Cryptogram Tale vs Quotefalls Round
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!
Quotefalls Round
A classic word game where you build quotations by strategically selecting letters from vertical columns. Arrange the letters to reveal a memorable quote. This game challenges your vocabulary and logic.
- Construct quotations
- Select letters from columns
- Arrange letters to form quotes
- Classic word game gameplay
- Vocabulary and logic challenge
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Quotefalls is a classic word game where your goal is to construct a quotation by selecting from available letters in the vertical columns. The letters in each column will go into the squares immediately below them, but not necessarily in the order they appear. When you have correctly placed all the letters they will form a memorable quotation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Quotefalls Round at none against Cryptogram Tale's shown. Quotefalls Round also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 72%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Quotefalls Round sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quotefalls Round holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 756 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Cryptogram Tale's written reviews are positive against 96% of Quotefalls Round's.
Cryptogram Tale ships an update every 3 months, Quotefalls Round every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Cryptogram Tale | Quotefalls Round |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 4.8 (756 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 756 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — 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 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Norman Basham |
Customer experience
Cryptogram Tale
Quotefalls Round
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
Quotefalls Round
From 756 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Enjoyable puzzles
- 🧠 Challenges the mind
- 📚 Interesting quotes
- ⏱️ Quick and intuitive gameplay
- 🎨 Clean and appealing UI
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive quotes
- 💰 Limited free content, need to pay for more
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and freezing issues
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
Quotefalls Round
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing and crashing on some devices
- Issues with screen rotation and controls
Requested features
3 requests- More puzzle content and variety
- Ability to track progress and stats
- Option to disable auto-fill/error detection
In-app purchases
Cryptogram Tale
- Get 30 Hints$0.99
- Get 70 Hints$1.99
- Remove Ads$9.99
Quotefalls Round
- Mercury - 6 Rounds$1.99
- Mars - 15 Rounds$3.99
- Jupiter - 40 Rounds$4.99
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- Solar System - 61 Rounds$7.99
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