Rogue Words vs Enigma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rogue Words
This word game blends classic word puzzle mechanics with roguelike strategy. Craft words to score points, collect power-ups, and overcome dynamic challenges across multiple levels. Adapt to unique playstyles and unlock abilities for endless replayability.
- Craft words for points
- Collect boons and potions
- Survive 10+ intense levels
- 12 unique Aspects to choose from
- Unlock powerful upgrades
- Risk & reward challenges
- Over 100 boons and potions
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Unleash Your Vocabulary in the Ultimate Roguelike Word Game! Dive into the excitement of Rogue Words, where the classic fun of word games meets the unpredictable thrill of roguelike strategy! Test your skills, adapt to ever-changing challenges, and see how far your words can take you. 【 How to Play 】 • Craft words to score points and overcome unique challenges. • Collect and wield powerful boons and potions to shift the odds in your favor! • Survive 10 intense levels to claim Supreme Victory—or push beyond level 10 to see how far your mastery can go! 【 Key Features 】 • Dynamic Playstyles: Choose from 12 unique Aspects, each altering the game rules in both helpful and challenging ways. • Powerful Upgrades: Unlock abilities that let you upgrade tiles, earn bonuses, and discover dominant combos. • Risk & Reward Challenges: Take on special challenges to raise the stakes and earn greater rewards. • Roguelike Depth: Explore limitless possibilities with over 100 boons and potions for endlessly unique runs. • Daily Challenges offer unique rules and play styles to keep you on your toes. Whether you're a fan of word puzzles, strategy games, or fresh twists on beloved classics, Rogue Words has something for you.
Enigma
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Somewhere behind the front, a radio room never sleeps. Enigma puts you in the operator's chair. Intercepted transmissions come in faster than you can read them. Some are noise. Some are orders that decide who gets through the night. Your job is to work out which is which, and then break what matters. WHAT YOU DO - Break ciphers by hand: substitution, transposition, rotor settings, one letter at a time. - Triage the signal: not every intercept is worth your time, and the clock never stops. - Work the sectors: each one has its own traffic, its own habits, its own tells. - Read between the lines: operators get careless, and careless is where you get in. HOW IT PLAYS No timers pushing you toward a purchase. No ads. No account. Just you, a pad, and a message that does not want to be read. Start free with the opening sector. Full Campaign opens the rest of the front: four more sectors, sixteen transmissions, deeper ciphers and heavier triage. One-time purchase, yours for good.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rogue Words at 4.9 against Enigma's 4.0. Rogue Words also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). On price and ads 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. Enigma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rogue Words asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rogue Words holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rogue Words has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Rogue Words | Enigma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Lipkowitz | Rodrigo Prokopowicz |
Bugs and requests
Rogue Words
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crash on launch
- Toggling vibrations doesn't disable haptics
- Boon icon background too tall and off-screen
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Background music and wallpaper
- More varied sound effects
- Mines on the board
- Other extra features
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- Tipping/donation system
Enigma
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rogue Words
No in-app purchases
Enigma
- Full Campaign$2.99









