Comparison

Unciphered vs Finding Cleo

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

Head to head
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.

About

Finding Cleo

Features
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Cleo is hiding in the aquariums. Can you find every fish? Finding Cleo is a calm logic puzzle about fish, water, and careful deduction. Each connected tank contains exactly one fish, and fish can never touch—not even diagonally. Use the row and column clues, adjust each tank’s water level, and discover where Cleo and her friends are swimming. LEARN BY PLAYING A short interactive guide teaches every rule directly on the board. SOLVE 200 AQUARIUMS Progress through a handcrafted-style campaign that grows from small, friendly grids to challenging 10×10 puzzles, with lighter levels between tougher tests. THINK WITH WATER Tap to change a tank’s shared water height. Match the filled-cell totals shown beside each row and column to narrow down every fish location. FIND EVERY FISH Double-tap a cell to make your guess. Correct discoveries reveal a cheerful fish; incorrect guesses cost one of three hearts. PLAY AT YOUR PACE There is no timer. Water changes are free, undo is always available, and hints reveal useful information when you need a nudge. Bright aquarium art, friendly animation, sound, and haptics make every deduction satisfying. Find all the fish, set every tank to the right water level, and complete the aquarium.

Screenshots

Unciphered4 screens
Finding Cleo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Finding Cleo at none against Unciphered's 6. Finding Cleo also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Unciphered's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Unciphered sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Finding Cleo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Unciphered versus Finding Cleo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUncipheredFinding Cleo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB214 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmed ElGhorouryRodrigo Laiz

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
None

Finding Cleo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unciphered free?
Unciphered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finding Cleo free?
Finding Cleo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unciphered or Finding Cleo have ads?
Finding Cleo shows ads; Unciphered does not.

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