Comparison

Tidal Quill Cipher vs Platemark

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

Head to head
About

Tidal Quill Cipher

Features
Read full description

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.

About

Platemark

A card-matching game set in a print shop where players flip cards to match dishes. Mismatches cost ink, and running out of ink scraps the plate. Progress is saved locally.

Highlights
  • Card matching gameplay
  • Ink depletion mechanic
  • 30 unique plates
  • 3 distinct card decks
  • Multiple card layouts
  • Daily challenge mode
  • Print collection feature
Features
Read full description

Stampnosh is a card-matching game set in a small risograph print shop. Every plate you clear is one more print pulled off the press, ink still tacky at the edges. Flip two cards. Match the dish. Miss, and a drop of ink is gone from the tray - run the tray dry and the plate is scrapped. That single rule turns a familiar pairs game into something you have to pace yourself through. Thirty plates run across three card decks: a sushi counter, a bakery window, and a night market of eight stall snacks. Cards land in a neat grid, scattered across the sheet, or pressed in a ring, so the same deck never quite reads the same way twice. WHAT IS INSIDE - 30 plates, unlocked in order, each with a star rating and a best time - 3 decks, 22 original cards drawn in a two-colour riso register - Three layouts: grid, scatter, ring - Ink meter: mismatches cost ink, empty tray ends the run - Daily Press: one fixed plate per day, with a streak count - Print Drawer: every card you have matched, kept as a collection - Screenshot your finished plate and share the print Your progress stays on the device. No account, no sign-in, no in-app purchases. The game is free and supported by a short interstitial ad shown after a plate is completed. Best times, stars and collected prints are written to local storage and disappear if you delete the app.

Screenshots

Tidal Quill Cipher4 screens
Platemark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Platemark at every 2 days against Tidal Quill Cipher's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tidal Quill Cipher ships an update fortnightly, Platemark every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tidal Quill Cipher versus Platemark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTidal Quill CipherPlatemark
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB246 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuzan TavusLim Wi lin

In-app purchases

None

Tidal Quill Cipher

No in-app purchases

None

Platemark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tidal Quill Cipher free?
Tidal Quill Cipher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Platemark free?
Platemark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tidal Quill Cipher or Platemark have ads?
Both Tidal Quill Cipher and Platemark show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tidal Quill Cipher or Platemark?
Tidal Quill Cipher ships an update fortnightly, and Platemark every 2 days. Most recently, Tidal Quill Cipher was updated on October 25, 2026 and Platemark on October 15, 2026.

Other comparisons