Cryptogram: Word Brain Puzzle
Word · Free · 4.6 out of 5 from 240,761 ratings
Decode cryptograms and famous quotes to exercise your brain, but prepare for relentless ad interruptions.
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GenreWord
PriceFree
Difficultymedium
Ad intensityhigh
In-app-purchase pressurehigh
Typical sessionvariable
DeveloperJoyteractive
Rating4.6 out of 5 from 240,761 ratings
What players like
- Fun brain-teasing puzzles with famous quotes
- Engaging and relaxing gameplay when uninterrupted
- Variety of puzzle types and difficulty levels
- Good for mental exercise and logic challenges
Common complaints
- Ads appear constantly—between moves, during puzzles, and after every action
- Ad-free purchase doesn't eliminate ads on daily challenges and special events
- Game bugs and crashes including progress loss and freezing glitches
- Timer feature on regular puzzles frustrates players
- Performance lag and slow-down issues despite updates
What real reviews say
★★★★ Enough with the ‘special’ puzzles! The puzzles titled ‘special’ are a bear! I happily spend money on this game but the special puzzles absolutely deplete the hints I purchase. Please give the option of forfeiting a game, or some way of bypassing certain ones!
★★★ Usually enjoy Great game that I usually enjoy. Love playing the themed puzzles and the special collection puzzles. Always complete the daily puzzle. And I paid to subscribe to avoid many of the ads. Now I have encountered that I am being required to purchase the hints package for $2.99 in order to unlock the next
★★★ Problems I was enjoying playing this game, until all of the sudden every other click was an ad, and every time I got off the ad the game ran slower and slower until it just froze. My phone also felt like it was getting warm. I closed out the game and restarted; the entire puzzle I was working on and almost h
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