Comparison

Shiftogram 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

Shiftogram

This game offers a unique 4x4 mini-crossword experience where clues are randomized. Solve the clue, then strategically drag and drop letter tiles to fit words into the grid. A new puzzle is available daily to maintain your playing streak.

Highlights
  • 4x4 mini-crossword puzzles
  • Randomized clue order
  • Drag-and-drop tile placement
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Streak building
Features
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Shiftogram is a new take on a 4x4 mini-crossword puzzle- with a twist! Instead of numbered clues matching specific spots on the board, all of the clues are presented in a random order. First you solve the clue, then you figure out where each word belongs by dragging, dropping, and shifting letter tiles into the correct positions! A new puzzle is released daily- play each day to build your streak!

About

Cipher Munch

This app offers a vast collection of cryptogram puzzles, featuring various classical ciphers. It's designed for both casual players and serious competitors, providing tools and practice for academic cryptography events. Enjoy quotes from famous figures while honing your code-breaking skills.

Highlights
  • Hand-crafted cryptogram puzzles
  • Classical cipher variety (Atbash, Caesar, Vigenère, etc.)
  • Competition-focused practice tools
  • Daily streak and achievements
  • Offline play
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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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. No ads. No Wi-Fi needed. Syncs your stats between iPhone, iPad, iPad on Mac when it can. WHAT YOU'LL SOLVE • Atbash & ROT13: basic mirror and shift-by-13 substitutions • Visual ciphers: Pigpen, the Dancing Men from Sherlock Holmes, the Knights Templar cipher, and Standard Galactic • Tap Code: the prisoners' knock-and-count cipher • Caesar: the cipher Julius Caesar wrote with • Aristocrats: classic letter-substitution cryptograms with spaces preserved • Aristocrat K1, K2 & K3: keyword ciphers with a scrambled alphabet • Patristocrats K1 & K2: letters regrouped into 5-letter blocks, no word boundaries • Affine: number-based substitutions • Vigenère & Porta: a repeating keyword shifts every letter differently • Rail Fence: letters zigzag across 2 to 6 rails • Xenocrypt: Spanish-language aristocrats (27-letter alphabet, with the Ñ) 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, Vigenère, and more) 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, Vigenère and Porta decoders • Print & Share • Custom keyboard tuned for fast letter-mapping • Hardware-keyboard support • Reference sheet, flashcards and a step-by-step guide for every cipher • Adjustable puzzle text size • Per-cipher progress tracking and stats • Light and dark themes • Works offline: no account, no tracking, no ads 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 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: https://CipherMunch.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://CipherMunch.com/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Shiftogram4 screens
Cipher Munch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shiftogram at none against Cipher Munch's 29. Shiftogram also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Cipher Munch's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cipher Munch sells 29 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Shiftogram asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shiftogram against 5.0 for Cipher Munch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shiftogram ships an update every 2 weeks, Cipher Munch every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shiftogram versus Cipher Munch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftogramCipher Munch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBradley FrizzellMehra Pirzadeh

Customer experience

Shiftogram

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cipher Munch

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shiftogram

No in-app purchases

29 purchases

Cipher Munch

Subscriptions13
  • Rail Fence Access$3.991 Month
  • Porta Access$3.991 Month
  • Caesar Access$3.991 Month
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  • Aristocrat K1 Access$3.991 Month
  • Patristocrat K1 Access$3.991 Month
  • 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
  • All Access (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.901 Year
One-time16
  • ROT13 Volume 3$0.99
  • ROT13 Volume 4$0.99
  • ROT13 Volume 2$0.99
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  • ROT13 Volume 10$0.99
  • ROT13 Volume 8$0.99
  • ROT13 Volume 5$0.99
  • ROT13 Volume 11$0.99
  • ROT13 Volume 9$0.99
  • ROT13 Volume 7$0.99
  • Porta Volume 4$0.99
  • Porta Volume 6$0.99
  • Porta Volume 7$0.99
  • Porta Volume 10$0.99
  • Porta Volume 8$0.99
  • Porta Volume 9$0.99
  • Porta Volume 11$0.99

Questions

Is Shiftogram free?
Shiftogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cipher Munch free?
Cipher Munch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shiftogram or Cipher Munch?
Shiftogram and Cipher Munch are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Shiftogram or Cipher Munch have ads?
Neither Shiftogram nor Cipher Munch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shiftogram or Cipher Munch?
Shiftogram ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cipher Munch every 5 days. Most recently, Shiftogram was updated on October 28, 2026 and Cipher Munch on October 31, 2026.

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