Cryptogram Tale vs Ricochet Blitz
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!
Ricochet Blitz
A modern take on the classic brick-breaker game. Launch balls to clear the board before blocks descend, utilizing power-ups and challenging friends. Enjoy a complete, ad-free experience with a single purchase.
- Classic brick-breaker gameplay
- Surprising new block types
- Collectible power-ups
- Unlockable visual themes
- Game Center challenges
- Ad-free experience
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Ricochet Blitz is a fresh take on the classic brick-breaker — easy to pick up, endlessly challenging, and packed with surprises. Launch your balls, bounce them off the walls, and clear the board before the blocks reach the bottom. Simple to learn. Impossible to put down. Ricochet Blitz layers in mechanics that keep every round feeling fresh. New block types will surprise you the further you go — just when you think you've got it figured out, the game has other plans. Collect power-ups mid-round to turn the tide: Freeze the board, Smash through anything, or burn a Second Chance when things get tight. Unlock new visual themes as you play and challenge friends through Game Center — everyone plays at the same time, highest score wins. NO NONSENSE · No ads — ever · No in-app purchases · One price, the whole game · Great for all ages How far can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cryptogram Tale at Free against Ricochet Blitz's $1.99. Cryptogram Tale also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 8). Ricochet Blitz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Cryptogram Tale is free to download; Ricochet Blitz costs $1.99 up front. Cryptogram Tale sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ricochet Blitz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ricochet Blitz 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 8, 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 Ricochet Blitz's.
Cryptogram Tale ships an update every 3 months, Ricochet Blitz every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Cryptogram Tale | Ricochet Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | ADAM MICHAEL MACDONALD |
Customer experience
Cryptogram Tale
Ricochet Blitz
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
Ricochet Blitz
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
Ricochet Blitz
No in-app purchases
Questions
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