Daily Puzzles vs Cryptogram Nature Facts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Puzzles
This app offers a daily selection of six different types of puzzles, including cryptograms, Sudoku, and word searches. Enjoy a variety of topical challenges each day without any ads or timers, focusing purely on the satisfaction of solving.
- Six puzzle types daily
- Cryptogram puzzles
- Sudoku puzzles
- Word search puzzles
- No scores or timers
- Topical daily challenges
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Welcome to Daily Puzzles where you can enjoy six puzzles in one app. Each day at midnight you’ll find, new, often topical puzzles, it's like always having a variety puzzle magazine with you. The design is simple, and, just like a magazine, there aren't scores or timers to worry about - you can focus on the joy of solving the puzzles. Exercise your mind everyday, for free, without ads. See why thousands of people play everyday and why our loyal users have played 80 million puzzles!
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.
- Cryptogram word puzzles
- Discover nature facts
- Uncover wildlife species
- Daily puzzle mode
- Journal exploration
- Collect species
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Puzzles at none against Cryptogram Nature Facts's 2. Daily Puzzles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, rating 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 Nature Facts sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Daily Puzzles asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Daily Puzzles against 4.8 for Cryptogram Nature Facts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Puzzles has 11K ratings behind it against 242, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Daily Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 89% of Cryptogram Nature Facts's.
Daily Puzzles ships an update every 6 weeks, Cryptogram Nature Facts every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Daily Puzzles | Cryptogram Nature Facts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better | 4.8 (242 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 242 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norman Basham | Runaway |
Customer experience
Daily Puzzles
Cryptogram Nature Facts
User reviews
Daily Puzzles
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🧠 Mentally rewarding
- 🎨 Variety of puzzles
- 🕰️ Quick daily brain exercise
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sudoku puzzles sometimes unsolvable
- 🔊 Loud ending sounds
- 🌐 Crypto-families too US-centric
Cryptogram Nature Facts
From 242 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Daily Puzzles
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional server connectivity issues
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Access to previous days' puzzles
- Ability to track performance/scores
- More puzzle variety and difficulty levels
- Customizable sound options
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
Daily Puzzles
No in-app purchases
Cryptogram Nature Facts
- Moths Pack$1.99
- Coral Pack$1.99
Questions
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