Comparison

Word Lookup Pro vs Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

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

Head to head
About

Word Lookup Pro

This app is a powerful word finder and dictionary designed for word game enthusiasts. It helps players find anagrams, discover new words, and improve their scores in games like Words With Friends and SCRABBLE. Access definitions, useful word lists, and advanced search features to enhance your vocabulary and gameplay.

Highlights
  • Anagram Finder (up to 11 letters, 2 blanks)
  • Extensive English dictionary (170,000+ words)
  • Dictionary definitions with bookmarking
  • Fast search with point score display
  • Useful word lists (2-letter, 3-letter, high-scoring)
  • Advanced search with wildcards
Features
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Word Lookup Pro is the ultimate Anagram, Word Finder and Dictionary for word games like Words With Friends, SCRABBLE®, Wordle, Letterpress, WordFeud, WELDER and crossword puzzles. Use it to resolve a ‘challenge’, improve your game, find the highest points score, and learn new words and their meanings. Improvements on the free edition: + No Ads + Enhanced Anagram Finder supports up to 11 letters and 2 blanks (highlighted in red) Features: ◆ 170,000+ word English dictionary (as used in Words With Friends Classic / WWF2) ◆ Anagram Finder — enter up to 11 letters with 2 blanks to find all valid words (and sub-words) ◆ Dictionary definitions. Bookmark words and definitions to save them for later ◆ FAST ! Searches and displays the point score as you type ◆ Useful Word Lists to improve your knowledge: Bookmarks, 2 letter words, 3 letter words, Q not followed by U, All vowels, All consonants except Y, High scoring words, WWF Tile distribution (the quantity of each letter tile available in WWF) * * * * * Advanced Search examples (Search Tab): Use ? or [space] as a wildcard for one letter, and - as a wildcard for any number of letters. Example: l??kup returns linkup, lockup, lookup Example: -gry returns angry, hangry, hungry, puggry Example: fi?d-ing returns finding, fiddling Advanced Anagrams examples (Anagrams Tab): (1) Use a ? or space as a blank letter Example: XZ? returns ZAX, ZA, AX … (2) Use () around letters for a group Example: PG(OU)RTS only show words containing OU together. ie. GROUPS, GROUP, SPROUT, GROUTS … * * * * * Some user feedback: “It’s great! Definitely improved my game!” — S.R. “Word Lookup is easy to navigate. I now also use it as my everyday dictionary. Well done.” — A.C. “Great vocabulary builder! Helps when you have a mind block — without cheating!” — R.V. “Love this App. Awesome App! When I’m all out of words and need just that one, I check the words app and whala! That one word pops up! Love love this app!” - Happyasalark, 2019. “Great app. Fun to use. Teaches you new words.” - Terry, 2019.

About

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

Decode famous quotes using a 1-to-1 substitution cipher. This free word puzzle game challenges your knowledge of language and grammar to reveal insightful sayings from notable individuals. Play online or offline and track your solve times.

Highlights
  • Decode famous quotes
  • 1-to-1 substitution cipher
  • Word puzzle game
  • Track solve times
  • Online and offline play
Features
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Enjoy Cryptograms, a free puzzle game from Razzle Puzzles where the goal is to decode famous quotes! If you like interesting quotes and word puzzles, you will love Cryptograms! About Cryptograms: A cryptogram is an encoded statement that requires a degree of strategy to decode. The cryptograms found in this puzzle game use a 1-to-1 substitution cipher. For example all of the letter N’s in a cryptogram might stand for the letter B in the decoded statement. Aside from letters nothing else in the statement has been changed, e.g. spacing and punctuation. In the case of this puzzle game all statements are quotes from relatively famous to very famous individuals. Using your knowledge of the English language and grammar, see if you can decode the quote! Cryptograms based on quotes are also commonly called cryptoquotes. The cryptoquotes found in this puzzle game are a mix of modern and historical quotes. Track your best and average solve times over history with our stats tracker. You can play Cryptograms by Razzle Puzzles on your phone and tablet. Enjoy online or in offline mode! For support please contact us at support@razzlepuzzles.com or visit RazzlePuzzles.com

Screenshots

Word Lookup Pro4 screens
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game at Free against Word Lookup Pro's $4.99. Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Word Lookup Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 75%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game is free to download; Word Lookup Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Word Lookup Pro against 4.7 for Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.5K and 7.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Word Lookup Pro's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Lookup Pro ships an update every 3 months, Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Word Lookup Pro versus Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Lookup ProCryptogram · Cryptoquote Game
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6.5K ratings) — better4.7 (7.2K ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better75.1% of reviews
Number of ratings6.5K7.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB43 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPeter HuntMatthew Murphy

Customer experience

Word Lookup Pro

All ratings6,468 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews348 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.8%

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

All ratings7,133 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews426 reviews
Positive75.1%
Neutral10.8%
Negative14.1%

User reviews

Word Lookup Pro

From 6.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent
  • 👍 Love it!
  • 👍 Maximize Crossword Fun!
  • 👍 Fantastic tool for logophiles
  • 👍 Great app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant freezing
  • 🐛 Blocked words
  • 🐛 Incomplete word lists
  • 🐛 Unacceptable words
  • 🐛 Too many inconsistency in acceptable words

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

From 7.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great help
  • 👍 Fun, enjoyable and great mental exercise
  • 👍 Challenging but not too difficult
  • 👍 Keeps brain active
  • 👍 Excellent game for code crackers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Possible app replication or hacking
  • 🔍 Ads are too frequent, long, and intrusive
  • 🔍 Ads are distracting and disruptive
  • 🔍 Ads are impossible to remove
  • 🔍 Ads are loud and jarring

Bugs and requests

Word Lookup Pro

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Words that are not excepted by the game
  • The keyboard appears and disappears when it likes, not when I want it
  • The screen shifts to the left so that about half of each word is visible

Requested features

5 requests
  • More on positions and more that two blanks
  • Pronunciation and a way to say words ending in ( up or u) in certain letters
  • Increase the anagram length to 12 or 13
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Possible app replication or hacking
  • Game freezes or goes blank
  • Repeated puzzles
  • Stats/progress are periodically deleted

Requested features

7 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to save completed quotes
  • Option to choose difficulty level or quote category
  • Ability to pause/resume game
  • Unused letter board
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  • Ability to track stats and progress
  • Option to pay for ad-free version

In-app purchases

None

Word Lookup Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Lookup Pro free?
Word Lookup Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game free?
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Word Lookup Pro or Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game?
Word Lookup Pro is rated higher. Word Lookup Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game averages 4.7 from 7.2K ratings.
Do Word Lookup Pro or Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game have ads?
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game shows ads; Word Lookup Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Word Lookup Pro or Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game?
Word Lookup Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game every 4 months. Most recently, Word Lookup Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game on November 6, 2026.

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