Break vs Codebreaker*
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.
Codebreaker*
Challenge your logic skills by deciphering a secret code of four distinct colors. Use black and white dots as hints to determine correct colors and positions. A fun and engaging puzzle game for strategic thinkers.
- Solve secret color codes
- Use black dot hints for correct position
- Use white dot hints for correct color, wrong position
- Four distinct colors
- Challenging logic puzzles
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Following the hints, solve the secret code consisting of four different colors. A black dot means that one of the colors is guessed and located in the correct position. A white dot means that one of the colors is guessed but located in the wrong position.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Break at 4.7 against Codebreaker*'s 4.3. Break also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). Codebreaker*'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Break's written reviews are positive against 68% of Codebreaker*'s.
Break ships an update every 3 months, Codebreaker* every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break | Codebreaker* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (156 ratings) — better | 4.3 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better | 68.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 67 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nestor Borgo | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Break
Codebreaker*
User reviews
Break
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable
- 👍 Challenging gameplay
- 👍 Good for logic and problem-solving
- 👍 Clean and simple UI
Room to improve
- 🐛 Gets repetitive
- 🐛 Frustrating hint system
- 🐛 Difficulty differentiating colors
- 🐛 Hard to press buttons
- 🐛 Cannot revert to unpicked state
Codebreaker*
From 67 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Ad-free experience
- 🆓 Free to use
- 🤏 Small app size
- 🧠 Simple logic puzzle
- 👍 Clean and intuitive design
Room to improve
- ❌ No instructions provided
- 🤔 Colors can only be guessed once per turn
- 🚫 Cannot have doubles/repeating colors
- ↔️ Colors must be placed left to right
- ❓ Score marked without confirmation
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
Codebreaker*
Reported bugs
4 issues- Score marked without confirmation
- Points change unexpectedly/randomly
- Colors not in the right spot can be confusing
- App seems to be in dark mode for some users
Requested features
10 requests- Add instructions/help tab
- Allow color replication/doubles
- Enable placing colors in any order
- Add a button to submit guess instead of automatic submission
- Include statistics (games won, played)
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- Add a dark mode option
- Option to skip current game and start a new one
- Consider a 5-place option
- Add sound effects
- Add a tip jar/donation option
In-app purchases
Break
No in-app purchases
Codebreaker*
No in-app purchases
