Comparison

Quill Star Atlas vs Heritage Crest Decode

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

Head to head
About

Quill Star Atlas

Engage in a serene logic-grid deduction game where you match star fairies to constellations and blooms using provided clues. Progress through chapters to unlock a celestial map, all within a beautiful vintage cartography aesthetic. Enjoy a peaceful, ad-free, and offline puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Logic-grid deduction puzzles
  • Auto cross-elimination
  • Constellation Atlas progression
  • Six unique theme packs
  • Vintage cartography aesthetic
  • Offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
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Open a parchment atlas under a deep indigo night sky and let the stars guide your reasoning. Quill Star Atlas is a calm logic-grid (Einstein) deduction puzzle game: each chapter gives you a handful of clues and asks you to pair the right star fairy with the right constellation and bloom. Tap lattice cells to mark possible or impossible, and the grid gently cross-eliminates as a row or column collapses to a single truth. No timer pressure. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just you, a quill, and the celestial chart. FEATURES • Pure logic-grid (Einstein) deduction across two or three categories per puzzle • Auto cross-elimination - the lattice gently propagates each row/column truth so you can focus on the next clue • Clue scroll on the side highlights the clue you're currently considering • Constellation Atlas progression - every solved puzzle inscribes a small star chart in your atlas; a full chapter unfolds into a navigable celestial map • Six theme packs unique to this app - star fairies, constellations, blooms, and more • Vintage cartography aesthetic - DM Serif Display typography, gold star-glow accents, brass astrolabe ornaments on parchment • Fully offline, no account required • No ads, no in-app purchases, no data collection • 4+ age rating, family friendly • Portrait, iPhone + iPad universal WHO IT IS FOR A quiet evening read for puzzle lovers, mystery-solvers, and anyone who likes a calm mind challenge. Designed for the wind-down end of the day rather than the rush of the morning commute. ABOUT INDIGO ATLAS PRESS Indigo Atlas Press makes unhurried single-player apps with a vintage cartography feel - deep indigo, brass instruments, and parchment textures. Quill Star Atlas is our logic-grid title in that catalogue.

About

Heritage Crest Decode

A relaxing matching game set in a watercolor world of heraldry. Match fictional family crests to their regions to collect beautifully illustrated emblems and learn their stories. Enjoy a gentle, unhurried experience with no game over or timers.

Highlights
  • Match crests to regions
  • Collect 60 hand-painted emblems
  • Learn crest stories
  • Six themed chapters
  • Offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
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Step into a soft watercolor world of noble heraldry. Heritage Crest Decode is a calm, forgiving matching game: each round names a fictional family crest and offers four regions, and you match the crest to the land it belongs to. Get it right and a beautifully mounted emblem slots into your growing heraldry folio. There is no Game Over screen and no penalty timer. A wrong tap simply waits for a kinder one, so you can play at your own gentle pace. After every round, a recap shows the story behind each crest, so you quietly learn as you collect. Perfect for puzzle lovers, families, and anyone who enjoys a cozy, unhurried mind challenge. FEATURES • Six themed chapters: Forest, Sea, Garden, Mountain, Star and Hearth Crests • Match crests to regions across hundreds of short, friendly rounds • Collect 60 hand-painted heraldic emblems and fill your folio • A fact recap after every round turns play into learning • Six achievements to earn, no leaderboard required • Optional timer (off by default) and larger tap targets for comfort • Soft watercolor art and the classic IM Fell English typeface • Fully offline, no account, no sign-in • No ads and no in-app purchases

Screenshots

Quill Star Atlas3 screens
Heritage Crest Decode4 screens

Verdict

The call

Quill Star Atlas and Heritage Crest Decode are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Quill Star Atlas versus Heritage Crest Decode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuill Star AtlasHeritage Crest Decode
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size573 MB516 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMusa CevlikMercan Acar

Customer experience

Quill Star Atlas

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Heritage Crest Decode

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Quill Star Atlas

No in-app purchases

None

Heritage Crest Decode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quill Star Atlas free?
Quill Star Atlas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heritage Crest Decode free?
Heritage Crest Decode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quill Star Atlas or Heritage Crest Decode have ads?
Both Quill Star Atlas and Heritage Crest Decode show ads.
Which is updated more often, Quill Star Atlas or Heritage Crest Decode?
Quill Star Atlas ships an update every 5 weeks, and Heritage Crest Decode every 5 weeks. Most recently, Quill Star Atlas was updated on October 24, 2026 and Heritage Crest Decode on October 14, 2026.

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