Comparison

Black Tower Enigma vs Cipher Grid

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

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About

Black Tower Enigma

Embark on a retro fantasy adventure as an orc named Wigo, who must solve intricate riddles and challenges to ascend a mysterious tower. Uncover clues and a rich background story to rescue your kidnapped wife.

Highlights
  • Elaborated riddles and hints
  • Interesting background story
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • Orchestral soundtrack
  • Simple and intuitive gameplay
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Black Tower Enigma is a retro style riddle-solving fantasy adventure. Here you play as Wigo, the orc, whose wife has been kidnapped and taken up to the skies by a magic dress gifted by a mysterious fairy. As Wigo saw his wife going up to the skies he went to the tallest building known in the continent: The Black Tower Enigma. Inside the Black Tower Enigma Wigo has to solve some riddles and challenges in order to climb up and find some clues to find his wife. ABOUT LEVELS Each level is a small but elaborated challenge that will make the player use its intelligence and the ability to decipher the riddles in order to advance through the tower. Also, Black Tower Enigma has an interesting background story which is enriched inside the huge library that is scattered in each level of the tower. GAME FEATURES + Elaborated riddles and hints along each level + Interesting story discovered along each level + Retro pixel art graphic style + Orchestral designed songs + Simple and intuitive gameplay Ogre Pixel www.ogrepixel.com

About

Cipher Grid

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A new secret message to crack. Every single day. Cipher Grid is a daily puzzle game where you decode real encrypted messages using actual historical ciphers. Each puzzle is a quote hidden behind a different code. Your job is to figure out the letters and reveal it. DAILY PUZZLE One new challenge every day. Each day uses a different cipher and difficulty, so no two days feel the same. 18 CIPHERS TO DECODE Caesar. Atbash. ROT13. Morse. Vigenère. Playfair. Semaphore. Maritime Flags. And more. Each one is a real encryption method used throughout history — from ancient scribes to World War spies to modern radio operators. LEARN AS YOU PLAY Built-in lessons explain every cipher from the ground up. No prior knowledge needed. Start as a complete beginner and work your way to mastering techniques used by real cryptographers. ENCRYPT AND DECRYPT A full toolkit covering 22 ciphers, free for everyone. Includes a working Enigma I simulator with configurable rotors, reflector, ring settings, and plugboard, plus the Hill matrix cipher. ZODIAC CHALLENGE A separate set of hand-picked puzzles to solve at your own pace. Free. PRO Unlock unlimited practice puzzles and Secure Message — public-key encrypted messages and photos that only the intended recipient can decrypt. Keys live on your device. Share the envelope as text or QR code, no servers involved. Every future feature added to the app is included. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. Everything stays on your device. Available in English, French, German, Dutch, and Chinese. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/ColdCompile/cf9b3ec7bc1f95c6379477e4bd097cf9

Screenshots

Black Tower Enigma4 screens
Cipher Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Black Tower Enigma at none against Cipher Grid's 2. Black Tower Enigma also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.1). Cipher Grid's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). On price, ads 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. Cipher Grid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.90 per month. Black Tower Enigma asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Tower Enigma ships an update every 14 months, Cipher Grid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Black Tower Enigma versus Cipher Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack Tower EnigmaCipher Grid
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsteban DuranFrancois Van Malleghem

In-app purchases

None

Black Tower Enigma

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cipher Grid

Subscriptions2
  • Cipher Grid Pro$0.901 Month
  • Cipher Grid Pro$9.001 Year

Questions

Is Black Tower Enigma free?
Black Tower Enigma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cipher Grid free?
Cipher Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Black Tower Enigma or Cipher Grid have ads?
Neither Black Tower Enigma nor Cipher Grid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Tower Enigma or Cipher Grid?
Black Tower Enigma ships an update every 14 months, and Cipher Grid every 3 weeks. Most recently, Black Tower Enigma was updated on November 1, 2026 and Cipher Grid on October 25, 2026.

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