Cryptogram Tale vs Crypto
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!
Crypto
Solve crypto-family puzzles on the go with this ad-free game. Enjoy unlimited hints and customizable puzzle features designed for seamless play on any screen size. Choose your preferred orientation for an optimal gaming experience.
- No ads
- Unlimited hints
- Puzzles size to screen
- Auto advance after guess
- Show letter usage counts
- Landscape or portrait play
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Crypto-Families Round is the best way to solve crypto-families anywhere. You've played millions of our crypto-families games over the years and we've listened: • No ads • Fun topics • Unlimited hints • Puzzles size to screen, no scrolling • Auto advance after guess • Optionally show incorrect answers • Show letter usage counts • Play in landscape or portrait
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Crypto at none against Cryptogram Tale's shown. Crypto also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 17.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Crypto sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Cryptogram Tale against 4.7 for Crypto. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Cryptogram Tale's written reviews are positive against 98% of Crypto's.
Cryptogram Tale ships an update every 3 months, Crypto every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Cryptogram Tale | Crypto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 98.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — 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 — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Norman Basham |
Customer experience
Cryptogram Tale
Crypto
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
Crypto
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cryptogram Tale
- Get 30 Hints$0.99
- Get 70 Hints$1.99
- Remove Ads$9.99
Crypto
- Mercury - 6 Rounds$1.99
- 20 Hints$1.99
- Mars - 15 Rounds$3.99
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- 50 Hints$3.99
- Jupiter - 40 Rounds$4.99
- Unlimited Hints$4.99
- 40 Rounds & Unlimited Hints$7.99
- Solar System - 61 Rounds!$7.99
Questions
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