Comparison

Puzzles Reloaded vs CryptoGlyph

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

Head to head
About

Puzzles Reloaded

Enjoy a vast collection of classic logic puzzles, including Sudoku, Minesweeper, and Nonograms. This ad-free application works entirely offline, ensuring privacy as no user data is collected.

Highlights
  • Offline play
  • Ad-free experience
  • Privacy-focused (no data collection)
  • Sudoku
  • Slitherlink
  • Minesweeper
  • Nonograms
  • KenKen
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Puzzles Reloaded is powered by the Simon Tatham Portable Puzzle collection and other contributors. This app is ad-free and works totally offline. No data or statistics are collected from you. Play our versions of Sudoku, Slitherlink, Minesweeper, Nonograms, KenKen, and many more!

About

CryptoGlyph

Engage your mind with a minimalist puzzle game that challenges you to decipher codes and reveal hidden patterns through logic and intuition. Enjoy an elegant design and increasingly complex levels for both quick mental breaks and deep focus sessions.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Challenging logic puzzles
  • Intuitive controls
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Fast-paced gameplay
Features
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Cryptoglyph is a minimalist puzzle game where you uncover hidden patterns and break mysterious codes using logic and intuition. Features: • Minimalist, elegant design for pure focus • Challenging puzzles inspired by data analysis • Intuitive controls, fast gameplay • Multiple levels with increasing complexity • Perfect for quick mental workouts or deep focus sessions Unlock the mystery. Sharpen your mind. Become a Cryptoglyph master.

Screenshots

Puzzles Reloaded1 screens
CryptoGlyph4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CryptoGlyph at daily against Puzzles Reloaded's every 2 weeks. CryptoGlyph also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Puzzles Reloaded's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CryptoGlyph holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puzzles Reloaded has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzles Reloaded ships an update every 2 weeks, CryptoGlyph daily. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Puzzles Reloaded versus CryptoGlyph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzles ReloadedCryptoGlyph
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle SwarnerBK Kejera

In-app purchases

None

Puzzles Reloaded

No in-app purchases

None

CryptoGlyph

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzles Reloaded free?
Puzzles Reloaded is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CryptoGlyph free?
CryptoGlyph is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puzzles Reloaded or CryptoGlyph?
CryptoGlyph is rated higher. Puzzles Reloaded averages 4.8 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while CryptoGlyph averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Puzzles Reloaded or CryptoGlyph have ads?
Neither Puzzles Reloaded nor CryptoGlyph shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzles Reloaded or CryptoGlyph?
Puzzles Reloaded ships an update every 2 weeks, and CryptoGlyph daily. Most recently, Puzzles Reloaded was updated on September 17, 2026 and CryptoGlyph on September 12, 2026.

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