Comparison

Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles vs Cryptogram Nature Facts

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

Head to head
About

Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles

Engage in challenging cryptogram puzzles with a clean, ad-free interface. Explore curated quotes across various themes and track your progress against experts. Exercise your brain with logic and word games.

Highlights
  • Ad-free and distraction-free solving
  • Hand-curated and validated quotes
  • Ten popular puzzle categories
  • Letter frequencies and multi-level undo
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Author bios and Wikipedia links
  • Social sharing of results
Features
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The quality app for serious cryptogram / cryptoquip solvers with no ads or nags. Designed from scratch for fast play, this cryptogram app allows you to concentrate on solving the puzzle. The quotes are hand-curated and carefully validated to be error free. The result is pure puzzle solving fun with no typos, ads or distractions! The one hundred hand-picked cryptogram puzzles are organized into ten popular categories like Ancient Wisdom, Celebrities, Comedy, Philosophy, Politicians and Sports. When you finish the puzzle, you'll see how your time compares to expert cryptogram puzzlers and the number of hints taken if any. There is also a short description of the author and a link to Wikipedia find more information. Advanced play features include letter frequencies, multi-level undo and hints. Three difficulty levels will challenge beginners and seasoned players alike, Share the results with your puzzling friends with a single tap via email, Facebook or Twitter. Nine more puzzle packs, each with 100 puzzles in various themes like Funny, Inspirational and Killer cryptograms are available for in-app purchase. These will provide HOURS and HOURS of fun! Alternatively, you can purchase an Unlimited Puzzles monthly subscription for $4.99 USD per month (or similar for your country). All the puzzles have validated difficulty levels and times aggregated from the popular Puzzle Baron websites. His family of web sites have served millions and millions of puzzle enthusiasts since 2006. If you like word games or logic puzzles, cryptograms are a fun way to exercise your brain! Subscription payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal at the same price as the initial month within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase or using the “Manage Subscriptions” link. There is no free trial. Logic Grid Puzzles’ privacy and terms of use policies: https://eggheadgames.com/legal High Quality Software, developed by Egghead Games. Contact us with any questions at support@eggheadgames.com or our website at http://eggheadgames.com.

About

Cryptogram Nature Facts

Solve cryptogram word puzzles to learn fascinating facts about wildlife. Explore different worlds, decipher clues, and collect new species. Challenge yourself with daily puzzles and test your word-cracking skills.

Highlights
  • Cryptogram word puzzles
  • Discover nature facts
  • Uncover wildlife species
  • Daily puzzle mode
  • Journal exploration
  • Collect species
Features
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Solve cryptogram word puzzles to uncover amazing nature facts! Embark on a journey of discovery in this cryptogram for nature lovers. Open your journal and explore different worlds, deciphering cryptograms to unveil amazing facts about the wildlife living there. Test your cryptogram skills by deciphering the facts, and see how quickly you can uncover each new wildlife species for your collection. Are you up for the challenge of cracking word puzzles and conquering every cryptogram? Play the daily mode to tackle a fresh cryptogram each day! ********** Cryptograms! is developed and published by Runaway, an award-winning studio creating games inspired by the natural world. This game is free to play but does contain in-app purchases. If you run into any issues while playing or you have any suggestions, please reach out to us at support@runaway.zendesk.com

Screenshots

Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles4 screens
Cryptogram Nature Facts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles at none against Cryptogram Nature Facts's shown. Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 231). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cryptogram Nature Facts sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles against 4.8 for Cryptogram Nature Facts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles has 1.9K ratings behind it against 231, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 89% of Cryptogram Nature Facts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles ships an update every 2 weeks, Cryptogram Nature Facts every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles versus Cryptogram Nature Facts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptogram Cryptoquip PuzzlesCryptogram Nature Facts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.9K ratings)4.8 (231 ratings)
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better231
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB178 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEgghead Games LLCRunaway

Customer experience

Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles

All ratings1,885 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative8.5%

Cryptogram Nature Facts

All ratings231 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%

User reviews

Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great quotes
  • 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use interface
  • 🔒 Blessed absence of ads
  • 👍 Enjoyable and thought-provoking
  • 👍 Easier than paper cryptograms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Confusing directions
  • 💰 Paid content after first level
  • 💰 Subscription-based service
  • 🐛 Clearing puzzles when switching between them

Cryptogram Nature Facts

From 231 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful nature theme
  • 🧘 Calming and relaxing gameplay
  • 🧠 Great for brain health
  • 💡 Informative nature facts
  • ✨ Clean UI and aesthetic design

Room to improve

  • 💰 High price for extra packs
  • 🤔 Lack of guidance and feedback
  • 🔊 No volume control
  • 💸 Most of the game locked behind paywall
  • 🤏 Limited free content

Bugs and requests

Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing issues
  • Timer not working correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to revisit completed quotes in a list
  • Link to Wikipedia articles for quote authors
  • Option to disable timer/rating system

Cryptogram Nature Facts

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Daily puzzle not working
  • Tapping Daily Challenge does nothing
  • Glitch with starting letters in puzzles
  • Grammar mistake in puzzles

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Bird Kind to puzzles
  • Include flowers or extra animals from sanctuaries
  • More levels/puzzle packs
  • More free packs

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Puzzles Per Month$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Cryptograms, Volume 2$1.99
  • Cryptograms, Volume 3$1.99
  • Holiday Cryptograms, Vol 4$1.99
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  • Political Cryptograms, Vol 5$1.99
  • Inspirational Cryptograms, Vol 6$1.99
  • Funny Cryptograms, Vol 7$1.99
  • Killer Cryptograms, Vol 8$1.99
  • Romantic Cryptograms, Vol 9$1.99
  • Cycle of Life, Vol. 10$1.99
2 purchases

Cryptogram Nature Facts

One-time2
  • Moths Pack$1.99
  • Coral Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles free?
Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cryptogram Nature Facts free?
Cryptogram Nature Facts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles or Cryptogram Nature Facts?
Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles and Cryptogram Nature Facts are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.9K and 231 ratings respectively.
Do Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles or Cryptogram Nature Facts have ads?
Cryptogram Nature Facts shows ads; Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles does not.
Which is updated more often, Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles or Cryptogram Nature Facts?
Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cryptogram Nature Facts every 10 months. Most recently, Cryptogram Cryptoquip Puzzles was updated on October 12, 2026 and Cryptogram Nature Facts on October 11, 2026.

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