Comparison

Codeword Unlimited vs Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

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

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About

Codeword Unlimited

This app offers an unlimited supply of number-to-letter word puzzles, also known as Codewords or Cryptograms. Players can customize grid size, difficulty, and starting letters. It supports multiple languages and includes helpful tools for solving.

Highlights
  • Unlimited puzzle generation
  • Customizable grid size
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Multi-language support
  • Letter highlighting
  • Word validity checker
  • View word definitions
Features
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Codeword Unlimited is an application to play the popular word game known as Codeword (also known as Cipher crosswords or Cyptograms). This game uses UK English spellings or US English spellings (user choice). The words to find are in English, or you can play in 35 other languages. For those unfamiliar with Codeword puzzles, they provide a grid of words, similar to a normal crossword, but with no clues, rather a few initially provided letters, and a number in each square in the gird to indicate its (as yet unknown) letter. All boxes with the same number must use the same letter. From that information and the few initially provided letters it is possible to work out which words will fit in the boxes. Hence you are decoding (or decyphering) the numbers into letters to reveal the hidden words. Usually all 26 letters of the alphabet are used in the codeword, although not always (and unused letters appear crossed out in the keyboard). It is fun, challenging, and a real brain teaser. Feature list: 1) Unlimited number of codewords!! They are created on-the-fly using the application's advanced generator engine and it's built-in word list 2) The player decides the number of rows and columns (from 3 to 20). This allows the game to be suitable for all kinds of mobile-phones and tablets 3) Difficultly level can be specified by the user, which determines the pool of words the generator will use. The larger the pool the greater the difficulty. There is even an early learner mode with a limited number of words, aimed at children and English language learners. The number of starting letters can also be specified. Higher scores can be obtained with more difficult codewords 4) Selecting a square in the grid will highlight all places the same letter is used in that grid (i.e. has the same number to decipher). This is really handy and of course not possible when doing codewords in a magazine 5) If a game is too difficult, the application provides two useful tools to help you (see below) 6) For any word in the grid for which all squares are assigned to letters, Codeword Unlimited will highlight if that word is NOT an allowed word in the word list it uses to generate its codewords. This helps you when you have mistakes in your current assignments (saving you lots of time and frustration!) 7) An on-screen keyboard means it is much easier and more comfortable to play 8) The definition of a completed word can be viewed. This is useful if you do not know it, or you are learning a foreign language (internet connection required) 9) Choose the language of the word list, from a large range of downloadable dictionaries. 36 languages are currently available (see below) 10) Can be played in portrait or landscape mode. Just rotate your device and the display adjusts automatically Other similar applications want you to pay for more puzzles, but this game provides you with endless puzzles, all for free!!. Each game is assigned a difficulty level from 0 (easy) to 9 (very hard). The difficulty level is determined by the settings or the difficulty selector. Each difficulty level maintains the high scores (measured by fastest time to complete the game). The game displays the best 20 scores for each difficulty level. If the player is in difficulty, the application provides two very useful aids 1) The game can provide another decoded letter 2) The game can show you potential answers for an uncompleted word. The game uses the letters that you have already decoded and displays the matching words You can play this app in the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Indonesian, Romanian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Turkish, Ukrainian, Afrikaans, Albanian, Azeri, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Catalan, Galician, Tagalog

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

Codeword Unlimited4 screens
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game at none against Codeword Unlimited's 1. Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game also leads on ratings volume (7.1K vs 1.8K). Codeword Unlimited's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Codeword Unlimited sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Codeword Unlimited against 4.7 for Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 7.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Codeword Unlimited's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Codeword Unlimited versus Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodeword UnlimitedCryptogram · Cryptoquote Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings)4.7 (7.1K ratings)
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews — better75.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K7.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB40 MB
Age rating4++9
DeveloperHavosMatthew Murphy

Customer experience

Codeword Unlimited

All ratings1,765 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews259 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative12.0%

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

All ratings7,090 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral10.7%
Negative14.1%

User reviews

Codeword Unlimited

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Mentally stimulating
  • 👍 Customizable difficulty levels
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
  • 💪 Keeps the brain active
  • 🎮 Enjoyable game

Room to improve

  • 📢 Intrusive ads
  • ⏱️ Inaccurate timers
  • 🔍 Questionable word choices
  • 🇺🇸 American-centric vocabulary
  • 🤖 Automated hints/penalties

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

From 7.1K 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

Codeword Unlimited

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on certain devices
  • Incompatibility issues with updates
  • Incorrect word definitions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to disable ads
  • More challenging word lists
  • Ability to manually fill in letters
  • Improved timer accuracy
  • Localization for different languages

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

1 purchases

Codeword Unlimited

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter (no ads)$4.991 Year
None

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Codeword Unlimited free?
Codeword Unlimited is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game free?
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Codeword Unlimited or Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game?
Codeword Unlimited and Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.8K and 7.1K ratings respectively.
Do Codeword Unlimited or Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game have ads?
Both Codeword Unlimited and Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game show ads.
Which is updated more often, Codeword Unlimited or Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game?
Codeword Unlimited ships an update every 4 months, and Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game every 4 months. Most recently, Codeword Unlimited was updated on September 24, 2026 and Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game on September 24, 2026.

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