CodeCypher vs Boardalo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CodeCypher
Engage in a modern logic puzzle where you deduce a hidden number sequence. Each guess provides clues to help you eliminate possibilities and uncover the secret code through logical deduction. Offers infinite puzzles and a daily challenge.
- Elegant logic puzzle gameplay
- Infinite puzzles
- Daily puzzle challenge
- Global leaderboards
- Personal solving stats
- Clean modern design
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Crack the code. Master the clues. CodeCypher is a modern logic puzzle where every guess reveals new information. Use deduction, eliminate possibilities, and uncover the hidden number sequence. FEATURES • Elegant logic puzzle gameplay • Infinite puzzles across multiple difficulties • Daily puzzle challenge • Global leaderboards • Track your personal solving stats • Clean modern design built for focus HOW IT WORKS Each puzzle hides a secret number code. Your guesses reveal clues: • Exact — correct digit in the correct position • Misplaced — correct digit in the wrong position Use logic and deduction to narrow down possibilities until only one solution remains. Perfect for fans of: • Mastermind • Sudoku • Logic puzzles • Brain teasers • Deduction games Can you crack the code?
Boardalo
Enjoy a curated collection of 25 classic board games with beautiful, handcrafted visuals. Play solo against AI, pass-and-play with friends, or connect online. All games are available offline with no ads or subscriptions.
- 25 classic board games
- Beautiful wood textures and detailing
- Offline play
- Solo AI play with multiple difficulty tiers
- Pass-and-play multiplayer
- Online multiplayer via Game Center
- No ads or subscriptions
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42 classic board and card games, one purchase, no subscription. Your opponents are illustrated characters who talk, hold grudges, and remember every game you have played against them. Ten games are free. One small purchase unlocks the other 32 forever. No ads. No in-app currency. No account. Works fully offline. NEW: THE GRAND TOUR A competition every month against the cast, on its own tab: five cups of three games, one table, a final for the top four and an Awards night. Every game adds points, more for beating someone tougher and for winning well. The Open is free every week, against the whole cast; the cups come with the unlock. Start a Friends Cup with people you know, or a Family Cup on one device. NEW: LESSONS ON THE REAL BOARDS Every lesson now runs on the game's own board with its real pieces, and Chris, who made Boardalo, talks you through it in his own voice. Your first game afterwards is a gentle one. FREECELL Solitaire now has FreeCell beside Klondike, Spider and Pyramid, and one tap sends any card to the best place it can go. THE COLLECTION (42 games) Chess, Checkers, International Draughts, Russian Checkers, Turkish Dama, Backgammon, Tavla, Go, Xiangqi, Reversi, Nine Men's Morris, Hnefatafl, Oware, Kalaha, Ludo, Chinese Checkers, Halma, Snakes and Ladders, Royal Game of Ur, Yut Nori, Senet, Mahjong Solitaire, Klondike Solitaire, Peg Solitaire, Dominoes, Yatzy, Sudoku, Shut the Box, Sea Battle, Tic-Tac-Toe, Drop Four, Gomoku, Hex, Dots and Boxes, Paper Soccer, Crokinole and Carrom. Plus five card games: Cribbage, Gin Rummy, Crazy Eights, Go Fish and German Whist. OPPONENTS WITH PERSONALITY Digby, Bodge, Lord Grimalkin and Master Yuzu each have their own voice, moods and playing style, and a secret fifth character waits behind them. They keep your head-to-head record, sulk after a losing run, and react to every win, loss and comeback. It is not a difficulty slider; it is a rival worth beating. AN OPPONENT THAT ACTUALLY THINKS Chess, Checkers, Draughts, Reversi, Xiangqi, Oware and Nine Men's Morris run a real search that reads several moves ahead, and Chess plays from an opening book. Difficulty is thinking time, not a fixed depth. The free games include the Standard level, with no random slips, so you can judge it before you spend anything. PLAY WITH PEOPLE - Pass-and-play on one device, with a tabletop layout on iPad - Nearby play between two devices in the same room, no internet needed, in 31 games - Online turn-based matches with friends through Game Center in the same 31 games, with 26 achievements and 44 leaderboards - Tic-Tac-Toe and Drop Four inside iMessage SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY - A daily streak, and a premium Game of the Day that everyone can play free until midnight - Every premium game can be tried three times before you decide - A daily chess puzzle, a tactics trainer and endgame drills - House rules for Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, Shut the Box, Yatzy and more - Home Screen widgets for your streak, today's game and whose move it is MADE FOR REAL LIFE - Fully offline, so you can play on a plane or off the grid - One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, with Family Sharing - In English and 16 other languages - VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support, and a high-contrast board theme TWICE A YEAR, THE CAST GROWS Ten more characters live in the app and appear only around Halloween and Christmas: a Victorian ghost who apologizes for winning, a jack-o-lantern with no memory, an elf who has been on her feet since October, a reindeer who has never made the team. They arrive on the day with nothing to download, and each season hides a fifth character until you beat the fourth. Quiet, hand-drawn, full of character. Made by one person in Manchester.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CodeCypher at 5.0 against Boardalo's 4.4. Boardalo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CodeCypher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Boardalo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CodeCypher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boardalo has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
CodeCypher ships an update every 3 months, Boardalo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CodeCypher | Boardalo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Richards | Christopher Hardy |
Customer experience
CodeCypher
Boardalo
In-app purchases
CodeCypher
- Disable Ads$2.99
Boardalo
- Every Game Unlocked$4.99









