Cryptogram Mania vs Cryptograms by Lex.Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cryptogram Mania
Solve encrypted puzzles featuring famous quotes. This game offers 180 free cryptograms, each using a simple substitution cipher to reveal insightful messages. Enjoy a straightforward and engaging word puzzle experience.
- 180 free cryptogram puzzles
- Substitution cipher gameplay
- Features famous quotes
- Simple and engaging puzzles
- Suitable for all ages
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A Cryptogram is a short piece of encrypted text. The encryption is a simple substitution cipher where each letter in the original text is replaced by a different letter. Cryptogram Mania gives 180 FREE puzzles of great quotes.
Cryptograms by Lex.Games
Engage your mind with cryptogram puzzles where letters are substituted to reveal hidden quotes. Solve daily puzzles or themed packs to uncover jokes, inspiration, and moving messages. Optional hints and mistake highlighting are available.
- Letter substitution puzzles
- Daily cryptograms
- Themed puzzle packs
- Optional hint system
- Mistake highlighting
- Reveal letters
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Welcome to Cryptograms from Lex.Games! Cryptograms are letter cypher puzzles. Each letter in the puzzle represents another letter. In some puzzles, A might mean F. In others, A might mean D instead. By looking for smaller words, apostrophes, common letter groupings, and the like, you can start to solve the Cryptogram puzzle — and words slowly reveal themselves as you figure out key letters! The quotes you solve might be jokes, they might be inspirational, and they might be moving. And trust me — they're fun! You may optionally choose to highlight mistakes or reveal individual letters in the puzzle, too. There's a fresh daily cryptogram each day, plus a slew of packs filled with cryptograms. Privacy Policy: https://lexfriedman.com/cryptograms/privacy Terms of Use: https://lexfriedman.com/cryptograms/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cryptograms by Lex.Games at every 4 days against Cryptogram Mania's every 6 weeks. Cryptograms by Lex.Games also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Cryptogram Mania's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Cryptogram Mania sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Cryptograms by Lex.Games sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cryptogram Mania against 5.0 for Cryptograms by Lex.Games. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptograms by Lex.Games has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cryptogram Mania ships an update every 6 weeks, Cryptograms by Lex.Games every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptogram Mania | Cryptograms by Lex.Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gilbert Gonsalves | Lex Friedman |
Customer experience
Cryptogram Mania
Cryptograms by Lex.Games
In-app purchases
Cryptogram Mania
- Puzzle Pack 1$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
Cryptograms by Lex.Games
- Premium Subscription$4.991 Month
- Comedians Pack 3$5.99
- Song Lyrics Pack 2$7.99
- Late Night Hosts 1$8.99
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- Thinkers$8.99
- Comedians Pack 1$8.99
- Song Lyrics Pack 1$8.99
- Movie Quotes 1$9.99
- Comedians Pack 2$9.99
- Unlock Everything$50.00
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