Comparison

Cipher Command vs Logic Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Cipher Command

Immerse yourself in WWII codebreaking. Decrypt authentic historical messages using real encryption techniques, from Caesar shifts to the Enigma machine. Learn about wartime operations and advance through ranks as you master cryptanalysis.

Highlights
  • Decrypt 7 historical cipher types
  • 30+ WWII-themed missions
  • Interactive cipher wheel
  • Learn historical context
  • Progress through ranks
  • Frequency analysis tools
Features
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Step into the shoes of a Bletchley Park codebreaker. Cipher Command is an immersive puzzle game where you decrypt authentic World War II cipher messages using historical encryption techniques. CRACK REAL CIPHERS Master seven historically accurate cipher systems — from the classic Caesar shift to the legendary Enigma machine. Each puzzle uses a real encryption method employed during wartime operations. 30+ HISTORICAL MISSIONS Decode intercepted messages spanning D-Day preparations, Pacific Theater intelligence, Eastern Front communications, and Cold War-era signals. Every mission is grounded in real historical events. INTERACTIVE CIPHER WHEEL Spin the beautifully crafted Caesar dial to decrypt messages letter by letter. Tap individual cipher letters, rotate the wheel, and watch the plaintext emerge — no shortcuts, just pure codebreaking skill. LEARN AS YOU PLAY Each mission briefing provides historical context about the operation, the cipher technique, and the stakes. The built-in Codex reference covers every cipher type with examples and history. EARN YOUR RANK Progress from Unclassified to Most Secret difficulty levels. Collect achievement badges as you hone your cryptanalysis skills and rise through the ranks. FAIR BY DESIGN No ads. No energy meters. No subscriptions. The opening missions are free, and each historical theater is a one-time purchase you keep forever. FEATURES - 7 cipher types: Caesar, Substitution, Rail Fence, Vigenere, Playfair, ADFGVX, Enigma - 30+ missions across 4 historical theaters - Interactive cipher wheel with tactile feedback - Guided tutorial for new codebreakers - Frequency analysis and substitution mapping tools - Historical briefings and outcome reveals - Achievement badge collection - Atmospheric radio voice narration - Dark parchment-themed UI inspired by wartime documents

About

Logic Arcade

This app offers seven classic math and logic puzzles with a retro arcade feel. Enjoy offline play, auto-save, and brief explanations of the math behind each game. Unlock additional content with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Seven classic math and logic puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Auto-save and resume
  • Math explainers for each game
  • Personal best tracking
  • Unlockable content via single purchase
Features
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Seven classic math and logic puzzles in one app. No ads. No accounts. Just puzzles. GAMES INCLUDED: - Water Jugs — Measure a target volume by filling, emptying, and pouring between jugs. Based on Bezout's identity and the Extended Euclidean Algorithm. - Tower of Hanoi — Move stacked disks between rods without placing a larger disk on a smaller one. Includes the classic 3-rod puzzle and the 4-peg Frame-Stewart variant with a custom sandbox mode. - Sliding Puzzle — Arrange numbered tiles in order on grids from 3x3 to 6x6. The original 15-puzzle, popularized in the 1880s. - Lights Out — Toggle lights on a grid where each press flips neighboring lights. Rooted in linear algebra over GF(2). - Knight's Tour — Guide a chess knight to visit every square exactly once. Studied by Euler, solved by Warnsdorff's heuristic. - Egyptian Fractions — Decompose fractions into sums of distinct unit fractions. Features authentic hieroglyphic numeral display. - Turntables — Rotate interlocking rings to arrange colored tokens. A physical model of permutation groups and Hungarian Rings. FEATURES: - Up to 40+ hand-crafted campaign levels per game - Chapter-based progression with increasing difficulty - Auto-save and resume — pick up right where you left off - "The Math" — brief explainers on the theorem behind each game - Personal best tracking for moves and time - Free Play / Random mode for 4 games + custom sandbox for Tower of Hanoi and Knight's Tour (Pro) - Retro arcade aesthetic with tactile button feedback - Works completely offline - No ads. No tracking. No data collected. UNLOCK FULL GAME: Chapter 1 of every game is completely free. Unlock the full game with a single $3.99 purchase to get chapters 2-4 across all 7 games, Free Play mode (with chapter 1 Random unlockable for free by beating the chapter), custom sandbox modes for Tower of Hanoi and Knight's Tour, and all future content.

Screenshots

Cipher Command4 screens
Logic Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cipher Command and Logic Arcade are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Cipher Command sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Logic Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Cipher Command against 5.0 for Logic Arcade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cipher Command ships an update every 2 days, Logic Arcade daily. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cipher Command versus Logic Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCipher CommandLogic Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel McCarthyP&T Labs LLC

Customer experience

Cipher Command

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

Logic Arcade

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cipher Command

One-time5
  • Pacific Theatre$2.99
  • D-Day$2.99
  • Eastern Front$2.99
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  • Premium Puzzles$3.99
  • Cold War$3.99
1 purchases

Logic Arcade

One-time1
  • Logic Arcade Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Cipher Command free?
Cipher Command is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Logic Arcade free?
Logic Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cipher Command or Logic Arcade?
Cipher Command and Logic Arcade are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cipher Command or Logic Arcade have ads?
Neither Cipher Command nor Logic Arcade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cipher Command or Logic Arcade?
Cipher Command ships an update every 2 days, and Logic Arcade daily. Most recently, Cipher Command was updated on September 27, 2026 and Logic Arcade on July 8, 2026.

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