Atoms HD vs CipherStreet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atoms HD
A logic puzzle game where players push atoms to form molecules, inspired by Atomix and Sokoban. Features HD graphics and 88 levels suitable for all ages.
- HD graphics
- 88 levels
- Simple rules
- Molecule building
- Atom pushing puzzles
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Atoms - an exciting educational logic puzzle game based on the legendary game Atomix. The principle of the game is similar to Sokoban game - you need to push the atoms to collect molecule. Features: - Excellent HD graphics - 88 levels - Simple rules - Suitable for all ages
CipherStreet
Engage in a story-driven puzzle game where each level presents a real cryptographic cipher. Decode messages using in-game tools and unravel a cold-war spy thriller. Learn foundational cryptography concepts through interactive gameplay without formal instruction.
- Story-driven spy thriller narrative
- Real cryptographic ciphers
- Learn by doing gameplay
- Offline play
- Build and share custom puzzles
- No punishing fail states
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CipherStreet is a story-driven puzzle game where every level is a real cryptographic cipher - from Caesar shifts to RSA public keys - wrapped in a cold-war spy thriller. Intercept encoded messages. Decode them with on-screen tools you discover, not tutorials you sit through. Unlock fragments of a decades-spanning conspiracy with every cipher you crack. By the end of ten chapters you'll have genuinely internalised the foundations of modern cryptography - roughly the first four weeks of a university course — without a single lecture. THE STORY A defector known only as The Architect has built a private intelligence network hidden inside ever more sophisticated ciphers. Your handler, Agent Kovács, sends each intercept with minimal context and maximum urgency. A mole. A missing codebook. A name that keeps reappearing across fifty years. Crack the codes before dawn. TEN CHAPTERS, TEN REAL CIPHERS • Caesar cipher: frequency analysis • Vigenère: the pattern inside the pattern • Rail Fence: transposition • Enigma (simplified): the crib attack that broke a war • Playfair: grid geometry • One-Time Pad: the perfect, unbreakable lock • Diffie-Hellman: sharing a secret in public • RSA: math as a lock • Hash functions: integrity, not secrecy • Steganography: messages hidden in plain sight WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Learn by doing: tools are discovered through play, never explained at you • Real, historically accurate cryptography, all running offline on your device • A genuine spy narrative with characters, twists, and a finale that recasts everything • No punishing fail states: get a cipher wrong and the story simply waits • Build and share your own encrypted intercepts; challenge friends to crack them FREE TO START Chapters 1–2 are completely free, no account required. A single one-time purchase unlocks chapters 3–10 and every cipher type in the Builder. No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. The cipher is never the weakest link. The human always is.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Atoms HD at 3.6 against CipherStreet's 1.0. Atoms HD also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Atoms HD sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and CipherStreet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Atoms HD holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Atoms HD has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Atoms HD | CipherStreet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (19 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 64 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Andrey Kulakov | Denys Popov |
In-app purchases
Atoms HD
- Ad Free Bundle$0.99
- Atoms Items Bundle 2$0.99
- Atoms Items Bundle 3$0.99
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- Atoms Items Bundle 4$0.99
- Atoms Items Bundle 1$1.99
- Atoms Items Bundle 5$2.99
- Atoms Items Bundle 6$3.99
CipherStreet
- Full Unlock — All Chapters$4.99









