DEcoDLE
Ad Astra Vanguard Studios Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
DEcoDLE is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Ad Astra Vanguard Studios. Rated 5.0/5 from 3 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated June 12, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 3 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 73 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jun 12
- 2026 · v1.1.0
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About DEcoDLE
DEcoDLE is not a word game. It's not a rhythm game. It's both — and you have to earn every guess. Before you can attempt to decode a 5-symbol sequence, you must crack the Acoustic Cypher — a beat-matching round where you tap symbols in sync with a rhythm track. Nail it in one clean cycle and you unlock Perfect Sync rewards. Less than perfect with the beat and you still get your guess — but the rewards stay locked. Casual mode makes the Cypher accessible to everyone — the puzzle rewards are yours regardless of rhythm skill level. Every round the Cypher gets faster. Every wrong guess costs you a round. Six attempts. Six Cyphers. One sequence to crack. HOW IT WORKS — Tap symbols in time with the beat to complete the Acoustic Cypher — Earn Byte Tokens for Perfect Sync — spend them on Hacks, Hints, the overpowered AI+ Assist, and more — Use your DEcoDLE row attempts to guess the hidden 5-symbol sequence — Colored feedback shows what's correct, what's close, and what's wrong — Solve it in fewer guesses for a higher DECRYPT SCORE TWO CYPHER STYLES — NEW IN v1.1.0 The Acoustic Cypher now comes in two player-selectable styles. ACOUSTIC CYPHER (CLASSIC) — the original. Symbols flash on the static center monitor in time with the beat. Watch, listen, tap. ACOUSTIC CYPHER EVOLVED — the monitor becomes a rotating dial. The target symbol sweeps the ring, changing position and identity with every beat. Read the dial — tap each notch's symbol as the pin reaches it. Switch anytime in Settings → Cypher Style. Scoring and rewards stay identical in both. MODES — Daily: one shared puzzle, every player, every device, every day — Endless: infinite puzzles, play as long as you want — Challenge: encrypt your own 5-symbol sequence, generate a DC-XXX code, send it to anyone CHALLENGE ANYONE Pick your 5 symbols. Generate a code. Send it. They download DEcoDLE, enter the code, choose their difficulty, and try to crack what you built. Results come back as a shareable score card. No accounts. No servers. Just a code and a dare. DIFFICULTY — Casual: tap each shape across multiple cycles — anyone can crack the Cypher, skill determines how fast. Puzzleboard solving is fully rewarding here — Perfect Sync is achievable, the Rewards screen is open, and Byte Tokens are yours to spend. — Hard: faster patterns, challenging timing. 3–5 symbol/beat sequence patterns, higher speed curve — experienced players will want to start here. 1.5x score multiplier — Expert: insane precision timing required. Only 5 DEcoDLE row attempts by default. Use of Perfect Sync Bonus Rewards strongly encouraged. 2.0x score multiplier GRADED BY THE MACHINE :/System> is watching. Every session ends with a Cypher performance grade — FLAWLESS.EXE, S ELITE, A BRILLIANT, B SOLID, and down from there — plus a dry, sardonic verdict from the System. It has opinions. It will share them. DEcoDLE is free to play. Hard mode and Expert mode available with PRO.
What’s new
Version 1.1.0 · Updated June 12, 2026
WHAT'S NEW IN v1.1.0 • New cypher style: Acoustic Cypher Evolved. Read the rotating dial — tap each notch's symbol on the beat as the pin sweeps the ring. • Pick your style in Settings → Cypher Style. Switch between Classic and the dial anytime — scoring and rewards stay identical. • New in-app walkthrough teaches the dial step by step. • Audio fixes: game audio now stops fully in the background and resumes cleanly when you return. • Polish pass across walkthroughs, coaching copy, and the news bulletin.
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App privacy
The developer, Ad Astra Vanguard Studios, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, App Functionality
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