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The Guides is #149 in Games › Puzzle Paid in South Korea and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Developer2 Fountains LLC
CategoryGames
Price2.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (732)
Version1.8
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)50k+ worldwide
📈Entered the top 100 in 2 charts⭐Passed 100 ratings📈Entered the top 100⭐Passed 100 ratings🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 18 events in the last 12 months
- 📈The Guides entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Puzzle · GB · Top Paid · Strategy · GB
- 📈The Guides entered the top 100Top Paid · Puzzle · US
- 📈The Guides entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Puzzle · BR · Top Paid · Strategy · BR
- 📈The Guides charting in a new countryBrazil
- 📈The Guides charting in a new countryUnited States
- 📈The Guides entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · CA
- 📈The Guides entered the top 100Top Paid · Puzzle · CA
- 📈The Guides charting in a new countryCanada
- 📈The Guides entered the top 100Top Paid · Puzzle · FR
- 📈The Guides charting in a new country in 2 chartsFrance · Italy
- 📈The Guides entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Puzzle · IT · Top Paid · Strategy · IT
- 📈The Guides charting in a new countrySouth Korea
- 🆕The Guides first spotted by AppInsider#29 in Top Paid · Puzzle · Australia
- 🆕The Guides released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
732 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#149
Games › Puzzle PaidMeasured
The Guides at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Puzzle Minimalist Abstract long sessions Premium
#cipher #code-breaking #brain-teaser #interactive-fiction #single-player #challenging
The Guides on the App Store
App details
App ID
894022200
Publisher
2 Fountains LLC
On the store since
Aug 2015
11 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 8.0+
iPhone 4s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
47 MB
Also listed in
Puzzle, Strategy
The Guides downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Games › PuzzlePaid | #149 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › StrategyPaid | #172 |
Apps near The Guides on the chart
Games › Puzzle Paid, around #149.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
732 ratings
Measured
Ratings
732
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
20/100
faster than 0% of Games apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About The Guides
Featured by Apple in:
15 Most Mind-Bending Puzzlers, 15 Most Mysterious Games, The Best Games You’ve Never Played, Challenge Your Brain, Best New Games
* * * * *
“Best Mobile Games of 2015” — CNET
“Best iOS Games of 2015” — Apple ‘N’ Apps
“Best One Handed Mobile Games for Long Commutes” — Appcessories
* * * * *
Consisting of hundreds of extremely challenging codes, puzzles and interactive ciphers, The Guides is a journey that will challenge your wit, stretch your imagination and test your ingenuity in unique and innovative ways.
Simply stated, they’re not easy. Progressing will be difficult, but you have the appropriate tools at your disposal. Everything you need to proceed is — or has been — provided.
Look for clues and patterns to build on what you have learned. Remember what you have seen as for no detail is too subtle or insignificant. As you explore deeper, you’ll begin to unravel the enigma of The Guides.
Peculiar, isn't it?
• • • • • • •
"From the word 'Go'... it tells you nothing. And you have to work it out for yourself. And that, my friends, that is cool." James Gilmour for App Spy
"The Guides gets under your skin... you’ll find yourself thinking about it outside of the game and coming back for more." Jennifer Allen for 148apps
"The Guides is one of the year’s most interesting puzzle games. It’s a beautifully designed toy box filled with an enormous variety of code-breaking ciphers and visual riddles..." Owen Faraday for Pocket Tactics
"It's brilliant, uncompromising, satisfying, and one of the best games I have ever played on my phone... quite possibly on any platform." chanandler of App Army for Pocket Gamer
• • • • • • •
• Four Sections and 100 pages embedded with countless challenges.
• Meticulously designed interactive puzzles and ciphers with each being more unique than the last.
• Piece together the fragmented story to reveal the source of the messages.
• Various game mechanics such as the code interface screen and the title bar to provide added layers of support.
• Integrated decoding tools — including morse, binary and many more — to assist you on your journey.
• Ability to save screenshots to keep track of invaluable clues and notes.
• A distress support system is available if you find yourself stuck, but use sparingly, for your transmissions are limited.
Official Site: theguidesapp.com
General Inquiries: [email protected]
Twitter: twitter.com/theguidesapp
Facebook: fb.com/theguidesapp
Instagram: instagram.com/theguidesapp
15 Most Mind-Bending Puzzlers, 15 Most Mysterious Games, The Best Games You’ve Never Played, Challenge Your Brain, Best New Games
* * * * *
“Best Mobile Games of 2015” — CNET
“Best iOS Games of 2015” — Apple ‘N’ Apps
“Best One Handed Mobile Games for Long Commutes” — Appcessories
* * * * *
Consisting of hundreds of extremely challenging codes, puzzles and interactive ciphers, The Guides is a journey that will challenge your wit, stretch your imagination and test your ingenuity in unique and innovative ways.
Simply stated, they’re not easy. Progressing will be difficult, but you have the appropriate tools at your disposal. Everything you need to proceed is — or has been — provided.
Look for clues and patterns to build on what you have learned. Remember what you have seen as for no detail is too subtle or insignificant. As you explore deeper, you’ll begin to unravel the enigma of The Guides.
Peculiar, isn't it?
• • • • • • •
"From the word 'Go'... it tells you nothing. And you have to work it out for yourself. And that, my friends, that is cool." James Gilmour for App Spy
"The Guides gets under your skin... you’ll find yourself thinking about it outside of the game and coming back for more." Jennifer Allen for 148apps
"The Guides is one of the year’s most interesting puzzle games. It’s a beautifully designed toy box filled with an enormous variety of code-breaking ciphers and visual riddles..." Owen Faraday for Pocket Tactics
"It's brilliant, uncompromising, satisfying, and one of the best games I have ever played on my phone... quite possibly on any platform." chanandler of App Army for Pocket Gamer
• • • • • • •
• Four Sections and 100 pages embedded with countless challenges.
• Meticulously designed interactive puzzles and ciphers with each being more unique than the last.
• Piece together the fragmented story to reveal the source of the messages.
• Various game mechanics such as the code interface screen and the title bar to provide added layers of support.
• Integrated decoding tools — including morse, binary and many more — to assist you on your journey.
• Ability to save screenshots to keep track of invaluable clues and notes.
• A distress support system is available if you find yourself stuck, but use sparingly, for your transmissions are limited.
Official Site: theguidesapp.com
General Inquiries: [email protected]
Twitter: twitter.com/theguidesapp
Facebook: fb.com/theguidesapp
Instagram: instagram.com/theguidesapp
Latest updates
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