Break vs Code Breaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Break
Engage in a classic logic puzzle where you deduce a secret code within a set number of attempts. Receive hints after each guess to guide your strategy. Compete with friends or challenge yourself with various game modes and difficulty levels.
- Guess the secret code
- Logic and deduction gameplay
- Limited number of tries
- Hints after each guess
- 4 game modes
- 3 difficulty settings
- Game Center integration
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Guess the secret code in this classic game of pure logic and deduction. The goal of the game is to guess the secret code in a limited number of tries following the hints given after each try. You can challenge yourself or your friends on Game Center. • 4 game modes • 3 difficulty settings • Game Center leaderboards and challenges • gorgeous graphics • colorblind support • left-handed support This game is ads supported. If you want an ads free game download the paid version.
Code Breaker
Test your deduction skills in this classic code-breaking logic puzzle game. Guess the secret color combination using feedback to guide your moves across multiple difficulty levels and exciting game modes.
- Deduction-based gameplay
- Color code guessing
- Feedback indicators
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Four game modes
- Brain training
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CODE BREAKER - LOGIC PUZZLE GAME Code Breaker is a logic puzzle game: crack a hidden colour code using pure deduction. Test your deduction skills and crack the secret color code before running out of attempts. HOW TO PLAY CODE BREAKER • Guess the hidden color combination by placing colored chips • After each guess, receive feedback to guide your next move • Black indicator: correct color in the correct position • White indicator: correct color but in the wrong position • Use logic and deduction to crack the code 4 DIFFICULTY LEVELS • Easy: Perfect for beginners with fewer colors and more attempts • Medium: A balanced challenge for casual players • Hard: Test your skills with more colors and fewer attempts • Extreme: Hardest mode: 6 chips, 7 colors, limited tries 4 EXCITING GAME MODES • Classic: Traditional code-breaking gameplay at your own pace • Chrono: Race against the clock for speed-solving thrills • Daily: 12 new puzzles every day - compete for the best score • Last Chance: One attempt only - can you crack it on the first try? GAME PARAMETERS VARY BY DIFFICULTY • Number of chips: 3 to 6 • Available colors: 5 to 7 • Color occurrences: 1 to 3 times • Maximum attempts: 6 to 20 Perfect for brain training, improving logical thinking, and sharpening your deduction abilities. Play Code Breaker today and become a master code cracker! WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Free to play - no sign-up, no account needed • Works offline - no wifi needed • Unlimited undo • Hints when you get stuck • Built-in tutorial and clear rules • Statistics: games played, wins and best times • Light and dark themes • 33 languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Break at none against Code Breaker's shown. Break also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (156 vs 20). Code Breaker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Break holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Break has 156 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Break's written reviews are positive against 100% of Code Breaker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Break ships an update every 3 months, Code Breaker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break | Code Breaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (156 ratings) — better | 4.5 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nestor Borgo | Sebastien Becker |
Customer experience
Break
Code Breaker
Bugs and requests
Break
Reported bugs
3 issues- Hints appear in random order
- Hint colors are hard to differentiate
- Difficult to physically press buttons
Requested features
9 requests- Option to turn off repeat colors
- Ability to hold a color in a position
- More game modes (e.g., 8 colors, 6 slots)
- Two-player mode
- Option to leave a space blank
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- Choice on timed mode duration
- Timing for finishing challenges to beat own record
- Option to quit a game early
- Ability to choose color spots without forced order
Code Breaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Break
No in-app purchases
Code Breaker
No in-app purchases
