Comparison

The Da Vinci Cryptex vs Token Forge

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

Head to head
About

The Da Vinci Cryptex

Engage your intellect with a series of 50 unique riddles and logical enigmas. Solve challenging puzzles to unlock cryptic devices and progress through escape room-style levels. Test your IQ and critical thinking skills in this addictive brain-teasing adventure.

Highlights
  • 50 unique handcrafted puzzles
  • Logical enigmas
  • IQ skill testing
  • Hints available
  • Astonishing graphics
  • Captivating background music
Features
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Are you ready to solve 50 incredible riddles to gain your freedom? Test your IQ skills by playing The Da Vinci Cryptex and find out the genius you are! Trapped in a room, you need to think out of the box to solve logical enigmas written in a book and escape. Find the answers, unlock the Cryptex, and see what awaits you in the next room! "The Da Vinci Cryptex" is a brainteasing free game consisting of 50 unique riddles, the more you go on, the harder to solve the puzzles So, how many enigmas can you actually crack? Warning: this IQ game may be addictive! Features: - 50 unique handcrafted puzzles - Hints available (click the bulb button to get a hint) - Astonishing graphics - Captivating background music - Play 20 levels for free, unlock the full game with a single and cheap in-app purchase If you're a fan of puzzles, word games, brain thinking, mind games, logic riddles, and enigmas, The Da Vinci Cryptex is the game for you! _________________________________ XSGames is an independent solo startup from Italy. Find out more at xsgames.co Follow @xsgames_ on both X and Instagram

About

Token Forge

Features
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Token Forge is a daily word game with a twist: the letter-tiles aren't letters – they're BPE tokens, the same sub-word fragments that AI language models use to read text. Each day brings a new plate of tokens. Combine them into real words: the more you find, the higher your score. Complete the plate to unlock the bonus round. THE BONUS ROUND – BECOME AN ATTENTION HEAD Ever wondered how an AI model actually understands a sentence? In the bonus round, you find out by doing it yourself. Given a sentence with one highlighted word, you spread 100 attention points across the other words to show which ones matter most for understanding it – exactly what happens inside a language model. Each puzzle teaches a real pattern: how pronouns find what they refer to, how verbs reach for their subjects, how comparatives need both sides. FEATURES • A fresh plate every day for a year, 366 per language • Two languages: English and Swedish, each with its own puzzles and streaks • 35 attention puzzles covering real linguistic patterns • Solitaire mode with 100 hand-crafted word puzzles on a 10x10 grid • Rare-find recognition – knew an unusual word? It's celebrated • Streaks, accuracy, a calendar of your history • Gentle hints when you're stuck • Fully offline. No accounts. No ads. No data collected. Every word is checked against a standard dictionary. Proper nouns and abbreviations aren't accepted; uncommon-but-real words are recognized as rare finds.

Screenshots

The Da Vinci Cryptex4 screens
Token Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Da Vinci Cryptex at Free against Token Forge's $1.99. Token Forge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

The Da Vinci Cryptex is free to download; Token Forge costs $1.99 up front. The Da Vinci Cryptex sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Token Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Da Vinci Cryptex ships an update monthly, Token Forge daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Da Vinci Cryptex versus Token Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Da Vinci CryptexToken Forge
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXSGamesJonas Hansson

Bugs and requests

The Da Vinci Cryptex

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cryptex wheels react unreliably
  • Solutions lack logical connection
  • Hints lead in the wrong direction
  • Level 16 not solvable
  • Ads don't provide hints
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  • First puzzle bugged
  • Level 32 stuck
  • Level 45 missing numbers, letters don't work
  • Game doesn't register correct solution
  • Ad reward not given for hints

Token Forge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Da Vinci Cryptex

One-time3
  • Full Game$1.99
  • Full Game + Coffee$3.99
  • Full Game + Love$5.99
None

Token Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Da Vinci Cryptex free?
The Da Vinci Cryptex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Token Forge free?
Token Forge costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Da Vinci Cryptex or Token Forge have ads?
Neither The Da Vinci Cryptex nor Token Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Da Vinci Cryptex or Token Forge?
The Da Vinci Cryptex ships an update monthly, and Token Forge daily. Most recently, The Da Vinci Cryptex was updated on October 17, 2026 and Token Forge on October 6, 2026.

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