Comparison

Cipher vs Cipher Munch

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

Head to head
About

Cipher

Features
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No ads during puzzles. Every day, a new encoded quote waits for you. Crack the cipher, reveal the message, keep your streak alive. Tap a coded letter. Tap what you think it means. Watch the quote unlock - one letter at a time. - Daily puzzle, fresh every day - Free play with hundreds of quotes - Earn coins, use hints when stuck - Track your streak and stats - Dark, clean design built for focus Simple to learn. Satisfying to solve. By using this app, you agree to the Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cipher Munch

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Cipher Munch is a hand-crafted cryptogram collection for code crackers, word game puzzle lovers, and curious minds from beginners to experts. Whether you want casual cryptogram practice or serious aristocrat practice for competition, each puzzle hides a memorable quote behind a classical cipher. Crack the code and enjoy the quote. Designed for cipher competition coaches and students. No ads. No Wi-Fi needed. Syncs your stats between iPhone, iPad, iPad on Mac when it can. WHAT YOU'LL SOLVE • Atbash: basic mirror substitutions • Visual ciphers: Pigpen, the Dancing Men from Sherlock Holmes, and the Knights Templar cipher • Caesar: the cipher Julius Caesar wrote with • Aristocrats: classic letter-substitution cryptograms with spaces preserved • Aristocrat K1 & K2: keyword ciphers with a scrambled alphabet • Patristocrats K1 & K2: letters regrouped into 5-letter blocks, no word boundaries • Affine: number-based substitutions • Xenocrypt: Spanish-language aristocrats (27-letter alphabet, with the Ƒ) EVERY PUZZLE IS A REAL QUOTE Thousands of quotes from writers, scientists, philosophers, and statesmen, including Mark Twain, Maya Angelou, Aristotle, and many more. It's cryptogram practice that leaves you a little smarter than it found you. PERFECT FOR COMPETITION PRACTICE Cipher Munch is purpose-built for the classical-cipher events at academic cryptography competitions. The formats covered (Aristocrat, Patristocrat, Xenocrypt, Caesar, Affine, Atbash, and keyword variants) are standard at the high-school and collegiate level. If you need focused aristocrat practice, there are thousands of puzzles waiting. The frequency grid, in-puzzle hints, per-cipher stats, and hardware-keyboard support turn solo aristocrat practice into real timed-event readiness. BUILT FOR BEGINNERS AND SERIOUS SOLVERS Lots of help, depending on your level: • Frequency highlighting • Multiple-letter highlighting • Error highlighting • Translation tables • Caesar decoder • Print & Share • Custom keyboard tuned for fast letter-mapping • Hardware-keyboard support • Cipher reference sheet • Adjustable puzzle text size • Per-cipher progress tracking and stats • Light and dark themes that look great • Works completely offline: no account, no tracking, no ads Every tool is there to make your cryptogram practice faster and your code cracking sharper. ACHIEVEMENTS & DAILY STREAK • Daily streak: your current solving streak lives right on the main menu; solve at least one puzzle a day to keep it going • Achievements: unlock badges for total puzzles solved, milestones within each cipher type, and streak lengths • Tap any achievement to see the details and your progress, and share the ones you've earned as a polished gold medallion image BUILT FOR THE LONG HAUL • Many packs per cipher type: a free Starter pack plus bundles by category, and a Mega Bundle • iCloud sync: your progress and stats back up automatically and follow you to a new device, no account needed PRIVACY FIRST No ads, no tracking, no sign-up, and we don't collect your personal data. Your progress syncs through your own private iCloud account, so it follows you to a new phone and stays private (we can't see it). UPGRADE WHEN YOU'RE READY Start free with the Starter pack for every cipher type, plenty for daily cryptogram practice. Unlock more with: • A single volume: one-time purchase • A cipher-type subscription: all volumes of one cipher • All Access: every cipher, every volume, unlimited hints Whether you're a weekend code cracker or training for a title, there's a path for you. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period and can be managed in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: http://www.learningplaygroundapps.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://www.learningplaygroundapps.com/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Cipher4 screens
Cipher Munch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cipher at 15.1 against Cipher Munch's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Cipher sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Cipher Munch sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cipher ships an update every 6 days, Cipher Munch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Cipher versus Cipher Munch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCipherCipher Munch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEldar TutnjicMehra Pirzadeh

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Cipher

Subscriptions2
  • Cipher Pass Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Cipher Pass Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • 50 Coins$0.99
  • 120 Coins$1.99
  • 300 Coins$3.99
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  • Cipher Pass Lifetime$34.99
10 purchases

Cipher Munch

Subscriptions10
  • Caesar Access$3.991 Month
  • Aristocrat K1 Access$3.991 Month
  • Patristocrat K1 Access$3.991 Month
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  • Affine Access$3.991 Month
  • Atbash Access$3.991 Month
  • Knights Templar Access$3.991 Month
  • Patristocrat K2 Access$3.991 Month
  • Dancing Men Access$3.991 Month
  • Pigpen Access$3.991 Month
  • Xenocrypt Access$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Cipher free?
Cipher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cipher Munch free?
Cipher Munch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cipher or Cipher Munch have ads?
Neither Cipher nor Cipher Munch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cipher or Cipher Munch?
Cipher ships an update every 6 days, and Cipher Munch every 3 days. Most recently, Cipher was updated on September 9, 2026 and Cipher Munch on September 21, 2026.

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