The Cryptography vs FrontRunner
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
FrontRunner
Engage with current events by predicting the outcomes of real news stories. Earn points, climb leaderboards, and advance through levels by making accurate predictions. The game offers daily calls with quick summaries and real-time analytics.
- Daily prediction calls from real headlines
- Quick story summaries
- Choose prediction type and risk BUX
- Real-time analytics tracking
- Earn points and level up
- Anonymous comment sharing
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FrontRunner turns political and cultural news into a competitive, addictive prediction game. Every day, you’ll get new calls based on real headlines — each with a quick story summary so you always understand the important details. Choose your take. Pick from prediction types like YES/NO and OVER/UNDER, and decide how many BUX you want to risk on your choice. Lock it in, and you’ll instantly see the analytics page, where you can track how different groups around the world answered the same call. The more calls you get right — and the more engagement points you earn — the higher you climb. Move up the leaderboard and advance through levels from Dark Horse to the ultimate: FrontRunner. • Daily prediction calls from real headlines • Quick story summaries so anyone can jump in • Choose your take and decide how many BUX to risk • Watch real-time analytics shift as others respond • Share your thoughts anonymously in the comments • Earn points, climb the leaderboard, and level up • Advance from Dark Horse to FrontRunner • No personal data collected — your identity stays safe Terms of Use or EULA - https://www.notion.so/FrontRunner-Terms-Conditions-2ca1673c1ce280a19585eacc07b1fc40
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FrontRunner at 100% against The Cryptography's 0%. FrontRunner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 25 months). The Cryptography's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. The Cryptography sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and FrontRunner sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FrontRunner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of The Cryptography's written reviews are positive against 100% of FrontRunner's.
The Cryptography ships an update every 25 months, FrontRunner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Cryptography | FrontRunner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angelo Capone | FrontRunner Game LLC |
Customer experience
The Cryptography
FrontRunner
In-app purchases
The Cryptography
- FullVersion$0.99
- AllSolutions$0.99
FrontRunner
- Quick Fix$0.99
- Standard Pack$3.99
- Value Pack$6.99
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