Comparison

Spell Seeker vs Cipherly

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

Head to head
About

Spell Seeker

Engage your vocabulary with this addictive word game featuring two distinct modes: Puzzle and Word Search. Challenge yourself against the clock or play at your own pace to build words and achieve high scores. Track your progress and compare with friends.

Highlights
  • Puzzle mode with rising letter tiles
  • Word Search mode with full tile grid
  • Timed game versions
  • Stats screen for score tracking
  • In-game dictionary
  • Game Center integration for leaderboards
Features
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Spell Seeker is a fun, highly-addictive word game that will put your vocabulary skills to the test. There are two main game modes, Puzzle and Word Search, plus timed versions of both. The stats screen keeps track of your best scores, encouraging you to improve your game. Puzzle allows you to race against the rising tower of lettered tiles to make words before they reach the top. Play at your own pace or see how many words you can create before the timer runs out. Word Search follows the same basic word-creation premise, but you start with a full grid of tiles. Your challenge is to come up with as many words as you can, aiming to get the highest possible score before all the tiles are used up. There's a dictionary to check the definitions of words you've made and you can log into Game Center to keep track of your scores and compare results with other players! Its simple, yet challenging, premise makes Spell Seeker the ultimate game for idle hands and minds seeking to be entertained.

About

Cipherly

Features
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Crack the code. Uncover the quote. Cipherly is a calm cryptogram game built around words worth remembering. Each puzzle hides a famous line behind a simple letter-swap code. Work out which letter is which, and the quote slowly reveals itself, on a quiet, paper-and-ink page with nothing to distract you. A NEW QUOTE EVERY DAY Start your day with the Daily Quote, drawn from its own collection so it never repeats a level. Keep your streak going, and set an optional reminder for the time that suits you. It never nudges you on days you've already played. WORDS WORTH UNCOVERING Hundreds of hand-picked quotes from Shakespeare, Austen, the Brontës, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Gibran and many more. Every quote in the library is unique. NEW TO CRYPTOGRAMS? A short How to Play guide shows you the ropes, and hints are there whenever you're stuck. Tap a space, pick a letter, and it fills in everywhere that letter appears. FREE TO START Free to download and play. When you're ready for more, one purchase unlocks every collection, forever. MADE FOR QUIET MOMENTS • Completely ad-free • Plays offline, anywhere • Untimed, so play at your own pace • Light and dark themes, including Night, free for everyone • Share your solve without spoiling the quote • Progress backed up and purchases restored automatically Put down the scroll, pick a quote, and decode. Cipherly+ is an optional auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ciunas.app/cipherly-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Spell Seeker2 screens
Cipherly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cipherly at every 8 days against Spell Seeker's every 14 months. Spell Seeker's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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. Spell Seeker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Cipherly sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spell Seeker ships an update every 14 months, Cipherly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spell Seeker versus Cipherly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpell SeekerCipherly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKemal EnverAisling O'Callaghan

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Spell Seeker

One-time4
  • 1000 coins$1.99
  • Remove Adverts$2.99
  • 5000 coins$3.99
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  • 10000 coins$5.99
10 purchases

Cipherly

Subscriptions2
  • Cipherly+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Cipherly+ Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • Buy 10 Hints$0.99
  • 20 Hints$0.99
  • Unlock 10 levels$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Unlock Themes$2.99
  • Buy 40 Hints$2.99
  • Purchase 100 hints$2.99
  • Unlock All Collections$5.99
  • Buy 120 Hints$6.99

Questions

Is Spell Seeker free?
Spell Seeker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cipherly free?
Cipherly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spell Seeker or Cipherly have ads?
Neither Spell Seeker nor Cipherly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spell Seeker or Cipherly?
Spell Seeker ships an update every 14 months, and Cipherly every 8 days. Most recently, Spell Seeker was updated on October 23, 2026 and Cipherly on October 30, 2026.

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