The Cryptography vs Arrows Escape
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
Arrows Escape
A relaxing logic puzzle game where you tap arrows to clear the board. Plan your moves carefully to avoid collisions and solve hundreds of handcrafted levels. Enjoy daily challenges and a beautiful minimal design, playable offline.
- Hundreds of handcrafted levels
- Simple tap controls
- Daily challenges
- Hints and auto-solve
- Minimalist design
- Offline play
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Arrow Escapes is a relaxing yet challenging logic puzzle game where your goal is simple: clear all the arrows from the board by tapping them in the correct order. Each arrow points in a direction — when you tap it, it moves one space that way before disappearing. But be careful! If an arrow bumps into another, it gets knocked off course. Think ahead, plan your moves, and solve each puzzle with precision. FEATURES: • Hundreds of hand-crafted levels from easy to expert • Simple tap controls — anyone can play • Earn stars and coins as you progress • Daily challenges for bonus rewards • Hints and auto-solve when you get stuck • Beautiful minimal design • No internet required — play anywhere PREMIUM UPGRADE: • Remove all ads forever • Unlimited hints • Auto-solve any level • Access to all future levels added Download now and see if you can escape every puzzle! Apple Standard EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arrows Escape at 5.0 against The Cryptography's 2.3. Arrows Escape also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 25 months). The Cryptography's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Arrows Escape sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arrows Escape 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, Arrows Escape every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Cryptography | Arrows Escape |
|---|---|---|
| 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 — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angelo Capone | Rikita Jain |
Customer experience
The Cryptography
Arrows Escape
In-app purchases
The Cryptography
- FullVersion$0.99
- AllSolutions$0.99
Arrows Escape
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Annual$5.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$9.99
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