Cryptogram Tale vs Codex!
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!
Codex!
Engage your mind with a daily word puzzle that tests your vocabulary and logic. This game offers a classic brain teaser experience for enthusiasts of word games and crosswords.
- Daily brain teaser
- Word puzzle challenges
- Vocabulary testing
- Logic challenges
- Classic word game experience
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Are you a word puzzle master? Whether you enjoy classic crossword puzzles or modern word games, Codex! will get you thinking. Take on the daily brain teaser and challenge your brain with this word game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Codex! at none against Cryptogram Tale's 3. Codex! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Cryptogram Tale's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 10) and iOS requirement (17.1 vs 26.0). 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. Codex! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Codex! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptogram Tale has 1.6K ratings behind it against 10, 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 100% of Codex!'s.
Cryptogram Tale ships an update every 3 months, Codex! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptogram Tale | Codex! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Steven Phun |
Customer experience
Cryptogram Tale
Codex!
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
Codex!
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
Codex!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Codex! free?
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