Sherlock ULTRA vs Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sherlock ULTRA
Engage your deductive reasoning with a digital logic puzzle game. Solve intricate 4x4, 5x5, or 6x6 grids by deciphering graphical clues to determine the exact placement of images. With thousands of unique puzzles, it offers endless brain-training challenges.
- Logic grid puzzles
- Graphical clue system
- Multiple grid sizes (4x4, 5x5, 6x6)
- Thousands of unique puzzles
- Deductive reasoning challenges
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Sherlock is a computerized version of logic puzzles, where you're presented with a series of clues that help you determine the exact locations of all the images on the playing board. The puzzles are all 4x4, 5x5 or 6x6. Each row of the puzzle contains images of the same type (faces, houses, numbers, fruit, street signs, letters, etc). The game scrambles the locations of the items in each row (without showing you their locations) and then presents to you a set of graphical clues that describe the positional relationships of different images. You use the clues to deduce where things can't be (and where they HAVE to be) until you know where all of the images are located. 2500 puzzles in each size for a total of 7500 puzzles! The puzzles in the Free, Pro, Ultra, and Zen versions of the game are all unique, the four versions of the game share NO common puzzles.
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.
- Decode famous quotes
- 1-to-1 substitution cipher
- Word puzzle game
- Track solve times
- Online and offline play
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game at Free against Sherlock ULTRA's $3.99. Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game also leads on ratings volume (7.1K vs 31) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). Sherlock ULTRA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game is free to download; Sherlock ULTRA costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Sherlock ULTRA against 4.7 for Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game has 7.1K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Sherlock ULTRA's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game's.
Sherlock ULTRA ships an update every 12 months, Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sherlock ULTRA | Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (31 ratings) | 4.7 (7.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 75.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 7.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Everett Kaser Software | Matthew Murphy |
Customer experience
Sherlock ULTRA
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game
User reviews
Sherlock ULTRA
From 31 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Excellent logic and brain training
- ⏳ Long-time fan favorite
- ✨ Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👴 Nostalgic appeal
- 👍 Simple yet challenging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 📉 Game freezes
- 🖱️ Touch interface issues
- 💸 In-app purchases required
- 🖼️ Archaic graphics
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game
From 7.1K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Sherlock ULTRA
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes after ~100 puzzles, requires reinstall
- App crashes when loading certain puzzle sizes (4x4, 5x5)
- App crashes when moving to another puzzle
- Game crashes around puzzle 676
- App won't load or closes immediately
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- App freezes when trying to play next puzzle or select wrong choice (iOS 8)
- Game doesn't display all clues sometimes
- App crashes often after playing 70-80 games
- App will not download after purchase
- Touch interface mistakes touches for holds
Requested features
5 requests- List of characters (Sherlock, Watson, etc.)
- Improved graphics (optional)
- More puzzle games from developer
- Moriarty game on iOS
- More varied tile sets and clue variety
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
Sherlock ULTRA
No in-app purchases
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game
No in-app purchases
Questions
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