Dekripto vs Thesaurus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dekripto
Challenge yourself to reveal redacted articles before time expires. Guess words to uncover content, with proximity and context guiding your progress. Compete with others in real-time and share your successes.
- Decipher redacted articles daily
- Real-time multiplayer competition
- Contextual word proximity scoring
- Hints for difficult articles
- Share victory diplomas
- Online leaderboards and achievements
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An article is hidden. Can you find it? Every day, new articles show up completely masked. Try a word: if it’s in the article, it appears. If it’s close, the colour tells you, from red (far away) to green (very close). Find the words of the title and you win! You don’t need to be an expert. Closeness isn’t about spelling, it’s about meaning: context matters more than letters. WHAT YOU’LL GET • Three new articles every day, in English and French • One colour per word: red is far, green is very close • Your best words always at hand, one tap away • A hint when you’re stuck, and pictures to reveal • Your daily streak, your stats and your rank among other players • A diploma to share with friends once you’ve cracked an article • Past articles to catch up on • Game Center and Play Games leaderboards and achievements • A dark mode that’s easy on the eyes A game takes about as long as a coffee break, or much longer if the article fights back. Your move! Dekripto needs an internet connection to check your words.
Thesaurus
A challenging word game where you form words from random letters to reach target scores and clear stages. Offers offline play with no ads or in-app purchases, featuring a rich dictionary and hundreds of items.
- Form words from 8 random letters
- Reach target scores within a timer
- Clear 15 stages of increasing difficulty
- Offline gameplay
- Shop for upgrades and items
- Boss battles every 3 stages
- Endless mode
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For all lovers of word games (crosswords, Scrabble,...) : Thesaurus is a rich and demanding game, set in a carefully crafted universe... The difficulty level, as well as the very numerous draws, upgrades, and items you will find, will provide you with many hours of gameplay, in a fully offline experience: no ads, no data collection or sharing, and no in-app purchases. Hope you'll enjoy this very very indie experience: just one guy in charge of artistic direction, design and development. Principles • In each stage, form as many words as possible using 8 randomly drawn letters • Each mistake costs you time • Reach the target score before the timer runs out • Clear 15 stages of increasing difficulty to win the game • Between stages, visit the shop to improve your chances of survival • Every 3 stages, face a boss and try to earn rewards to improve your run • The most persistent can continue in endless mode Content • 120,000 words playable • 120,000 definitions available in the dictionary • 20,000 letter draws • 3 characters with varied specialties • 3 game modes • 4 difficulty levels • Hundreds of items of all kinds • And 1 slightly clumsy dragon No ads • No data collection • Playable offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Thesaurus at none against Dekripto's shown. Thesaurus also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dekripto ships an update every 2 weeks, Thesaurus every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dekripto | Thesaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mathieu Pierfitte | Alban Rigaill |
In-app purchases
Dekripto
No in-app purchases
Thesaurus
No in-app purchases
