Comparison

Rogue Words vs Enigma

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Enigma

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Rogue Words4 screens
Enigma4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Enigma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rogue Words asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rogue Words versus Enigma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRogue WordsEnigma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.6K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian LipkowitzRodrigo 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

None

Rogue Words

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Enigma

One-time1
  • Full Campaign$2.99

Questions

Is Rogue Words free?
Rogue Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Enigma free?
Enigma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rogue Words or Enigma?
Rogue Words is rated higher. Rogue Words averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Enigma averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rogue Words or Enigma have ads?
Neither Rogue Words nor Enigma shows ads.

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