Comparison

Decipher vs Arrow Fever

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

Head to head
About

Decipher

Engage your mind with encrypted messages and famous quotes. This game tests your logic, vocabulary, and pattern recognition by having you crack substitution ciphers.

Highlights
  • Solve encrypted messages
  • Crack substitution ciphers
  • Test logic and vocabulary
  • Improve pattern recognition
  • Play with famous quotes
Features
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Crack hidden quotes, one letter at a time. Decipher turns quotes and lyrics into cryptogram puzzles. Each number represents a letter. Spot familiar words, follow repeating patterns, and piece together the message. • Solve quote and lyric puzzles across multiple difficulty levels. • Take on the Daily Challenge and build your streak. • Earn XP, level up, and unlock Game Center achievements. • Track your solve times, success rate, and personal bests. • Use hints when you need a nudge. • Save an unfinished puzzle and return to it later. • Play with light or dark themes and adjustable text sizes. Start with a few revealed letters. See how far your logic takes you. Decipher includes ads and optional purchases for hints and removing ads. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Arrow Fever

This minimalist puzzle game challenges you to remove arrows in the correct order and angle. With thousands of handcrafted levels and a clean design, it offers a deep strategic experience that is both relaxing and mentally stimulating.

Highlights
  • Intuitive yet deep puzzle structure
  • Thousands of handcrafted levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Clean and focused minimal design
  • Stress-free, relaxing gameplay
  • Logical progression
Features
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▶ Arrow Fever is a minimalist puzzle game where deep strategy hides behind simple rules. Your goal is clear: remove the arrows in the correct order and angle to clean the grid. But beneath this simplicity lies an unexpected challenge—one wrong tap, an accidental collision, or a break in logical flow can instantly lead you to a dead end. Each handcrafted level forms an intricate block structure filled with tangled arrows, twisted paths, and hidden rules. While the early stages start simple, the difficulty gradually increases with more arrows, new rotation directions, and complex spatial arrangements—turning the experience into a true brain teaser. This is more than just tapping arrows. The real fun comes from reading the flow, predicting movement, and understanding the entire structure. Arrow Fever blends the satisfaction of escape-block puzzles with the intuitive joy of a minimal puzzle design filled with stylish colors. ▶ Key Features - Intuitive Yet Deep Puzzle Structure A single tap removes an arrow, but the direction, order, and angle must be judged beforehand. As levels progress, pattern recognition becomes essential to avoid collisions, and your logical thinking determines your success. It’s addictive in the best way—simple to start, endlessly challenging to master. - Thousands of Handcrafted Levels with a Perfect Difficulty Curve Difficulty increases slowly but steadily. Higher levels introduce more arrows, tighter paths, and additional colors and shapes that obscure your view. A fresh daily challenge appears every day, keeping the gameplay fun and engaging over time. - Clean & Focused Minimal Design A dark background paired with bright colors minimizes distractions and helps you concentrate on the puzzle’s flow. No flashing effects, no stressful timer—just pure, focused logic. - Stress-Free, Relaxing Gameplay Each level is short and distinct, allowing you to pause anytime. Solving puzzles step by step through logic offers a calm, mindful experience that helps restore focus and relax your mind. ▶ Why Arrow Fever? - The satisfying pleasure of discovering a single clean flow within a complex block structure - A strong sense of accomplishment as puzzles grow more challenging - Flexible play sessions—perfect for quick breaks or long, immersive runs - Unique combinations of colors, patterns, and directions that spark fresh thinking - Addictive logical progression that keeps you coming back every day Arrow Fever isn’t just about removing arrows—it’s a brain teaser about finding order within chaos. ▶ How Strong Is Your Logic? Ready to conquer hundreds—and thousands—of levels? A single tap can change the entire flow. Can you remove every arrow without collision and find the perfect escape route? Download Arrow Fever now and experience the most beautiful “flow of logic” your brain can create.

Screenshots

Decipher4 screens
Arrow Fever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Decipher at 5.0 against Arrow Fever's 4.6. Arrow Fever's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Decipher sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Arrow Fever sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Decipher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arrow Fever has 24K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Decipher ships an update monthly, Arrow Fever every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Decipher versus Arrow Fever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDecipherArrow Fever
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (24K ratings)
Positive reviews—41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings224K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB303 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperErrand Labs, LLCSupercent, Inc.

Customer experience

Decipher

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Arrow Fever

All ratings23,761 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews362 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative45.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Decipher

One-time3
  • 10 Hints$1.99
  • Decipher Remove Ads$4.99
  • 50 Hints$4.99
10 purchases

Arrow Fever

One-time10
  • coinpack1_1.99$1.99
  • starterpackb_2.99$2.99
  • noads7day_4.99$4.99
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  • safetynetoffer_4.99$4.99
  • classicpackb_4.99$4.99
  • piggybank_4.99$4.99
  • noads_7.99$7.99
  • coinpack2_7.99$7.99
  • seasonpass_9.99$9.99
  • coinpack3_14.99$14.99

Questions

Is Decipher free?
Decipher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arrow Fever free?
Arrow Fever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Decipher or Arrow Fever?
Decipher is rated higher. Decipher averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Arrow Fever averages 4.6 from 24K ratings.
Do Decipher or Arrow Fever have ads?
Both Decipher and Arrow Fever show ads.
Which is updated more often, Decipher or Arrow Fever?
Decipher ships an update monthly, and Arrow Fever every 10 days. Most recently, Decipher was updated on November 5, 2026 and Arrow Fever on November 8, 2026.

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