Codebreaker* vs Set Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Codebreaker*
Challenge your logic skills by deciphering a secret code of four distinct colors. Use black and white dots as hints to determine correct colors and positions. A fun and engaging puzzle game for strategic thinkers.
- Solve secret color codes
- Use black dot hints for correct position
- Use white dot hints for correct color, wrong position
- Four distinct colors
- Challenging logic puzzles
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Following the hints, solve the secret code consisting of four different colors. A black dot means that one of the colors is guessed and located in the correct position. A white dot means that one of the colors is guessed but located in the wrong position.
Set Game
This digital card game challenges your mind with pattern recognition. Players must identify sets of three cards where specific attributes are either all the same or all different. It offers a classic gameplay experience with modern features like daily challenges and offline play.
- Authentic classic Set rules
- 20-Card mode for faster play
- Daily challenge puzzles
- Offline gameplay
- Game Center integration
- Dark mode support
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The Set Game – A Classic Brain Teaser Test your mind with this digital version of the classic pattern-matching game. Find sets of three cards based on color, shape, number, and shading—where each feature is either all the same or all different. When you find a set, three new cards are dealt, and you play through the entire deck until it’s finished. Sounds easy? Think again! Features: * Authentic Gameplay – Classic Set rules you know and love * 20-Card Mode – A smoother, faster set-matching experience * Daily Challenge - Test your skills with a daily puzzle * Offline Play – No internet needed * Lightweight & Fast – Only ~5 MB, launches instantly * Game Center Integration – Track achievements and compete on leaderboards * Dark Mode Support – Play day or night Download now and start training your brain!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Codebreaker* at none against Set Game's 1. Codebreaker* also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Set Game's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). 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. Set Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Codebreaker* asks for nothing beyond the download.
Set Game holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Set Game has 429 ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Codebreaker*'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Set Game's.
Codebreaker* ships an update every 6 months, Set Game every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Codebreaker* | Set Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (72 ratings) | 4.8 (429 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 72 | 429 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Berson | Siqi Ma |
Customer experience
Codebreaker*
Set Game
User reviews
Codebreaker*
From 72 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Ad-free experience
- 🆓 Free to use
- 🤏 Small app size
- 🧠 Simple logic puzzle
- 👍 Clean and intuitive design
Room to improve
- ❌ No instructions provided
- 🤔 Colors can only be guessed once per turn
- 🚫 Cannot have doubles/repeating colors
- ↔️ Colors must be placed left to right
- ❓ Score marked without confirmation
Set Game
From 429 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great digital version of Set
- 🆓 Completely free to play
- 🚫 No ads mentioned by many
- ✈️ Works offline
- 🧠 Good for brain training
Room to improve
- 😠 Ads introduced and frequent
- 🤔 Glitchy with no possible sets
- 📏 Display size changes on iPad landscape
- ↔️ Prefer old display format on iPad
- ⏳ Time stress for some players
Bugs and requests
Codebreaker*
Reported bugs
4 issues- Score marked without confirmation
- Points change unexpectedly/randomly
- Colors not in the right spot can be confusing
- App seems to be in dark mode for some users
Requested features
10 requests- Add instructions/help tab
- Allow color replication/doubles
- Enable placing colors in any order
- Add a button to submit guess instead of automatic submission
- Include statistics (games won, played)
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- Add a dark mode option
- Option to skip current game and start a new one
- Consider a 5-place option
- Add sound effects
- Add a tip jar/donation option
Set Game
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional rounds with no possible set
- Display size changes during play on iPad landscape
- Shapes filling screen in updated iPad version
Requested features
6 requests- Shuffle option
- Dark mode toggle
- Hint or quit/show answer option
- Hide the timer
- Sync score time records among devices
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- Fixed board display
In-app purchases
Codebreaker*
No in-app purchases
Set Game
- Remove Ads & Support the Developer$2.99
