Comparison

Cipher vs Anagram Solver

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

Head to head
About

Cipher

This app allows users to easily encode and decode messages using various secret codes. It offers offline functionality and printable translation tables for decoding without the app. Ideal for educational puzzles, treasure hunts, and creative communication.

Highlights
  • Encode and decode messages
  • 12+ secret codes available
  • Offline functionality
  • Printable translation tables
  • Export encoded messages as images
  • Suitable for educational puzzles
Features
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Do you love a treasure hunt?  Do you love secret messages?  Do you enjoy decoding and encoding messages? With "CIPHER" you can easily encode and decode messages. At the beginning, there are 12 different secret codes (e.g. Morse alphabet, Braille, ...) available, more codes will follow in free updates. All functions and worksheets do not need an internet connection! ENCODING With the keyboard, letters and numbers can be typed in plain text and converted into symbols. The encoded messages can be saved and exported as an image. Various applications: treasure hunts, puzzle tasks for school, children's birthday parties, encoded postcards or just for fun! DECODING WITH THE APP By using the symbol keyboard, the message can be easily decoded in the app. When tapping on the symbols, the corresponding letter or number is displayed. DECODING WITH THE PRINTABLE TRANSLATION TABLE The translation tables can be exported and printed as PDF worksheet. With these worksheets, the encoded messages can be decoded even without an app or the Internet. *** NOTE *** This app contains a part of "CacheToolBox". The printable translation tables will be available only in this app, also in the future! More fonts will follow later, some of them are only available here! "Cipher" is addressed to a different target group like schools, scouts, etc.

About

Anagram Solver

Features
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Search for the solution to your anagram from over 190,000 words. This app allows you to solve anagrams where all of the letters are known, some of the letters are known, or crossword anagrams where some letters and their positions are known. This app searches the dictionary for any words that form a potential solution to the anagram that you have entered. By enabling the sub-anagrams setting, you can look for words within the letters you have entered, this can be useful when playing scrabble or following along with countdown. You have the ability to search for a word's definition on the internet directly from the app to help you establish the correct solution when there are lots to choose from. Results can also be sorted either alphabetically or by size.

Screenshots

Cipher4 screens
Anagram Solver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Anagram Solver at Free against Cipher's $2.99. Anagram Solver also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Anagram Solver is free to download; Cipher costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cipher ships an update every 4 months, Anagram Solver every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cipher versus Anagram Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCipherAnagram Solver
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTN-TECHNOLOGYHARRY ANTHONY PAUL WITCOMB

In-app purchases

None

Cipher

No in-app purchases

None

Anagram Solver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cipher free?
Cipher costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anagram Solver free?
Anagram Solver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cipher or Anagram Solver have ads?
Neither Cipher nor Anagram Solver shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cipher or Anagram Solver?
Cipher ships an update every 4 months, and Anagram Solver every 2 days. Most recently, Cipher was updated on October 22, 2026 and Anagram Solver on October 12, 2026.

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