Comparison

Carrier Battles vs CipherKit

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

Head to head
About

Carrier Battles

Engage in a turn-based digital wargame simulating the naval and air battles of the Pacific War. Command historical fleets and aircraft, execute strategic invasions, and outmaneuver your opponent's forces in a variety of iconic scenarios. Experience deep tactical gameplay with advanced combat and intelligence systems.

Highlights
  • Solitaire play against AI
  • Play by Email multiplayer
  • 11 historical scenarios
  • Naval-air search and radar
  • Advanced damage system
  • Turn-based gameplay
Features
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This is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, in the South Pacific and Central Pacific in 1942-1943. Find the forces of your opponent and strike at them before they sink your precious aircraft carriers, while preventing them from invading key points in the theatre of operations or supporting your own amphibious operations. LEARN MORE • Solitaire play again powerful US or Japanese AI • Play by Email • 11 historical scenarios: Coral Sea May 42, Midway June 42, Eastern Solomon Aug 42, Santa Cruz Oct 42, Guadalcanal Dec 42, Bismarck Sea March 43, Rabaul 1943, Guadalcanal Feb 1943, Watchtower Aug.42, US Raids Mar 42, Wake Dec 41 • Varied Hex maps with a scale of 30 miles per hex • 80 types of warplanes, historical ships • Naval-air search, radar, progressive intelligence gathering on enemy naval forces • Air strikes against naval and land targets, surface battles • Advanced damage system • Invasion, naval bombardment • Turn-based system • A nice on-boarding sequence will guide the player to the depth of the game • Available in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese , Italian • No internet connection required to play against the AI Estimated Playtime: 1h00 to 3h00. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: http://cbfg.xooit.org/t536-Data-Privacy.htm#p3416

About

CipherKit

Features
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Crack any cipher, encrypt anything, and train your brain with daily puzzles. CipherKit is a complete cryptography lab, codebreaking toolkit, puzzle game, and encrypted vault that works fully offline. SOLVE UNKNOWN CIPHERTEXT Paste, type, or scan a message and let CipherKit figure it out: • Auto-detects the likely cipher and recovers the key • Solvers for Vigenère, Beaufort, Gronsfeld, monoalphabetic substitution, affine, rail fence, and columnar transposition • Interactive Substitution Workbench: tap letters to map them, lock what you know, auto-fill by frequency, or let the hill-climbing solver finish • Frequency analysis and index of coincidence in five languages • Recognizes Base64, hex, binary, URL, and decimal encodings • Honest results when text looks like modern encryption • Save sessions with notes and come back later ENCRYPT WITH 48 CIPHERS From antiquity to the present day: • Substitution: Caesar, ROT13, Atbash, Affine, Keyword, Baconian, Homophonic • Polyalphabetic: Vigenère, Beaufort, Autokey, Running Key, Gronsfeld • Transposition: Rail Fence, Columnar, Scytale, Route • Polygraphic: Playfair, Two-Square, Four-Square, Bifid, Trifid, Hill, ADFGX, ADFGVX, Nihilist, Polybius • Machines: Enigma, M-209, Jefferson Disk • Stream: RC4, ChaCha20, Salsa20, One-Time Pad, Vernam, LFSR • Block and AEAD: AES, DES, Blowfish, Twofish, Camellia, AES-GCM, ChaCha20-Poly1305 • Public key: RSA and Diffie-Hellman demonstrations • Morse code and Tap Code, with audio playback WATCH CIPHERS WORK Animated visualizers show every step: rotating Caesar rings, the Vigenère tabula recta, rail fence zig-zags, Playfair grids, columnar read-offs, Enigma rotors stepping, and Morse timelines. Chain several ciphers into a recipe and save it. PLAY EVERY DAY • Daily challenge with streaks, history, and shareable results • 125 hand-verified puzzles across 10 packs, from Easy to Diablo • Sprint, No-Hint Challenge, and endless Cipher Drill modes • Share puzzles with friends by link or QR code • Achievements, mastery levels, and Game Center leaderboards LEARN CRYPTOGRAPHY Interactive lessons with quizzes for every cipher family, a timeline from the scytale to post-quantum encryption, and history, weaknesses, and worked examples for each cipher. KEEP SECRETS SAFE The Vault stores notes with AES-256-GCM encryption, protected by Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. Organize with folders and tags, auto-lock on a timer, and export encrypted backups. WORKS EVERYWHERE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with today's challenge and your streak • Control Center control to jump into the daily challenge • Share extension: decode text from Safari, Messages, or any app • Apple Watch app with a Morse tapper that sends to your iPhone • Live camera capture for printed ciphertext • Siri and Shortcuts: encode, decode, analyze, or check your streak • Native Mac app with keyboard shortcuts PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. No servers. Everything stays on your device unless you turn on optional iCloud sync. CIPHERKIT PRO CipherKit is free to download, and the core toolkit stays free. CipherKit Pro is a one-time $9.99 purchase, no subscription, and unlocks expert and Diablo packs, the Machine Room pack, modern crypto ciphers, visualizers, chain recipes, and vault backup. Visualizers and chain recipes include three free tries each. Paid for CipherKit before it went free? Pro is already yours. Great for cryptography students, puzzle lovers, escape room fans, teachers, security enthusiasts, and anyone who likes making their brain earn its keep. Download CipherKit and start cracking.

Screenshots

Carrier Battles4 screens
CipherKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CipherKit at Free against Carrier Battles's $9.99. CipherKit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). Carrier Battles's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CipherKit is free to download; Carrier Battles costs $9.99 up front. Carrier Battles sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months. CipherKit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carrier Battles ships an update weekly, CipherKit every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Carrier Battles versus CipherKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarrier BattlesCipherKit
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB23 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperCyril JarnotZossoz

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Carrier Battles

Subscriptions1
  • Cross-platform Multi-player$0.996 Months
One-time10
  • Indian Ocean Raid$1.99
  • Hailstone 44$1.99
  • Seaplanes + Essex scenario$2.99
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  • Adv. fog of war + FS scenario$2.99
  • Submarines + 1 scenario$2.99
  • Leyte Gulf$2.99
  • Pilots & Philippine Sea$2.99
  • Into the wind$2.99
  • Fleet Admiral$9.99
  • Admiral$14.99
None

CipherKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carrier Battles free?
Carrier Battles costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CipherKit free?
CipherKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Carrier Battles or CipherKit have ads?
Neither Carrier Battles nor CipherKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carrier Battles or CipherKit?
Carrier Battles ships an update weekly, and CipherKit every 6 months. Most recently, Carrier Battles was updated on October 12, 2026 and CipherKit on October 8, 2026.

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