WolframAlpha vs Enigma Operator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WolframAlpha
This app serves as a powerful computational knowledge engine for homework and research. It offers comprehensive support across numerous academic subjects, from math and physics to biology and economics. Unlock advanced features like step-by-step solutions and photo input for a more in-depth learning experience.
- Step-by-step solutions with hints
- Photo input for math problems
- Input Assistants for various subjects
- Thousands of covered domains
- Homework and exam preparation
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Get the WolframAlpha app, the ultimate tool for homework and research. Whether you're in high school or college, Wolfram|Alpha is the tool you need to stay ahead of the curve. You can prepare for exams; get help with homework; and learn, explore and test your skills. Famous for math and physics, Wolfram|Alpha is also a whiz at chemistry, biology, engineering, economics, astronomy, statistics and much more. Featuring: • Step-by-step solutions: With hints, intermediate steps and methods of solving • Photo input: You can now use your camera to input math problems • Input Assistants: Our most popular course, reference and professional assistants • Thousands of domains: The most extensive topic coverage available—with more continually added—to get you to answers faster Subscription Details: Become a Wolfram|Alpha Pro member to unlock step-by-step solutions, photo input, Input Assistants and more. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription fees are $9.99 per month or up to $59.99 per year depending on your plan. You can manage your Wolfram|Alpha Pro subscription by visiting the iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a Wolfram|Alpha Pro subscription. Privacy policy: https://www.wolfram.com/legal/privacy/wolfram Terms of use: https://www.wolframalpha.com/termsofuse
Enigma Operator
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In 1943, the most secret messages in the world were locked by a machine with 159 quintillion settings. Now it fits in your pocket. Enigma Operator is a complete, historically faithful simulation of the two most famous cipher machines of the Second World War: the three-rotor Enigma I used by the German Army and Air Force, and the four-rotor Enigma M4 carried aboard the U-boats. Every rotor wiring, every reflector, even the machine's famous double-stepping quirk is reproduced exactly - verified against the historical test vectors. If it happened on the real machine, it happens here. YOU DON'T JUST PRESS BUTTONS. YOU OPERATE THE MACHINE. Open the lid and lift real rotors out of their box. Hear the most satisfying click of the real machine keystrokes. Set the ring positions. Plug the cords into the Steckerbrett. Scroll the windows to the day's ground setting and watch the signal race through a live wiring diagram with every key you press. Then sit down at the captain's desk, where the actual documents of the Kriegsmarine cipher system are waiting: daily key sheets, the Kenngruppenbuch, bigram tables, the Tauschtafelplan, allocation lists - all of them real, all of them working, all of them needed. NEVER TOUCHED A CIPHER MACHINE? PERFECT. A step-by-step interactive tutorial starts with a battery and a lightbulb and ends with you performing the complete, authentic Kriegsmarine decryption procedure by hand - the same document chain a U-boat radioman worked through in 1943. No experience needed. Just curiosity. ALREADY KNOW YOUR ROTORS FROM YOUR REFLECTORS? This is the deep simulation you've been looking for. Era-accurate procedures from 1937 to 1943, including the doubled message keys the Polish cryptanalysts exploited, the Kenngruppen system, M3/M4 compatibility, and the operator shortcuts Bletchley Park called "cillies" - because the weak link in the chain was always the human element. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY - DAILY DECRYPT: one fresh intercept each day, for each machine, drawn from thousands of authentic daily keys. Same puzzle for everyone every day. - SEND IT!: one message to encrypt each day - compose the full transmission yourself, preamble and all, exactly by the book. - TICK TOCK SETUP: race the clock to rig the machine from a real key sheet. - PROTOCOL PUZZLES: nine hand-built mysteries of garbled signals, lazy operators, and impossible indicators. Deduce what went wrong using nothing but the documents on your desk - with a pair of rhyming hints if you're stuck, and a secret or two for those who solve them all. ALSO ABOARD - A working notepad that keeps your worksheets - Best times for every challenge - Atmospheric sound, from the machine's keys to the hum of the boat -all optional - Fully offline. No ads. No accounts. No data collected. Nothing between you and the machine. Eighty years ago, breaking this machine took the best minds of a generation. Setting it up correctly took a nineteen-year-old with cold hands and a codebook. Tonight, both jobs are yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WolframAlpha at Free against Enigma Operator's $1.99. Enigma Operator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). 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
WolframAlpha is free to download; Enigma Operator costs $1.99 up front. WolframAlpha sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Enigma Operator asks for nothing beyond the download.
WolframAlpha ships an update every 2 months, Enigma Operator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WolframAlpha | Enigma Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (133 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 366 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wolfram Group LLC | Wayne Campbell |
Bugs and requests
WolframAlpha
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Search bar issues and crashes
- Incorrect or incomplete results
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved handwritten math recognition
- Better integration with Siri
- More customization options
Enigma Operator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WolframAlpha
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro for Students Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro for Educators Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
- Pro for Students Yearly$59.991 Year
- Pro for Educators Yearly$59.991 Year
Enigma Operator
No in-app purchases
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