The Cryptography vs Phrase Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Cryptography
This game challenges you to decrypt phrases by matching symbols or numbers to letters. Progress through puzzles where the same character always represents the same letter. The game indicates when a phrase is successfully decrypted.
- Symbol-to-letter substitution
- Number-to-letter substitution
- Visual decryption indicator
- Language selection
- Phrase decryption puzzles
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The purpose of 'cryptography' is decrypt the phrases. The same symbol or number corresponds to the same letter. Choose whether to display the numbers or symbols. Click on the symbol / number and choose the letter the 'CRYPTO' reflect the green light in the case where the encryption will be resolved Choose the language of cryptography touching the flags
Phrase Quest
Decode cryptic symbols to reveal hidden messages in this engaging word game. Enjoy flexible gameplay with seamless orientation changes and intelligent word wrapping. A custom keyboard aids in your symbol selection.
- Translate symbols into messages
- Seamless landscape and portrait rotation
- Intelligent word wrapping
- Custom informative keyboard
- Shake to restart level
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Translate symbols into hidden messages. Embark on a Phrase Quest in Any Orientation! Our Word Game Delights with Seamless Landscape and Portrait Rotations. Intelligent Word Wraps ensure proper word wrapping. A custom informative keyboard is designed to enhance your selection process. If you wish to restart a level when you are part way through working on it, simply shake your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phrase Quest at 5.0 against The Cryptography's 2.3. Phrase Quest also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months). The Cryptography's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. The Cryptography sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Phrase Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phrase Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
The Cryptography ships an update every 25 months, Phrase Quest every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Cryptography | Phrase Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angelo Capone | Dogfish Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
The Cryptography
Phrase Quest
In-app purchases
The Cryptography
- FullVersion$0.99
- AllSolutions$0.99
Phrase Quest
No in-app purchases
Questions
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