Cryptogram Tale vs GloomCipher
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!
GloomCipher
This app provides a custom keyboard to translate unique glyphs into Latin letters. It's a simple tool for deciphering coded messages or exploring custom alphabets.
- Custom keyboard interface
- Glyph to Latin letter translation
- Decipher coded messages
- Explore custom alphabets
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Use the custom keyboard to decipher your glyphs to latin letters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cryptogram Tale at 4.6 against GloomCipher's 4.0. Cryptogram Tale also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 4) and review sentiment (72% vs 50%). GloomCipher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. GloomCipher asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cryptogram Tale holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptogram Tale has 1.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Cryptogram Tale's written reviews are positive against 50% of GloomCipher's.
Cryptogram Tale ships an update every 3 months, GloomCipher every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptogram Tale | GloomCipher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Lucas Assis Rodrigues |
Customer experience
Cryptogram Tale
GloomCipher
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
GloomCipher
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
GloomCipher
No in-app purchases
Questions
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