マンカラ vs Mind Cipher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
マンカラ
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世界最古の頭脳戦、マンカラがiPhoneで登場! マンカラ(Mancala)は、何千年もの歴史を持つ伝統的なボードゲームです。 ルールはとてもシンプル。「自分の陣地の石を一つずつ動かし、自分のゴールに多く集めた方が勝ち」。 しかし、シンプルながらも先を読む力が試される、非常に奥深い戦略ゲームです。 アプリの特徴 美しくリアルなグラフィック: 木の温もりを感じる盤と、キラキラと輝く宝石のような石たち。 直感的な操作: 石の動きに合わせて、心地よい音が響きます。 分かりやすいルール解説: 初めての方でもすぐに遊べるよう、丁寧なルール説明画面を用意しました。 オフラインで楽しめる: 通信不要で、いつでもどこでもプレイ可能。暇つぶしや頭の体操に最適です。 戦略を練って相手の裏をかき、勝利を掴み取りましょう! ぜひダウンロードして、この奥深いゲームの世界を体験してください。
Mind Cipher
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Mind Cipher is a Mastermind-style code-breaking game — Bulls and Cows, Hit and Blow, played with colors — filed as a spy dossier. Crack the hidden color code from ink marks: a filled dot is exact, a ring is the right color in the wrong slot, a dash is not in the code. The marks never rely on color, and an optional Shape Marks setting gives every peg its own outline. Then open the Lie file. Exactly one report in the round is fake. The rest are true. Cross-check the reports, find the contradiction, and crack the code anyway. Classic cases teach the real marks: 240 cases from beginner to master. Lie cases run a matching 240 where one clue always lies. Today's Case is a new puzzle every day, with Top Secret lie days and a home-screen widget. Duel Mode is pass-and-play: one sets the code, the other breaks it. Notes sit on the board so you can mark eliminated and confirmed colors. Informants (hints) are recruited by closing cases. Every closed case ends with a stamped report you can share. No ads. No account. Free to start: Today's Case, Duel, Classic 1–40, and Lie 1–80. Pro is a one-time $2.99 unlock for the rest of both files, Free Play, and the custom editor. The app follows your language, or you can set it in Settings: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español, العربية, Deutsch, Français, עברית, Português, Türkçe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: マンカラ at none against Mind Cipher's 4. Mind Cipher's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support 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. Mind Cipher sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. マンカラ asks for nothing beyond the download.
マンカラ ships an update every 3 weeks, Mind Cipher every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | マンカラ | Mind Cipher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yu watanabe | 箫 王 |
In-app purchases
マンカラ
No in-app purchases
Mind Cipher
- 5 Hint Coins$0.99
- 15 Hint Coins$1.99
- Pro Unlock$2.99
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- 50 Hint Coins$4.99









