SET vs Scioly Codebusters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SET
Experience a reimagined classic puzzle game with over 16 unique modes and daily challenges. Compete with friends in multiplayer matches and track your progress across devices. Enjoy a visually appealing interface with customizable color palettes.
- 16+ unique game modes
- Daily challenges
- Multiplayer matches (up to 4 players)
- Cross-device progress sync
- Light and dark mode support
- Customizable color palettes
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Ready, SET, go! Spot the set faster than your friends in the card game that keeps your brain sharp — now with 20+ modes, real-time multiplayer, and daily challenges. Find three cards that form a "set" by color, shape, number, and shading. Simple to learn, impossible to put down. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • 20+ game modes — 1-Minute, 6-Pack, Deck, Mania & more • Real-time multiplayer for up to 4 players — co-op or head-to-head • A fresh Daily Challenge every day — keep your streak alive • Climb global leaderboards and rank up from Beginner to Champion • Collect 15 achievement badges — from Spotless to Every Last Set • Unlock vibrant themes and make the game your own • Sign in to sync your progress across all your devices • Polished light & dark modes, designed to feel great • Looks stunning on iPhone and iPad — play in portrait or landscape Loved by players worldwide — rated 4.6! Whether you've got 60 seconds or an hour, there's a mode for you. Download SET free and find your first set today!
Scioly Codebusters
Practice codebreaking with a vast collection of quotes covering Aristocrats, Patristocrats, and Xenocrypts. Offers assisted modes with hints for beginners and manual modes for advanced users. Includes a dictionary to learn common word patterns and accelerate cipher-solving skills.
- Practice Aristocrats, Patristocrats, Xenocrypts
- Over a thousand quotes
- Assisted mode with hints
- Manual mode for challenges
- Unique dictionary feature
- Learn common word patterns
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Scioly Codebusters is the ultimate codebusters prep app! Practice with over a thousand different quotes with Aristocrats, Patristocrats, and Xenocrypts so you can level up your codebusting skills! For hobbyists and beginners, enjoy the assisted mode and hints to help you solve each cipher. If you are a science olympiad student or looking for a challenge, check out the manual mode, removing many helpful features like the autofill! Finally, we have a unique dictionary feature that teaches you common word patterns to accelerate your progress. This is the best way to learn and practice the 3 biggest ciphers in Scioly Codebusters! We are always accepting suggestions :) Developed by Suvan & Manoj. **WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE OFFICIAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD ORGANIZATION IN ANY WAY**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scioly Codebusters at none against SET's 19. Scioly Codebusters also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (86% vs 60%). SET's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 19). On price, rating 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. SET sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Scioly Codebusters asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for SET against 4.6 for Scioly Codebusters. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SET has 1.2K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of SET's written reviews are positive against 86% of Scioly Codebusters's.
SET ships an update fortnightly, Scioly Codebusters weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SET | Scioly Codebusters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Liad Zigdon | Rohit Kumar |
Customer experience
SET
Scioly Codebusters
Bugs and requests
SET
Reported bugs
3 issues- Deck mode ending prematurely when no sets are available
- Inconsistent behavior when unlocking new game modes
- Sync and login issues across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to pause games
- More feedback and hints for users
- Customizable game settings
- Improved multiplayer functionality
Scioly Codebusters
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SET
- Coins Pack$0.99
- Starter Gems$0.99
- Halloween$1.99
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- Cosmic$1.99
- World Cup 2026$1.99
- Spring Blossom$1.99
- Coins Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Stylish Boost$2.99
- Tactical Treasure$2.99
- Premium Modes$3.99
- Artistic Reserve$4.99
- Shiny Mix$4.99
- Mode Mastery$4.99
- Premium$5.99
- Unlock All Themes$9.99
- Masterpiece Hoard$9.99
- Holy Grail$9.99
- Gem Vault$9.99
Scioly Codebusters
No in-app purchases
