Cryptogram Tale vs Fig It Out
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!
Fig It Out
Engage in word puzzles that teach you facts. Solve challenges by deciphering words from clues like definitions and descriptions. Expand your knowledge through interactive wordplay.
- Learn facts through word puzzles
- Solve puzzles based on clues
- Uses definitions and descriptions
- Interactive wordplay
- Educational game
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Facts and word games Learn more about facts through solving word puzzles by figuring words based on clues : short definitions, descriptions, examples.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cryptogram Tale at 72% against Fig It Out's 0%. Cryptogram Tale also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). Fig It Out's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Cryptogram Tale sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Fig It Out asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cryptogram Tale holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptogram Tale has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Fig It Out's.
Cryptogram Tale ships an update every 3 months, Fig It Out every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptogram Tale | Fig It Out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Hieu Hoang |
Customer experience
Cryptogram Tale
Fig It Out
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
Fig It Out
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
Fig It Out
No in-app purchases
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