Comparison

Cryptogram Clues vs ANGO

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

Head to head
About

Cryptogram Clues

Engage your mind with challenging cryptogram puzzles. Solve clues, decode letters, and reveal hidden quotes and interesting facts. This game combines logic, deduction, and vocabulary for a unique brain-teasing experience.

Highlights
  • Challenging cryptogram puzzles
  • Logic and deduction gameplay
  • Word puzzles with clues
  • Hidden quotes and facts
  • Hints for assistance
  • Brain teasers
Features
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Welcome to Cryptogram Clues — a challenging word puzzle game where every answer helps you crack the code. Solve clues, guess words, and decode letters to reveal hidden quotes and discover interesting facts. Each puzzle combines logic, deduction, and vocabulary skills to challenge your mind. How to play: • Solve clues and find the correct answers • Each number represents a hidden letter • Use answers to decode letters and reveal the hidden quote • Solve the puzzle to discover the full fact • Use hints when you need help Features: • Challenging cryptogram puzzles • Logic games and brain teasers • Word puzzles with clues and answers • Interesting facts from many topics • Difficult levels for brain game fans • Hidden pictures revealed in special levels A new twist on classic word games: Unlike traditional crossword puzzles, every solved clue helps you unlock the code. Guess words, decode letters, reveal the hidden message, and discover something new with every puzzle. Start your cryptogram adventure today! If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact us at: mjmobigames@gmail.com

About

ANGO

Features
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A line of symbols. The same symbol always means the same letter. Fill in one, and every copy of it opens at once, right across the sentence. ANGO is a classic substitution cipher — a cryptogram, the same kind of puzzle as the newspaper cryptoquote. Tap a symbol, choose the letter you think it stands for, and watch the rest of the line fall into place. AT A GLANCE - Free to start, no subscription - No third-party ads - Your records stay on your device HOW TO PLAY Every letter of a hidden sentence has been swapped for another. Assign a letter to a symbol and every copy fills in together. That is the only rule. THREE FOOTHOLDS - Word shapes: spaces are never enciphered, so the outline of each word stays visible - One-letter words: in English there are only two - Frequency: the most common symbol is usually E, T or A There is no luck involved. Follow the clues and the first letter comes into view. FEATURES - Daily cipher: one message a day, set by the date. Your streak is kept on a calendar - Archive: every message you crack is filed by category, with its meaning, to read again - Ranks: earn points with each solve and rise from Apprentice to Legendary Codebreaker. Harder puzzles count for more - Five difficulties: Easy, Normal, Hard, Brutal and Master, where even the word breaks vanish and letters arrive in blocks of five - Frequency table: see how often each symbol appears - Cascade feedback: see how many places one letter filled, and feel it through haptics - A Japanese kana edition is built in. Switch your device language to Japanese to play it THE MESSAGES - Proverbs: 128 traditional proverbs - Sayings: 121 everyday idioms - Case Files: 112 original lines from small detective stories - Japanese edition: 379 messages Every message is a traditional, public-domain saying or was written for this app. There are no copyrighted quotations or song lyrics. WHO IT IS FOR - Anyone who has worked the cryptoquote in a newspaper - Crossword and word puzzle solvers looking for something new - Readers of detective fiction - Anyone who wants a puzzle decided by reasoning rather than reflexes - Anyone with ten quiet minutes and a coffee PRIVACY - No account, no sign-up, no email address - Solve history, streaks and your archive are stored on your iPhone or iPad only - Your records are never sent to any server - No third-party ads, no tracking - Puzzles are generated on the device, so you can play anywhere, even offline - To show the list in Settings > More apps by TORANKIRITE, and the small promotion in the free version, the app loads public App Store information

Screenshots

Cryptogram Clues4 screens
ANGO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ANGO at none against Cryptogram Clues's shown. Cryptogram Clues's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Cryptogram Clues sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ANGO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cryptogram Clues ships an update every 2 weeks, ANGO monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cryptogram Clues versus ANGO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptogram CluesANGO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYULIYA NORENBERHtorankirite

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cryptogram Clues

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 20 Hints$3.99
  • 50 Hints$6.99
1 purchases

ANGO

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Cryptogram Clues free?
Cryptogram Clues is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ANGO free?
ANGO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cryptogram Clues or ANGO have ads?
Cryptogram Clues shows ads; ANGO does not.
Which is updated more often, Cryptogram Clues or ANGO?
Cryptogram Clues ships an update every 2 weeks, and ANGO monthly. Most recently, Cryptogram Clues was updated on October 31, 2026 and ANGO on October 29, 2026.

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