Cryptogram Tale vs Logicals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cryptogram Tale
Decode encrypted messages to reveal hidden stories. This word puzzle game challenges you to break codes by substituting letters, offering hundreds of tales and thousands of cryptograms to solve. Customize your experience with various fonts and color schemes, and use hints when needed.
- Hundreds of tales
- Thousands of cryptograms
- Dozens of fonts
- Different color schemes
- In-game hints
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Break the code and unravel the story! Can you decode all of the passages and discover the story within? Challenge yourself with this puzzle word game! A Cryptogram is a message encoded by switching the actual letters with different letters. • Hundreds of Tales! • Thousands of Cryptograms! • Dozens of Fonts! • Different color schemes! • Hints for when you're stuck!
Logicals
Engage your mind with logic grid puzzles, similar to classic brain teasers. Solve riddles with varying difficulty levels and customizable layouts. Available across multiple Apple devices.
- Logic grid puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Customizable layouts
- In-app purchases for levelpacks
- Timer and Game Center support
- Two language options
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Solve logic grid puzzles similar to Einstein's famous zebra puzzle "Who has the fish?" on your iPad, iPhone, Apple TV and Mac! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Features: 6 riddles (Logicals): • 2x easy (4 values per category) • 2x medium (5 values per category) • 2x hard (5 values per category) • additional levelpacks available via in app purchase 36 riddles (Logicals Pro): • 15x easy (4 values per category) • 6x medium (5 values per category) • 15x hard (5 values per category) • additional levelpacks available via in app purchase 3x3 Layouts: • light • coffee • dark each in the variants • full/empty • plus/minus • check/cross 2 languages: • german • english easy solving of riddles by tapping: • tap once for "does not match" • tap twice for "matches" landscape & portrait mode available! additional features: • timer and Game Center support • current state can be checked at any time • solving table as assistance for a better overview (iPad only) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ completely free of ads! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ compatible devices: • iPhone 6s or newer • iPad • iPad Pro • Apple TV 4 • iMac, MacBook, Mac Mini (requires iOS 13.0 / tvOS 13.0 / macOS 14.2 or higher) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you like the app, please leave me a good review! If you have questions, problems or suggestions, please contact me by email to logicals@icloud.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Logicals at none against Cryptogram Tale's shown. Logicals also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and device support (5 vs 2). Cryptogram Tale's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (72% vs 54%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Cryptogram Tale sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Logicals sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cryptogram Tale holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Cryptogram Tale's written reviews are positive against 54% of Logicals's.
Cryptogram Tale ships an update every 3 months, Logicals every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptogram Tale | Logicals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.3 (2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better | 54.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Christian Lueth |
Customer experience
Cryptogram Tale
Logicals
User reviews
Cryptogram Tale
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Hundreds of cryptograms
- 📚 Interesting stories and literature
- 👍 No ads unless you want a hint
- 💡 Hints available by watching ads
- 🔒 No glitches or annoying ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Difficulty level not always clear
- 🔍 Capitalized words revealed after first letter
- 🔍 Some stories not well-suited for cryptograms
- 🔍 Ads can't always be closed
Logicals
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Satisfying to figure out
- 👍 Great brain puzzle
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Nice and clean UI
- 👍 Mental gymnastics
Room to improve
- 🔍 Only 6 levels
- 🔍 Far too easy
- 🔍 Poor layout
- 🔍 Boxes too sensitive to touch
- 🔍 Clunky interface
Bugs and requests
Cryptogram Tale
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress getting deleted
- Ads not loading properly
- Keyboard not opening automatically
Requested features
6 requests- More modern and diverse stories
- Ability to choose story titles
- Cursor that skips to next blank space
- Undo button
- Trigger warnings for dark/disturbing content
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- More classical music options
Logicals
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keeps crashing
- Purchased puzzles not showing up
- Translations issues
Requested features
3 requests- Make clock optional
- More puzzles
- Update for larger screens
In-app purchases
Cryptogram Tale
- Get 30 Hints$0.99
- Get 70 Hints$1.99
- Remove Ads$9.99
Logicals
- E00: ProPack Easy (10x)$0.99
- M00: ProPack Medium (10x)$0.99
- H00: ProPack Hard (10x)$0.99
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- E01: PuzzlePack Easy 1 (15x)$1.99
- H01: PuzzlePack Hard 1 (15x)$1.99
- H02: PuzzlePack Hard 2 (15x)$1.99
- L03: PuzzlePack 3 (15x)$1.99
- M01: PuzzlePack Medium 1 (15x)$1.99
- H04: PuzzlePack Hard 4 (15x)$1.99
- L01: PuzzlePack 1 (15x)$1.99
- L02: PuzzlePack 2 (15x)$1.99
- L06: Puzzle Pack Vol. 6 (15x)$1.99
- X00: MegaProPack (30x)$2.99
- X01: MegaPack 1 (60x)$5.99
- X02: MegaPack 2 (60x)$5.99
- Y00: Flatrate (150x)$11.99
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