Codebreaker* vs Genius Square
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.
Genius Square
This logic puzzle game challenges players to strategically place colorful blocks within a 6x6 grid, avoiding black squares. Compete against the clock to achieve faster times and improve your personal best scores.
- 6x6 grid puzzle
- Block placement challenges
- Avoid black squares
- Beat the clock
- Personal best tracking
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To complete the puzzle you simply have to place all the blocks in the 6x6 square, and you can't use the black squares. Beat the clock, and your personal best times!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Codebreaker* at 68% against Genius Square's 14%. Codebreaker* also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (67 vs 6). Genius Square's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Codebreaker* holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Codebreaker* has 67 ratings behind it against 6, 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 14% of Genius Square's.
Codebreaker* ships an update every 6 months, Genius Square every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Codebreaker* | Genius Square |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (67 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Berson | Alex Goulder |
Customer experience
Codebreaker*
Genius Square
In-app purchases
Codebreaker*
No in-app purchases
Genius Square
No in-app purchases
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