Comparison

Travel Chess vs Mind Cipher

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

Head to head
About

Travel Chess

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Master Your Mind with Chess Puzzles Sharpen your brain and improve your chess skills with fun, fast, and addictive puzzles. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, this app will challenge you to think smarter and play better.

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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.

Screenshots

Travel Chess3 screens
Mind Cipher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Travel Chess at every 3 days against Mind Cipher's weekly. Travel Chess also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Travel Chess sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Mind Cipher sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Travel Chess ships an update every 3 days, Mind Cipher weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Travel Chess versus Mind Cipher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTravel ChessMind Cipher
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGizem Demirkale箫 王

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Travel Chess

One-time5
  • 500 Gold$0.99
  • 1000 Gold$1.99
  • 2000 Gold$3.99
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  • 5000 Gold$9.99
  • 10000 Gold$14.99
4 purchases

Mind Cipher

One-time4
  • 5 Hint Coins$0.99
  • 15 Hint Coins$1.99
  • Pro Unlock$2.99
Show 1 more
  • 50 Hint Coins$4.99

Questions

Is Travel Chess free?
Travel Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mind Cipher free?
Mind Cipher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Travel Chess or Mind Cipher have ads?
Neither Travel Chess nor Mind Cipher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Travel Chess or Mind Cipher?
Travel Chess ships an update every 3 days, and Mind Cipher weekly. Most recently, Travel Chess was updated on September 30, 2026 and Mind Cipher on October 12, 2026.

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