Comparison

Cryptogram vs Zitatknacker

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

Head to head
About

Cryptogram

Decode famous quotes by deciphering coded messages one letter at a time. This relaxing word game offers a calm challenge to train your brain without pressure, featuring a clean design and daily puzzles.

Highlights
  • Decode famous quotes
  • Brain training without stress
  • Daily word challenges
  • Offline play
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Optional hints
Features
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Cryptogram Word Puzzles is a relaxing word game where you decode famous quotes one letter at a time. Each puzzle starts as a coded message. Use logic, patterns, and a few helpful hints to reveal the hidden quote — and enjoy that satisfying “aha!” moment when everything clicks. Decode famous quotes From timeless classics to modern favorites, every puzzle ends with a quote worth remembering. Train your brain (without the stress) No timers. No pressure. Just a calm challenge that keeps your mind sharp and focused. Easy to start, rewarding to master Begin with simpler puzzles, then work your way up as you get faster at spotting patterns and building your cipher. Daily Word Challenge Come back every day for a fresh puzzle and keep your streak going. Features • Beautiful, clean design made for long play sessions • Hundreds of cryptogram puzzles and famous quotes • Optional hints when you’re stuck • Works offline • Perfect for quick breaks or deep sessions If you enjoy word games like crosswords, Wordle-style puzzles, and logic challenges, you’ll feel right at home. Download Cryptogram Word Puzzles and start playing today!

About

Zitatknacker

Features
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A quote, encrypted. Every letter stands for another one. You crack the code - and what you get back is a sentence that was worth the work. SIX LANGUAGES, REAL ORIGINALS English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese - over 4,300 quotes and proverbs in all. Nothing is translated: each language has its own body of genuine quotes and proverbs. You can filter by origin as well - British, Irish or American sayings, French, Belgian or Swiss, Spanish or Latin American, Portuguese or Brazilian. You pick the puzzle language independently of the interface language. WHAT IS A CRYPTOGRAM? A cryptogram is a letter puzzle: a sentence has been encrypted with a substitution cipher, so every letter stands for another one. In Zitatknacker every puzzle hides a genuine quote or proverb that you decode step by step. If you enjoy word puzzles, logic puzzles or secret codes, this is a calm mix of brain training and word play. HOW IT WORKS Tap an encrypted symbol and choose the letter you think is behind it. The guess applies across the whole quote at once, and every matching symbol lights up with it. The frequency strip shows which symbol appears most often - which is how a substitution cipher is actually broken. No timer, no guessing games. A NEW QUOTE EVERY DAY Each language has its own daily puzzle. Every quote you crack shows its author, its source and a short note on what it actually means. Your collection grows with every solved puzzle and can be browsed by author. TOPICS FOR EVERY MOOD Wit and sharp tongues, courage and starting, love and friendship, work and money, failure and resilience, everyday wisdom - plus easy, medium and hard. Pick whatever suits today. INCLUDED WITHOUT A PURCHASE - Three short starter puzzles in every language - Two sample puzzles in every topic - The daily puzzle, every day, in every language - The last seven days to catch up, so a broken streak is never lost - Hints, check and undo - Streak, statistics and your quote collection - Language and origin selection - Achievements and leaderboards - Light, dark or system theme, on phone and tablet UNLOCK ONCE - NO SUBSCRIPTION - The complete archive of every past daily puzzle - Every topic in full, in all six languages - More generous hints - Cloud backup for your progress and collection One purchase opens all included languages. If you bought before, the new languages cost you nothing. TIPS FOR DECODING Start with the most frequent symbols: in English texts that is often the E. Look at short words, common endings and double letters. Every correct guess applies to the whole quote at once and gives you new clues. If you get stuck, hints and the check help - you decide how much help you want. A built-in letter keyboard keeps the guessing quick, and a finished quote shows you its author and source, so every solved puzzle teaches you something. WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone who likes quotes, proverbs and wisdom and enjoys a good brain teaser. A round takes just a few minutes, the daily puzzle fits into any break, and your streak keeps you coming back. No hurry, no ads. THE TEXTS The corpus is curated and in the public domain: traditional proverbs and sayings, and quotes from authors whose copyright expired long ago. There is no user-generated content. No ads. No subscription. No mandatory account. Your data is never sold.

Screenshots

Cryptogram4 screens
Zitatknacker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zitatknacker at none against Cryptogram's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cryptogram sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Zitatknacker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cryptogram versus Zitatknacker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptogramZitatknacker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNazeeh AmmariChristian Hermann

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cryptogram

One-time10
  • فتح مجموعة القرآن الكريم$1.99
  • فتح مجموعة الإقتباسات$1.99
  • فتح مجموعة الأغاني$1.99
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  • فتح مجموعة الأمثال العربية ٢$1.99
  • فتح مجموعة الشعر$1.99
  • فتح مجموعة الحكم والأقوال ٣$1.99
  • فتح مجموعة الحكم والأقوال$1.99
  • فتح مجموعة الحكم والأقوال ٢$1.99
  • فتح مجموعة الشعر ٢$1.99
  • فتح مجموعة القرآن الكريم ٢$1.99
1 purchases

Zitatknacker

One-time1
  • Zitatknacker Complete$2.99

Questions

Is Cryptogram free?
Cryptogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zitatknacker free?
Zitatknacker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cryptogram or Zitatknacker have ads?
Cryptogram shows ads; Zitatknacker does not.
Which is updated more often, Cryptogram or Zitatknacker?
Cryptogram ships an update weekly, and Zitatknacker weekly. Most recently, Cryptogram was updated on October 24, 2026 and Zitatknacker on October 25, 2026.

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