Comparison

Tidal Quill Cipher vs Clover Mind Puzzles

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

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Tidal Quill Cipher

Features
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Step into a warm watercolor kitchen and decode cosy cooking quotes hidden on aged recipe cards. Tidal Quill Cipher is a calm letter-substitution puzzle game with hundreds of kitchen wisdoms, garden aphorisms, tea-time sayings, and seaside notes. Tap a cipher letter, commit your guess, watch the quote slowly unfold. No timer, no fail screen, just you and a quiet quote to unwrap. Every solved card is bound into a growing family cookbook. Finish a chapter and unlock a hand-illustrated tab divider. Six theme packs, each with its own colour palette and watercolor art, take you from the kitchen counter to the seaside, the candlelit evening, and a table of friends. FEATURES - Letter-substitution cryptogram puzzles in plain English, no jargon - Six theme packs: Kitchen Wisdom, Garden Aphorisms, Tea Time Sayings, Seaside Notes, Cosy Evening, Friendship Toasts - Hundreds of hand-curated quotes and grandmother's tips - Soft watercolor recipe-card art, gentle audio, large hit targets - "Try a letter" hint reveals the most frequent cipher symbol when you ask - Family Cookbook progression: every solved quote earns a recipe page - No timer, no fail screen, no in-app purchases - No account required to play A cosy, family-friendly puzzle for anyone who enjoys a quiet quote and a warm kitchen.

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Clover Mind Puzzles

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Welcome to this delightful matching paradise! Everything here is designed to help you chill and unwind~ Get ready to meet adorable squirrels , dancing butterflies , busy bees , beautiful rainbows , and sweet violin tunes . Oh, and don't miss our quirky little merchant! The gameplay is super easy: just tap to match three identical items in the box below, and watch them pop! Clear them away to happily unlock the next level. I really hope you enjoy this little game made with love. It's my very first creation, so I hope you like it!

Screenshots

Tidal Quill Cipher4 screens
Clover Mind Puzzles3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tidal Quill Cipher at fortnightly against Clover Mind Puzzles's every 3 months. Clover Mind Puzzles's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tidal Quill Cipher ships an update fortnightly, Clover Mind Puzzles every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Tidal Quill Cipher versus Clover Mind Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTidal Quill CipherClover Mind Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size266 MB352 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuzan TavusTaylor Courtnei Lache Matthews

In-app purchases

None

Tidal Quill Cipher

No in-app purchases

None

Clover Mind Puzzles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tidal Quill Cipher free?
Tidal Quill Cipher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clover Mind Puzzles free?
Clover Mind Puzzles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tidal Quill Cipher or Clover Mind Puzzles have ads?
Both Tidal Quill Cipher and Clover Mind Puzzles show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tidal Quill Cipher or Clover Mind Puzzles?
Tidal Quill Cipher ships an update fortnightly, and Clover Mind Puzzles every 3 months. Most recently, Tidal Quill Cipher was updated on October 10, 2026 and Clover Mind Puzzles on October 13, 2026.

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