Comparison

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game vs Crossing River Puzzle

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

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About

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

Decode famous quotes using a 1-to-1 substitution cipher. This free word puzzle game challenges your knowledge of language and grammar to reveal insightful sayings from notable individuals. Play online or offline and track your solve times.

Highlights
  • Decode famous quotes
  • 1-to-1 substitution cipher
  • Word puzzle game
  • Track solve times
  • Online and offline play
Features
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Enjoy Cryptograms, a free puzzle game from Razzle Puzzles where the goal is to decode famous quotes! If you like interesting quotes and word puzzles, you will love Cryptograms! About Cryptograms: A cryptogram is an encoded statement that requires a degree of strategy to decode. The cryptograms found in this puzzle game use a 1-to-1 substitution cipher. For example all of the letter N’s in a cryptogram might stand for the letter B in the decoded statement. Aside from letters nothing else in the statement has been changed, e.g. spacing and punctuation. In the case of this puzzle game all statements are quotes from relatively famous to very famous individuals. Using your knowledge of the English language and grammar, see if you can decode the quote! Cryptograms based on quotes are also commonly called cryptoquotes. The cryptoquotes found in this puzzle game are a mix of modern and historical quotes. Track your best and average solve times over history with our stats tracker. You can play Cryptograms by Razzle Puzzles on your phone and tablet. Enjoy online or in offline mode! For support please contact us at support@razzlepuzzles.com or visit RazzlePuzzles.com

About

Crossing River Puzzle

Solve classic logic puzzles involving transporting items and people across a river with limited boat capacity and specific constraints. Test your problem-solving skills with challenges like the wolf, sheep, and cabbage riddle, and a family river crossing.

Highlights
  • Wolf, Sheep, Cabbage puzzle
  • Family river crossing challenge
  • Couple's picnic transport puzzle
  • Limited boat capacity
  • Strategic move planning
Features
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- Help the man on the boat move Wolf, Sheep and Cabbage across the river. Each move attaches to only one animal or object, when the man is not nearby, the Wolf will eat the Sheep, and the Sheep will eat the Cabbage. - Help a family of 5 people move across the river by boat, and the boat is capable of a maximum of 2 people carrying capacity. Time for travelling of each person in turn is 1 second, 3 seconds, 6 seconds, 8 seconds, and 12 seconds. If two people both go on the boat, the boat will travel at the speed of the slower person. In 30 Seconds please bring the whole family across the river. - Three couples go picnic together. They must move across a river with only one boat carrying a maximum of 2 people. Help them move across the river, provided that husbands would not allow their wives to go with another man without their presence there.

Screenshots

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game4 screens
Crossing River Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game at 75% against Crossing River Puzzle's 0%. Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Crossing River Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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. Crossing River Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game has 7.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game's written reviews are positive against 0% of Crossing River Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game ships an update every 4 months, Crossing River Puzzle every 67 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game versus Crossing River Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptogram · Cryptoquote GameCrossing River Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.1K ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 67 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB23 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMatthew MurphyTiep Le

Customer experience

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

All ratings7,133 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews426 reviews
Positive75.1%
Neutral10.8%
Negative14.1%

Crossing River Puzzle

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Possible app replication or hacking
  • Game freezes or goes blank
  • Repeated puzzles
  • Stats/progress are periodically deleted

Requested features

7 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to save completed quotes
  • Option to choose difficulty level or quote category
  • Ability to pause/resume game
  • Unused letter board
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  • Ability to track stats and progress
  • Option to pay for ad-free version

Crossing River Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crossing River Puzzle

One-time1
  • Tier 1$$0.99

Questions

Is Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game free?
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crossing River Puzzle free?
Crossing River Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game or Crossing River Puzzle?
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game is rated higher. Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.1K ratings, while Crossing River Puzzle averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game or Crossing River Puzzle have ads?
Both Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game and Crossing River Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game or Crossing River Puzzle?
Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game ships an update every 4 months, and Crossing River Puzzle every 67 months. Most recently, Cryptogram · Cryptoquote Game was updated on October 19, 2026 and Crossing River Puzzle on October 20, 2026.

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