pack$1.99
  • 50 Coins$2.99
  • 500 Coins$12.99
  • 1500 Coins$15.99
9 purchases

Cryptogram

Subscriptions3
  • Cryptogram Plus$0.991 Month
  • Cryptogram Plus$2.991 Month
  • Cryptogram Plus$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • 15 Hints$1.99
  • Offline Quotes$2.99
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  • 30 Hints$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • 80 Hints$8.99

Questions

Is Cryptogram Deluxe free?
Cryptogram Deluxe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cryptogram free?
Cryptogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cryptogram Deluxe or Cryptogram?
Cryptogram is rated higher. Cryptogram Deluxe averages 4.6 out of 5 from 182 ratings, while Cryptogram averages 4.7 from 498 ratings.
Do Cryptogram Deluxe or Cryptogram have ads?
Cryptogram shows ads; Cryptogram Deluxe does not.
Which is updated more often, Cryptogram Deluxe or Cryptogram?
Cryptogram Deluxe ships an update every 10 months, and Cryptogram every 3 days. Most recently, Cryptogram Deluxe was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cryptogram on October 25, 2026.

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