CryptoQuote vs Cryptogram IQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CryptoQuote
Decode encrypted quotes where each letter is replaced by another. Solve puzzles at your own pace or compete in daily challenges. Features include a custom keyboard, letter frequency tools, and the ability to create your own puzzles.
- Over 2000 quotes
- Daily Challenge Puzzle
- Custom keyboard
- Letter frequency tool
- Create your own puzzle
- Share puzzles
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If you love it in the newspaper, you’ll love it even more in a format you can access any place, any time. In this popular game, each letter is replaced with a different one. Your challenge is to decode the puzzle and figure out the quote. You can work at your own pace or compete against other players in a Daily Speed Challenge. CryptoQuote will show you conflicts such as attempting to use the same solution letter twice. Features: * More than 2000 carefully selected quotes, plus a new Daily Challenge Puzzle each day * Custom keyboard to see the entire puzzle * Share puzzles or quotes with others * Quote of the Day widget * Create your own puzzle or enter one from a newspaper * Letter frequency tool * Word search tool * Physical keyboard support Great if you like: Sudoku, Crossword puzzles, word search, cipher, encryption, code solving and decoding.
Cryptogram IQ
Decode cryptic ciphers and solve word puzzles by connecting letters and numbers. Use logic and clues to decipher hidden quotes and expand your vocabulary. This game offers thousands of challenges to test your word search and logic skills.
- Decode cryptic ciphers
- Solve cross-logic puzzles
- Connect letters and numbers
- Decrypt hidden quotes
- Enhance logic skills
- Expand vocabulary
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Cryptogram IQ is a word puzzle that challenges you to decode cryptic ciphers, make connections between letters and numbers, and figure out each clue to complete the cross-logic puzzles. In this game, you crack the code, connect the correct letters, and complete the decoding process of quotes using clues. You need to use your logic skills to hunt for hidden letters in clues and words that have associations to decipher each quote. Decrypt hidden quotes in thousands of puzzles and become the crypto master. How to Play: - Your main objective is to decipher the quotes by finding the right letters. - Utilize clues and words like definitions and sayings to find letters. - The correct letters auto-fill throughout the puzzle. - Pay attention to filling in the main quote dashes. Game Features: - Cryptograms enhance logic and word search skills with each puzzle solved. - Learn new words and expand your vocabulary while playing daily! - User-friendly crossword game for adults. - The quotes have been carefully selected and verified to ensure they are error free. Get ready to explore the cryptogram challenge and search for inspirational quotes in this zen word puzzle game! Download Now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cryptogram IQ at 83% against CryptoQuote's 33%. Cryptogram IQ also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). CryptoQuote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Cryptogram IQ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CryptoQuote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cryptogram IQ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptogram IQ has 216 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of CryptoQuote's written reviews are positive against 83% of Cryptogram IQ's.
CryptoQuote ships an update every 3 months, Cryptogram IQ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CryptoQuote | Cryptogram IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (41 ratings) | 4.6 (216 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 216 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Apps From Outer Space, LLC | Megarama Games Ltd |
Customer experience
CryptoQuote
Cryptogram IQ
User reviews
CryptoQuote
From 41 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Enjoyable word game
- 💡 Daily challenge feature
- 💡 Ability to create custom puzzles
- 💡 Interesting and intelligent quotes
- 👍 Good value for price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Keyboard issues (oversized, not fitting screen)
- 🐛 Daily challenge not accessible/working
- 🐛 App crashes/freezes
- 🐛 Interface difficult to read/use
- 🐛 Ads are intrusive
Cryptogram IQ
From 216 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 🧠 Keeps brain sharp and challenged
- 💡 New and different from other games
- 😌 Relaxing experience
- 🤔 Makes you think outside the box
Room to improve
- 😵 Endless and overwhelming ads
- 💰 High cost to remove ads
- 🔄 Repetitive with few games
Bugs and requests
CryptoQuote
Reported bugs
27 issues- Keyboard does not fit screen
- Daily challenge button is grayed out or inaccessible
- App crashes upon opening or during gameplay
- Unable to see time vs. others in daily challenge
- Game freezes on a blank screen
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- Interface is wonky and doesn't fit screen
- Letters are squeezed together, keyboard too tiny
- Saved puzzles are gone after updates
- App reads clipboard content on startup
- Stuck on a level, keeps returning to the same one
- Sound cuts out during ads and puzzle transitions
- Letters don't get replaced correctly
- App crashes when trying to play new puzzle
- Custom puzzle feature does not work on iPad
- Letters are huge and screen won't turn
- Daily Time Challenge is unreliable (no puzzles, already completed message)
- Spelling/grammatical errors and weird symbols
- App locks up after completing daily challenge on newer iPhones
- Interface is clunky
- Keyboard lags badly during challenges
- Leaderboard scores seem impossible (cheating)
- Custom puzzle input screen is unusable (stuck, no solve button)
- Game freezes on a blank screen
- Constant crashes after updates
- Surnames of quoted individuals are cut off
- App no longer works after OS updates
- Lost purchased version after OS update, now has ads
Requested features
13 requests- Fix keyboard display issues
- Ensure daily challenge is always accessible and functional
- Restore ability to input puzzles from newspapers
- Add more quotes/puzzles
- Improve typography and interface aesthetics
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- Add dark mode
- Allow disabling spelling corrector
- Add OCR for newspaper cryptograms
- Add frequency table and dictionary search (like Mac version)
- Add an 'expert' level
- More variety of quote topics
- Fix sound cutting out during ads/transitions
- Allow giving up on daily puzzle to see solution
Cryptogram IQ
Reported bugs
1 issue- App faulty, won't open after reaching a certain level
In-app purchases
CryptoQuote
No in-app purchases
Cryptogram IQ
- Remove Ads$9.99
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