Comparison

Decipher vs Word Web

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

Word Web

Untangle a web of words by guessing hidden connections. This relaxing puzzle game offers a satisfying brain workout with no timers or pressure. Discover surprising links as you expand the word web.

Highlights
  • Word association puzzles
  • Hangman-style guessing
  • Branching web with cross-connections
  • Hints available
  • No timers or pressure
  • 20 hand-crafted puzzles
Features
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Untangle a web of words, one connection at a time. Word Web is a relaxing word-association puzzle. Every level begins with a single word at the center. Tap a bubble, guess the hidden word, letter by letter if needed, and watch the web branch out — each word you solve reveals new connections to chase. Some words link back across the web in surprising ways. Part crossword, part mind map, it's a calm, satisfying brain workout you can play at your own pace. FEATURES • 20 hand-crafted puzzles — Travel, Space, Nature, Music, Sports & more • Hangman-style guessing: reveal letters as you go • A web that grows as you solve, with clever cross-connections • Hints whenever you're stuck • No timers, no pressure — just you and the words • Simple to learn, tricky to finish Whether you love crosswords, word searches, or association games, Word Web is easy to pick up and keeps your brain ticking. Download and start connecting.

Screenshots

Decipher4 screens
Word Web4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Word Web at every 2 days against Decipher's monthly. Word Web also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Word Web sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Decipher against 4.9 for Word Web. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Decipher ships an update monthly, Word Web every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Decipher versus Word Web: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDecipherWord Web
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 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 MB35 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperErrand Labs, LLCJustus Cipolla

Customer experience

Decipher

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

Word Web

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Decipher

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

Word Web

One-time4
  • 100 Hints$0.99
  • Level Pack 2$0.99
  • Level Pack 3$0.99
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  • Level Pack 4$0.99

Questions

Is Decipher free?
Decipher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Web free?
Word Web is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Decipher or Word Web?
Decipher is rated higher. Decipher averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Word Web averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Decipher or Word Web have ads?
Both Decipher and Word Web show ads.
Which is updated more often, Decipher or Word Web?
Decipher ships an update monthly, and Word Web every 2 days. Most recently, Decipher was updated on November 5, 2026 and Word Web on November 13, 2026.

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