Comparison

Cryptogram vs Cipher Master

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

Head to head
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
Read full description

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/

About

Cipher Master

Engage your mind with a new word puzzle game. Decipher hidden phrases, learn interesting facts, and enjoy wise thoughts from famous people. This game offers a fun way to train your brain, practice logic, and expand your knowledge.

Highlights
  • Decipher hidden phrases
  • Learn interesting facts
  • Solve word riddles
  • Train your brain
  • Practice logic
  • Discover wise thoughts
Features
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Allow us to introduce a brand new word puzzle game that will challenge your mind! Meet an amazing word puzzle game - strain your brain with Cipher Master! Inside Cipher Master we have prepared cool riddles and puzzles for you. In each level you will find a hidden phrase. Start spelling it out. Once you complete the task, you will learn an interesting fact. To make it more fun for you to play, in the Cipher Master we have collected for you a lot of wise thoughts of famous people and cool facts from different areas. With the Cipher Master you get a lot of fun, relax and learn a lot of interesting things. Sit back and play the word riddle. From level to level you will enjoy exciting word puzzles. Each word puzzle is more interesting than the previous one. Forget about boring crossword puzzles, word search or sudoku. In Cipher Master everything is much more fun. There is nothing better than playing a game, training your brain, practicing logic and getting smarter at the same time. Now it's all available in the addictive word game Cipher Master!

Screenshots

Cryptogram4 screens
Cipher Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cryptogram and Cipher Master both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Cryptogram's written reviews are positive against 25% of Cipher Master's. Cryptogram also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Cipher Master's advantage is ratings volume (6.1K vs 503) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads 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 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Cipher Master sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cryptogram holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cipher Master has 6.1K ratings behind it against 503, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Cryptogram's written reviews are positive against 25% of Cipher Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cryptogram ships an update every 3 days, Cipher Master monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cryptogram versus Cipher Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptogramCipher Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (503 ratings) — better4.5 (6.1K ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5036.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB242 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBerkay SaglamHitapps Games LTD

Customer experience

Cryptogram

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

Cipher Master

All ratings6,121 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral27.7%
Negative47.3%

User reviews

Cryptogram

From 503 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 🎮 Multiple difficulty levels for all skill levels
  • 📚 Wide variety of quote categories
  • 💰 Minimal ads compared to other apps
  • 🧠 Engaging and mentally stimulating gameplay

Room to improve

  • 📺 Inappropriate and explicit ads appearing
  • 🐛 Ads freezing the app mid-gameplay
  • 📊 Data server issues affecting leaderboards
  • ⚠️ GDPR compliance and data privacy concerns
  • 💳 Payment issues with hint purchases

Cipher Master

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and challenging game
  • 💡 Interesting quotations and proverbs
  • 👍 Large and easy-to-use letter squares

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Excessive and disruptive ads during gameplay
  • 🐛 Glitches with letter selection and scoring
  • 🤔 Puzzles too easy for experienced players

Bugs and 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

Cipher Master

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Letters not registering properly
  • Incorrect scoring and game over issues
  • Ads not respecting device sound settings

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce ad frequency and disruption
  • Provide an ad-free paid version
  • Increase puzzle difficulty for more experienced users

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Cryptogram

Subscriptions2
  • Cryptogram Plus$0.991 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
5 purchases

Cipher Master

One-time5
  • Small pack of energy$3.29
  • Small pack of hints$3.49
  • No ADS$4.99
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  • Big pack of energy$5.49
  • Big pack of hints$5.99

Questions

Is Cryptogram free?
Cryptogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cipher Master free?
Cipher Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cryptogram or Cipher Master?
Cryptogram is rated higher. Cryptogram averages 4.7 out of 5 from 503 ratings, while Cipher Master averages 4.5 from 6.1K ratings.
Do Cryptogram or Cipher Master have ads?
Both Cryptogram and Cipher Master show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cryptogram or Cipher Master?
Cryptogram ships an update every 3 days, and Cipher Master monthly. Most recently, Cryptogram was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cipher Master on November 4, 2026.

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