Comparison

Word Hoot vs Unciphered

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

Head to head
About

Word Hoot

Features
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Meet Word Hoot — the cosy cryptogram puzzle where every letter hides behind a number, and it's your job to crack the code. Each puzzle is a famous saying or proverb written as a secret cipher. Tap a number, choose its letter, and watch the phrase reveal itself. Simple to learn, wonderfully moreish to master. FEATURES • Hundreds of hand-picked cryptograms across Easy, Medium and Hard • A brand-new Daily Challenge every day — keep your streak alive • Themed puzzle packs to work through • Survival and Time Trial modes for a real test • Power-ups — reveal a letter, reveal a word, shield a mistake • Earn coins, diamonds and rewards as you climb the levels • Light and dark themes, adjustable text size • Play completely offline — no account, no sign-up No ads. No tracking. Just you, a clever owl, and a code to crack. Download Word Hoot and start sleuthing!

About

Unciphered

Decode hidden proverbs by solving cryptograms where letters correspond to numbers. Solve crossword-style clues to reveal letters that fill in the entire puzzle. Enjoy daily puzzles, track your progress, and collect solved wisdom.

Highlights
  • Daily cryptogram puzzles
  • Crossword-style clue solving
  • Offline play
  • Progress tracking
  • Journal of solved proverbs
  • Accessibility features
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Crack the code. Decode the quote. Unciphered is a cryptogram word puzzle where every number hides a letter — solve crossword-style clues and watch the hidden phrase reveal itself. A famous line is hiding on every board. The same number always hides the same letter, and every letter you prove fills in across the whole puzzle. Piece by piece, a proverb, a classic quote or a great line from TV comes back into the light. New to cryptograms? A one-minute guided puzzle teaches you how to play. FREE BRAIN GAME, HUNDREDS OF PUZZLES Unciphered is free to play from start to finish. Hundreds of cipher puzzles are included, from gentle warm-ups to expert decoding. Optional extras, each a one-time purchase kept forever: • The Wisdom Collection — four harder chapters, 80 more proverbs and quotes • A TV pack — 100 famous lines from much-loved sitcoms and dramas, with clues in each show's voice • A superhero film pack — 100 famous big-screen hero lines across five chapters Every pack has a free chapter to try. Coin packs are available too. DAILY PUZZLE AND STREAKS A fresh cryptogram every day keeps your streak alive. A two-week calendar lets you replay days you missed for coins, but the streak only counts the days you truly showed up. QUESTS THAT UNLOCK SECRET LEVELS Finish the day's quests — the daily puzzle plus a level you've never solved — and earn a hidden secret level, yours forever. A JOURNAL OF FAMOUS QUOTES Every phrase you decode is saved with a short, true fact about where it came from: who said it, and when. Build your own collection of wisdom, quotes and proverbs, one solve at a time. RELAXING, OFFLINE, YOURS • Play offline anywhere: no Wi-Fi needed • No account, no sign-up; progress follows you to a new iPhone through iCloud • Use Unciphered's keyboard or your own iPhone keyboard • Hints when you want them: reveal a letter or a whole word • Full VoiceOver support, large text, Reduce Motion, light and dark mode • Made for iPhone, iPad and the folding iPhone Love word games, crosswords, cryptoquotes, word search, logic puzzles or code-breaking? Unciphered is the cipher puzzle for you. Unciphered is not affiliated with or endorsed by the shows, films, networks or studios quoted.

Screenshots

Word Hoot4 screens
Unciphered4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Hoot at none against Unciphered's 6. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Unciphered sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Word Hoot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Word Hoot versus Unciphered: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord HootUnciphered
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkarl muellerAhmed ElGhoroury

In-app purchases

None

Word Hoot

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Unciphered

One-time6
  • Coins 100$0.99
  • Coins 350$2.99
  • The Wisdom Collection$4.99
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  • Prime Time$4.99
  • Heroes Assemble$4.99
  • Coins 800$5.99

Questions

Is Word Hoot free?
Word Hoot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unciphered free?
Unciphered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Word Hoot or Unciphered have ads?
Neither Word Hoot nor Unciphered shows ads.

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