Bonza Phrases vs Deepcover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bonza Phrases
Engage in a casual word puzzle game that tests your knowledge of proverbs and idioms. Solve daily puzzles and participate in weekly themed events. Submit your own puzzle ideas for a chance to be featured.
- Complete phrases by joining pieces
- Daily topical puzzles
- Weekly themed events
- Submit your own puzzle ideas
- Linear level progression
- Rewarding learning experience
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This word puzzle game celebrates proverbs, idioms, and figures of speech that have become part of everyday language. Join the pieces to complete the phrase, it's a piece of cake! From the makers of Bonza Word Puzzle. "Bonza puzzles are instantly addictive!" - Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times Bonza Phrases is a casual word puzzle game for mobile. Players will appreciate the clear and simple approach, suitable for the whole family. Bonza Phrases is designed to be a rewarding learning experience. Much like other games in the Bonza series, players will find insight and inspiration from the puzzle content. The game follows a classic linear level progression, with new chapters unlocked over time. The daily puzzle features topical content throughout the year. Players are also encouraged to submit their own puzzle ideas that could feature as an upcoming daily puzzle. Weekly events are updated every Saturday with themes like “90's movies” and “Shakespearean quotes”. This game will be periodically updated with fresh content and new features.
Deepcover
Engage in stimulating puzzles to thwart criminals and prevent online scams. As an undercover agent, earn intel to protect potential victims, customize your character, and unlock new challenges. Discover real-world scam information and their consequences.
- Solve puzzles to outsmart evildoers
- Prevent scams and protect victims
- Earn intel at each level
- Customize your character
- Unlock new levels
- Play special training games
- Learn about real-life online scams
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In DeepCover, players solve a variety of fun and stimulating puzzles to outsmart evildoers, prevent scams, and save the day. Playing as an undercover agent, players are awarded more intel at every level they complete, used to outsmart scammers and help protect potential victims. Players are also able to customize their character, unlock new levels, play special training games, and learn additional info about real-life online scams and their impacts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bonza Phrases at 72% against Deepcover's 0%. Bonza Phrases also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (455 vs 9). Deepcover's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Bonza Phrases sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Deepcover asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bonza Phrases holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bonza Phrases has 455 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Bonza Phrases's written reviews are positive against 0% of Deepcover's.
Bonza Phrases ships an update every 4 weeks, Deepcover every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bonza Phrases | Deepcover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (455 ratings) — better | 4.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 455 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — 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 | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 1.4 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Minimega | DART Collective, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bonza Phrases
Deepcover
Bugs and requests
Bonza Phrases
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect holiday information in puzzles
- Compatibility issues on tablets
- Coins disappearing across devices
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Weekly game mode to be reinstated
- Option to remove ads for a fee
Deepcover
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bonza Phrases
- Basic Stack$1.99
- Value Stack$4.99
- 30 Days no ads$4.99
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- Remove ads$5.99
- Welcome Bundle$5.99
- Value Bundle$8.99
- Limited time offer$8.99
- Mega Stack$9.99
- Super Stack$29.99
Deepcover
No in-app purchases









