Comparison

Cryptogram vs Unciphered

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

Head to head
About

Cryptogram

Features
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Cryptogram: Word Puzzle is a calm quote decoding game built for players who enjoy logic, vocabulary, and clever letter clues. Each puzzle gives you a hidden phrase where matching numbers represent matching letters. Study the repeated patterns, try the right letters, and reveal the full quote step by step. Play quick relaxing levels, solve the daily cryptogram, build your streak, and compare your solve time on the leaderboard. Features: - Daily cryptogram puzzles - Streaks for consistent solving - Quote-style word puzzles - Number clues for every hidden letter - Smart hints when you get stuck - Leaderboard competition - Light and dark themes - Offline-friendly normal levels - Calm word puzzle sessions Cryptogram is easy to start and satisfying to master. Early puzzles help you learn the logic, while later levels bring longer phrases, trickier patterns, and fewer obvious clues. If you enjoy word games, code breaking, cipher puzzles, quote puzzles, brain training, or relaxing logic games, Cryptogram: Word Puzzle is made for you.

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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Crack the code. Decode the quote. Unciphered is a cryptogram word puzzle where every number hides a letter — solve crossword-style clues and watch the hidden phrase reveal itself. A famous line is hiding on every board. The same number always hides the same letter, and every letter you prove fills in across the whole puzzle. Piece by piece, a proverb, a classic quote or a great line from TV comes back into the light. New to cryptograms? A one-minute guided puzzle teaches you how to play. FREE BRAIN GAME, HUNDREDS OF PUZZLES Unciphered is free to play from start to finish. Hundreds of cipher puzzles are included, from gentle warm-ups to expert decoding. Optional extras, each a one-time purchase kept forever: • The Wisdom Collection — four harder chapters, 80 more proverbs and quotes • A TV pack — 100 famous lines from much-loved sitcoms and dramas, with clues in each show's voice • A superhero film pack — 100 famous big-screen hero lines across five chapters Every pack has a free chapter to try. Coin packs are available too. DAILY PUZZLE AND STREAKS A fresh cryptogram every day keeps your streak alive. A two-week calendar lets you replay days you missed for coins, but the streak only counts the days you truly showed up. QUESTS THAT UNLOCK SECRET LEVELS Finish the day's quests — the daily puzzle plus a level you've never solved — and earn a hidden secret level, yours forever. A JOURNAL OF FAMOUS QUOTES Every phrase you decode is saved with a short, true fact about where it came from: who said it, and when. Build your own collection of wisdom, quotes and proverbs, one solve at a time. RELAXING, OFFLINE, YOURS • Play offline anywhere: no Wi-Fi needed • No account, no sign-up; progress follows you to a new iPhone through iCloud • Use Unciphered's keyboard or your own iPhone keyboard • Hints when you want them: reveal a letter or a whole word • Full VoiceOver support, large text, Reduce Motion, light and dark mode • Made for iPhone, iPad and the folding iPhone Love word games, crosswords, cryptoquotes, word search, logic puzzles or code-breaking? Unciphered is the cipher puzzle for you. Unciphered is not affiliated with or endorsed by the shows, films, networks or studios quoted.

Screenshots

Cryptogram4 screens
Unciphered4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Unciphered at none against Cryptogram's shown. Unciphered also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Cryptogram's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cryptogram sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Unciphered sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cryptogram ships an update every 6 weeks, Unciphered every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cryptogram versus Unciphered: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptogramUnciphered
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRohan GajjarAhmed ElGhoroury

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Cryptogram

One-time6
  • Life Boost$0.99
  • Puzzle Saver$0.99
  • Double Life Boost$0.99
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  • Mega Life Pack$0.99
  • Streak Keeper$0.99
  • Ad-Free Upgrade$0.99
6 purchases

Unciphered

One-time6
  • Coins 100$0.99
  • Coins 350$2.99
  • The Wisdom Collection$4.99
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  • Prime Time$4.99
  • Heroes Assemble$4.99
  • Coins 800$5.99

Questions

Is Cryptogram free?
Cryptogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unciphered free?
Unciphered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cryptogram or Unciphered have ads?
Cryptogram shows ads; Unciphered does not.
Which is updated more often, Cryptogram or Unciphered?
Cryptogram ships an update every 6 weeks, and Unciphered every 5 days. Most recently, Cryptogram was updated on October 31, 2026 and Unciphered on October 31, 2026.

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