Comparison

Cipher Grid vs Intercept

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

Head to head
About

Cipher Grid

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A new secret message to crack. Every single day. Cipher Grid is a daily puzzle game where you decode real encrypted messages using actual historical ciphers. Each puzzle is a quote hidden behind a different code. Your job is to figure out the letters and reveal it. DAILY PUZZLE One new challenge every day. Each day uses a different cipher and difficulty, so no two days feel the same. 18 CIPHERS TO DECODE Caesar. Atbash. ROT13. Morse. Vigenรจre. Playfair. Semaphore. Maritime Flags. And more. Each one is a real encryption method used throughout history โ€” from ancient scribes to World War spies to modern radio operators. LEARN AS YOU PLAY Built-in lessons explain every cipher from the ground up. No prior knowledge needed. Start as a complete beginner and work your way to mastering techniques used by real cryptographers. ENCRYPT AND DECRYPT A full toolkit covering 22 ciphers, free for everyone. Includes a working Enigma I simulator with configurable rotors, reflector, ring settings, and plugboard, plus the Hill matrix cipher. ZODIAC CHALLENGE A separate set of hand-picked puzzles to solve at your own pace. Free. PRO Unlock unlimited practice puzzles and Secure Message โ€” public-key encrypted messages and photos that only the intended recipient can decrypt. Keys live on your device. Share the envelope as text or QR code, no servers involved. Every future feature added to the app is included. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. Everything stays on your device. Available in English, French, German, Dutch, and Chinese. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/ColdCompile/cf9b3ec7bc1f95c6379477e4bd097cf9

About

Intercept

Crack daily encrypted transmissions in this spy-themed puzzle game. Solve substitution ciphers to uncover an unfolding story, season after season. Features a unique signal system and spoiler-free sharing.

Highlights
  • Daily encrypted transmissions
  • Monoalphabetic substitution ciphers
  • Signal system for hints/mistakes
  • Ongoing spy story with cliffhangers
  • Spoiler-free share grid
  • Offline play
Features
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Every day you intercept one encrypted transmission. Crack the cipher letter by letter โ€” and with every solved chapter, an ongoing spy story unfolds, season after season. THE GAME โ€ข One monoalphabetic substitution cipher per day, solvable in 2โ€“4 minutes โ€ข SIGNAL instead of a fail limit: mistakes and hints cost signal strength, but no chapter is ever lost โ€ข Practice mode with selectable difficulty โ€” three free rounds a day โ€ข Spoiler-free share grid: show how you solved it without giving the message away โ€ข Your streak is your clearance rank โ€” from CANDIDATE to GHOST THE STORY After each solve you read the dossier: VESPER, MAGPIE and their network hunt a traitor broadcasting on stolen frequencies. Every chapter ends on a cliffhanger for tomorrow. The story starts at chapter 1 for you โ€” no matter when you join. And it is built for the long run: INTERCEPT is in active development, with more seasons on the way. FIELD KIT (optional one-time purchase) Unlimited practice instead of three free rounds a day, archive replay of solved chapters, extended statistics, season color themes and room for three blackout tokens. The daily chapter stays free forever โ€” no subscription, no ads. PRIVACY Intercept runs fully offline. No data collection, no tracking, no account. Game Center and purchases are handled entirely by Apple. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cipher Grid4 screens
Intercept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Cipher Grid at 3 against Intercept's 1. Cipher Grid also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Grid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.90 per month and Intercept sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cipher Grid ships an update every 3 weeks, Intercept every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Cipher Grid versus Intercept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCipher GridIntercept
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrancois Van MalleghemNoel Weinberg

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cipher Grid

Subscriptions2
  • Cipher Grid Pro$0.901 Month
  • Cipher Grid Pro$9.001 Year
1 purchases

Intercept

One-time1
  • Field Kit$3.99

Questions

Is Cipher Grid free?
Cipher Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Intercept free?
Intercept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cipher Grid or Intercept have ads?
Neither Cipher Grid nor Intercept shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cipher Grid or Intercept?
Cipher Grid ships an update every 3 weeks, and Intercept every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cipher Grid was updated on November 9, 2026 and Intercept on October 31, 2026.

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