Decoder vs Morabaraba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Decoder
This app assists players in solving the Mastermind logic game. It helps narrow down possible solutions by analyzing your guesses and their scores. Continue inputting your game progress until only one solution remains.
- Mastermind game solver
- Input guesses and scores
- Reduces possible solutions
- Guides to single solution
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This is NOT another mastermind look alike game. However, if you like to play mastermind, you would want to get this application. This application helps you solve the mastermind game. Use the first picker to select a guess. Then select the score you got for that guess on the second picker and click Decode. The application will determine the remaining possible solutions. The number of remaining possible solution is shown on the toolbar. Repeat the above steps until one solution is left.
Morabaraba
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Morabaraba is a traditional two-player strategy board game played in South Africa and Botswana with a slightly different variation played in Lesotho. The game is known by many names in many languages, including mlabalaba, mmela, muravava, and umlabalaba.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Decoder at none against Morabaraba's 3. Decoder also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.4). Morabaraba's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Morabaraba sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Decoder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Decoder ships an update every 7 months, Morabaraba every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Decoder | Morabaraba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edwin Hou | Hekima Counsel |
In-app purchases
Decoder
No in-app purchases
Morabaraba
- Power Token * 2$0.49
- Power Tokens * 4$0.99
- Power Token * 7$1.49
