Comparison

Cryptograms by Lex.Games vs Unciphered

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

Head to head
About

Cryptograms by Lex.Games

Engage your mind with cryptogram puzzles where letters are substituted to reveal hidden quotes. Solve daily puzzles or themed packs to uncover jokes, inspiration, and moving messages. Optional hints and mistake highlighting are available.

Highlights
  • Letter substitution puzzles
  • Daily cryptograms
  • Themed puzzle packs
  • Optional hint system
  • Mistake highlighting
  • Reveal letters
Features
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Welcome to Cryptograms from Lex.Games! Cryptograms are letter cypher puzzles. Each letter in the puzzle represents another letter. In some puzzles, A might mean F. In others, A might mean D instead. By looking for smaller words, apostrophes, common letter groupings, and the like, you can start to solve the Cryptogram puzzle — and words slowly reveal themselves as you figure out key letters! The quotes you solve might be jokes, they might be inspirational, and they might be moving. And trust me — they're fun! You may optionally choose to highlight mistakes or reveal individual letters in the puzzle, too. There's a fresh daily cryptogram each day, plus a slew of packs filled with cryptograms. Privacy Policy: https://lexfriedman.com/cryptograms/privacy Terms of Use: https://lexfriedman.com/cryptograms/terms

About

Unciphered

Decode hidden proverbs by solving cryptograms where letters correspond to numbers. Solve crossword-style clues to reveal letters that fill in the entire puzzle. Enjoy daily puzzles, track your progress, and collect solved wisdom.

Highlights
  • Daily cryptogram puzzles
  • Crossword-style clue solving
  • Offline play
  • Progress tracking
  • Journal of solved proverbs
  • Accessibility features
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A proverb is hiding on every board. Each letter became a number — the same number always hides the same letter — and the way in is through the clues: solve a small crossword-style clue, and every letter you prove fills in across the whole puzzle. Piece by piece, the hidden phrase comes back into the light. Unciphered is free to play from start to finish. Optional extras: coin packs, and The Wisdom Collection — four harder chapters, 80 more phrases — a one-time purchase, kept forever. ONE PUZZLE EVERY DAY A fresh cryptogram each day keeps your streak alive, and a two-week calendar lets you go back for days you missed. Filling in the past pays coins and completes the calendar — but the streak only counts the days you truly showed up. QUESTS THAT EARN SECRET LEVELS Finish the day's small quests — the daily plus a level you've never solved — and you earn one of the hidden levels, yours to keep forever. A JOURNAL OF DECODED WISDOM Every phrase you solve is saved with a short, true fact about where it came from. The journal becomes your own collection of proverbs, one solve at a time. MADE TO BE COMFORTABLE • Works completely offline — planes, trains, anywhere • No account, no sign-up, nothing to configure • Full VoiceOver support, large text sizes, Reduce Motion • Light and dark, on iPhone and iPad • Hints when you want them: reveal a letter or a whole word Unciphered is free to play from start to finish. Optional extras: coin packs, 4 harder bonus chapters, 80 new phrases, a one-time purchase kept forever).

Screenshots

Cryptograms by Lex.Games4 screens
Unciphered4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cryptograms by Lex.Games at 7 against Unciphered's 2. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Cryptograms by Lex.Games sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Unciphered 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 Cryptograms by Lex.Games against 5.0 for Unciphered. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cryptograms by Lex.Games ships an update every 4 days, Unciphered every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cryptograms by Lex.Games versus Unciphered: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptograms by Lex.GamesUnciphered
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLex FriedmanAhmed ElGhoroury

Customer experience

Cryptograms by Lex.Games

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Unciphered

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cryptograms by Lex.Games

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Comedians Pack 3$5.99
  • Song Lyrics Pack 2$7.99
  • Late Night Hosts 1$8.99
Show 6 more
  • Thinkers$8.99
  • Comedians Pack 1$8.99
  • Song Lyrics Pack 1$8.99
  • Movie Quotes 1$9.99
  • Comedians Pack 2$9.99
  • Unlock Everything$50.00
4 purchases

Unciphered

One-time4
  • Coins 100$0.99
  • Coins 350$2.99
  • Premium chapters$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Coins 800$5.99

Questions

Is Cryptograms by Lex.Games free?
Cryptograms by Lex.Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unciphered free?
Unciphered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cryptograms by Lex.Games or Unciphered?
Cryptograms by Lex.Games and Unciphered are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cryptograms by Lex.Games or Unciphered have ads?
Neither Cryptograms by Lex.Games nor Unciphered shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cryptograms by Lex.Games or Unciphered?
Cryptograms by Lex.Games ships an update every 4 days, and Unciphered every 6 days. Most recently, Cryptograms by Lex.Games was updated on October 7, 2026 and Unciphered on October 10, 2026.

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