Codebreaker* vs Color Guess
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.
Color Guess
Test your color perception with a challenging game. See if you can pass the difficult levels designed to stump even those with excellent color vision.
- Color perception challenges
- Difficult levels
- Vision testing
- High difficulty rating
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Color Guess at 4.6 against Codebreaker*'s 4.4. Color Guess also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 68%) and ratings volume (283 vs 72). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Color Guess holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 283 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Codebreaker*'s written reviews are positive against 82% of Color Guess's.
Codebreaker* ships an update every 6 months, Color Guess every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Codebreaker* | Color Guess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (72 ratings) | 4.6 (283 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 72 | 283 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Berson | Kiplio |
Customer experience
Codebreaker*
Color Guess
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
Color Guess
From 283 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🧠 Tests brain and eye practice
- 🌟 Highly addictive and enjoyable
- 💯 Great for quick entertainment
- 🚀 Reaches high levels (70+)
Room to improve
- 🥵 Extremely difficult, especially past level 25
- 😩 Can be boring at times
- 😠 Annoying ads upon losing
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
Color Guess
Reported bugs
1 issue- Ads pop up frequently after losing
Requested features
3 requests- Introduce new game modes (e.g., color matching, new mechanics)
- Create more versions or fun challenges
- Consider a slightly easier difficulty curve
In-app purchases
Codebreaker*
No in-app purchases
Color Guess
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Codebreaker* free?
Is Color Guess free?
Which has better reviews, Codebreaker* or Color Guess?
Do Codebreaker* or Color Guess have ads?
Which is updated more often, Codebreaker* or Color Guess?
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