Comparison

Decipher vs Cryptogram

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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Decipher is the ultimate word puzzle game that challenges your logic, vocabulary, and pattern recognition skills. Solve encrypted messages, famous quotes, and intriguing phrases by cracking substitution ciphers. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cryptogram

Features
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Cryptogram: Word Puzzle is a calm quote decoding game built for players who enjoy logic, vocabulary, and clever letter clues. Each puzzle gives you a hidden phrase where matching numbers represent matching letters. Study the repeated patterns, try the right letters, and reveal the full quote step by step. Play quick relaxing levels, solve the daily cryptogram, build your streak, and compare your solve time on the leaderboard. Features: - Daily cryptogram puzzles - Streaks for consistent solving - Quote-style word puzzles - Number clues for every hidden letter - Smart hints when you get stuck - Leaderboard competition - Light and dark themes - Offline-friendly normal levels - Calm word puzzle sessions Cryptogram is easy to start and satisfying to master. Early puzzles help you learn the logic, while later levels bring longer phrases, trickier patterns, and fewer obvious clues. If you enjoy word games, code breaking, cipher puzzles, quote puzzles, brain training, or relaxing logic games, Cryptogram: Word Puzzle is made for you.

Screenshots

Decipher4 screens
Cryptogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

Decipher and Cryptogram are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Cryptogram sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Decipher ships an update monthly, Cryptogram every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Decipher versus Cryptogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDecipherCryptogram
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErrand Labs, LLCRohan Gajjar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Decipher

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

Cryptogram

One-time6
  • Life Boost$0.99
  • Puzzle Saver$0.99
  • Double Life Boost$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Mega Life Pack$0.99
  • Streak Keeper$0.99
  • Ad-Free Upgrade$0.99

Questions

Is Decipher free?
Decipher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cryptogram free?
Cryptogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Decipher or Cryptogram have ads?
Both Decipher and Cryptogram show ads.
Which is updated more often, Decipher or Cryptogram?
Decipher ships an update monthly, and Cryptogram every 6 weeks. Most recently, Decipher was updated on October 13, 2026 and Cryptogram on October 6, 2026.

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