The Cryptography vs Cryptogram Mania
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
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cryptogram Mania at 5.0 against The Cryptography's 2.3. Cryptogram Mania also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 25 months). The Cryptography's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. The Cryptography sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Cryptogram Mania sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cryptogram Mania holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
The Cryptography ships an update every 25 months, Cryptogram Mania every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Cryptography | Cryptogram Mania |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angelo Capone | Gilbert Gonsalves |
Customer experience
The Cryptography
Cryptogram Mania
In-app purchases
The Cryptography
- FullVersion$0.99
- AllSolutions$0.99
Cryptogram Mania
- Puzzle Pack 1$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
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