Comparison

Cipher vs Instant Karmas

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” 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

Instant Karmas

Features
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You are a single dot of light โ€” a diya โ€” inside a circular arena. One thumb moves you. Glide through the dark and gather the light to score. Simple. Then your past shows up. Every few seconds, a glowing shadow of YOU appears and replays exactly what you just did โ€” your real movements, looping. Then another. Then another. Soon the arena is full of your own past selves, each retracing a path you once chose. Touch one and the cycle closes โ€” you begin again. "Caught by your 0:42 self." That's the heart of it: every run ends by your own past action coming back around. Never a cheap shot, never unfair โ€” just you, versus everyone you used to be. NOW WITH LOCAL MULTIPLAYER โ€” ON ONE PHONE โ€ข Ghost Duel โ€” pass the phone and race a friend's recorded past self. โ€ข Versus (live) โ€” split the screen and both play at once. Last one standing wins. โ€ข No internet, no accounts โ€” just hand the phone over. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT โ€ข Your past comes back for you โ€” the ghosts are your real recorded moves, not bots. โ€ข Fair by design. If a ghost catches you, it's a path you once chose. โ€ข One thumb. No tutorials, no clutter. Tap and play in two seconds. PLAYS ANYWHERE โ€ข Fully offline. Works in airplane mode โ€” on the metro, on a flight. โ€ข No login. No forced ads during play. Watch an ad only if YOU want more โ€” never required. EVOLVE YOUR LIGHT โ€ข Beat your best and your color evolves through Amber, Teal, Rose, Violet, Sky and Jade. โ€ข Share your run and dare a friend to beat it. Calm to learn, hard to master. How long can you outrun your karma?

Screenshots

Cipher4 screens
Instant Karmas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Instant Karmas at none against Cipher's 6. Instant Karmas also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Cipher's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Cipher sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Instant Karmas asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Cipher versus Instant Karmas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCipherInstant Karmas
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size46 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEldar TutnjicPremitivekey LLP

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
None

Instant Karmas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cipher free?
Cipher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Instant Karmas free?
Instant Karmas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cipher or Instant Karmas have ads?
Instant Karmas shows ads; Cipher does not.

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