HSLU T&A vs Cipher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HSLU T&A
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This official App of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) - School of Engineering and Architecture offers information for students and about our campus in Horw. The App is developed and maintained by students. The App offers the following features: * Room search * Car park counter * General Information (contact, opening times, important dates) * Take-me-home with the SBB-App * Emergency-information The following HSLU-webpages are further referenced: * Canteen * Email, Calendar, Mailbox * People Finder * ILIAS * News * Events * Hitch|Hike * MyCampus * Alumni
Cipher
This app allows users to easily encode and decode messages using various secret codes. It offers offline functionality and printable translation tables for decoding without the app. Ideal for educational puzzles, treasure hunts, and creative communication.
- Encode and decode messages
- 12+ secret codes available
- Offline functionality
- Printable translation tables
- Export encoded messages as images
- Suitable for educational puzzles
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Do you love a treasure hunt? Do you love secret messages? Do you enjoy decoding and encoding messages? With "CIPHER" you can easily encode and decode messages. At the beginning, there are 12 different secret codes (e.g. Morse alphabet, Braille, ...) available, more codes will follow in free updates. All functions and worksheets do not need an internet connection! ENCODING With the keyboard, letters and numbers can be typed in plain text and converted into symbols. The encoded messages can be saved and exported as an image. Various applications: treasure hunts, puzzle tasks for school, children's birthday parties, encoded postcards or just for fun! DECODING WITH THE APP By using the symbol keyboard, the message can be easily decoded in the app. When tapping on the symbols, the corresponding letter or number is displayed. DECODING WITH THE PRINTABLE TRANSLATION TABLE The translation tables can be exported and printed as PDF worksheet. With these worksheets, the encoded messages can be decoded even without an app or the Internet. *** NOTE *** This app contains a part of "CacheToolBox". The printable translation tables will be available only in this app, also in the future! More fonts will follow later, some of them are only available here! "Cipher" is addressed to a different target group like schools, scouts, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HSLU T&A at Free against Cipher's $2.99. Cipher's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
HSLU T&A is free to download; Cipher costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HSLU T&A ships an update every 10 months, Cipher every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HSLU T&A | Cipher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hochschule Luzern | TN-TECHNOLOGY |
In-app purchases
HSLU T&A
No in-app purchases
Cipher
No in-app purchases
