Cracking the Cryptic

Cracking the Cryptic

Curated Sudoku Puzzles

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Version History of Cracking the Cryptic

1.2.18

November 13, 2024

Our long requested Fog of War pack is out now! Containing 50 puzzles (30 available now, 20 more releasing over the next few months) by some of the keenest minds and cleverest constructors there are. The sheer variety of uses of fog in this pack will amaze you.

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1.2.17

November 5, 2024

10 new puzzles added to the CTC Approachable Pack!

1.2.15

October 29, 2024

Happy Halloween! We've added 2 puzzles to the bonus Holiday pack! 5 new puzzles added to the Lines pack!

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1.2.14

September 17, 2024

5 new Lines puzzles and 10 new Approachable puzzles!

1.2.13

August 16, 2024

CTC Approachable Sudoku pack is out now! 30 new variety puzzles for beginners and experts alike. 5 new puzzles added to the Lines pack!

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1.2.12

June 25, 2024

5 new Lines pack puzzles!

1.2.11

June 7, 2024

Visual bug fixes

1.2.10

May 30, 2024

5 new puzzles in the Lines pack!

1.2.9

May 1, 2024

5 new Lines puzzles!

1.2.8

March 28, 2024

- 5 new Lines puzzles - 2 new holiday puzzles

Cracking the Cryptic In-App Purchases History

$2.99

GAS Volume #1

A variety of beginner friendly GAS puzzles

$2.99

GAS Volume #2

More of our beginner friendly GAS puzzles

$2.99

CTC Approachable Sudoku #1

A variety of approachable puzzles!

$4.99

Domino Sudoku Pack

A variety of Domino Sudoku puzzles

$4.99

Lines Variety Pack

A variety of Line based puzzles!

$4.99

CTC Fog Pack #1

A variety of Fog puzzles!

Price History of Cracking the Cryptic

Description of Cracking the Cryptic

Line Sudoku Line Sudoku is a pack devoted to sudokus involving… LINES! Each puzzle features one or more of the popular “lines constraints” that often feature in variant puzzles on Cracking The Cryptic, including Renban, German Whispers, Palindromes, Region Sum and Ten Lines! We’re thrilled that Line Sudoku includes puzzles by Phistomefel, Qodec, Clover, zetamath, Jay Dyer, Tallcat, Mr Menace, Peter Veenis, Joseph Nehme, Richard Stolk, Prasanna Seshadri, Tyrgannus and Full Deck & Missing A Few Cards! In addition, Mark and Simon have written hints for the challenging puzzles themselves so these hints are meaningful and, above all, educational. -------------------- Welcome to the brand new Sudoku app from YouTube’s most popular Sudoku channel, Cracking The Cryptic. Unlike other Sudoku apps, we feature handcrafted and curated puzzles from the world’s best Sudoku constructors. Each collection features puzzles made by various authors that are now familiar names to those who follow the channel. Authors like Phistomefel, Clover, Sam Cappleman-Lynes, Christoph Seeliger, Richard Stolk, jovi_al, Qodec, Prasanna Seshadri and of course, Simon and Mark! Downloading Cracking the Cryptic will give you access to our two launch packs. Our first free collection is a variety pack by Prasanna Seshadri featuring 7 puzzles inspired from our previous Sudoku apps; Sandwich, Classic, Chess, Thermo, Miracle, Killer and Arrow Sudoku. Our first paid collection is Domino Sudoku, a new variant not featured in our previous apps with puzzles from our amazing constructors. We’ll be releasing more free and paid packs in the future so keep an eye on the app for more Sudoku content from Cracking The Cryptic! -------------------- Domino Sudoku Domino Sudoku is named after its domino-like appearance with X's, V's, white dots and black dots placed between cells on the grid. Each puzzle features one or more of these domino types with them all having a different effect: an X means digits in the two cells in the domino must sum to 10; a V means they sum to 5; a white dot means the digits are consecutive; and, finally, a black dot means the digits must be in a 1:2 ratio (ie one of the digits must be double the other). As you can imagine, when you allow the world’s best Sudoku makers to use these rules they are in their element and they’ve made another set of masterpieces for this collection with a huge amount of variety! We’re thrilled that Domino Sudoku includes puzzles by Christoph Seeliger, Sam Cappleman-Lynes, Richard Stolk, Prasanna Seshadri, Phistomefel, Qodec, Clover and jovi_al. In addition, Mark and Simon have written hints for the challenging puzzles themselves so these hints are meaningful and, above all, educational. As a bonus, Studio Goya has curated 10 generated beginner puzzles so that players of all skill levels can enjoy Domino Sudoku! In Cracking The Cryptic’s games, players start with zero stars and earn stars by solving puzzles. The more puzzles you solve, the more stars you earn and the more puzzles you get to play. Only the most dedicated (and cleverest) sudoku players will finish all the puzzles. Of course the difficulty is carefully calibrated to ensure lots of puzzles at every level (from easy through to extreme). So do join us as we continue to try to revolutionize Sudoku app genre.
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Cracking the Cryptic: FAQ

Is Cracking the Cryptic compatible with iPad devices?

Yes, Cracking the Cryptic is optimized for iPad devices.

Who created Cracking the Cryptic?

The creator of Cracking the Cryptic is Nick Carney.

What should be the minimum iOS version for Cracking the Cryptic?

Currently, Cracking the Cryptic supports iOS 12.0 or later.

How do users rate Cracking the Cryptic?

Users have overwhelmingly positive things to say about Cracking the Cryptic, as evidenced by its stellar rating of 4.5 out of 5.

What genre of app is Cracking the Cryptic?

The App Category Of The Cracking The Cryptic App Is Games.

What is the recent version of Cracking the Cryptic?

1.2.18 is the newly released version of the Cracking the Cryptic app.

What date did the latest update for Cracking the Cryptic come out?

The latest update for Cracking the Cryptic was released on November 30, 2024.

What date did Cracking the Cryptic come out?

The app was initially released on February 6, 2023.

What content advisory rating is assigned to the Cracking the Cryptic app?

Designed for children, contains no adult material.

What languages is Cracking the Cryptic available in?

Currently, the Cracking the Cryptic app supports the following languages: English.

Does Apple Arcade support Cracking the Cryptic among its available titles?

Unfortunately, Cracking the Cryptic is not on Apple Arcade.

Are there opportunities for in-app purchases in Cracking the Cryptic?

Indeed, Cracking the Cryptic provides opportunities for in-app purchases.

Does Cracking the Cryptic offer compatibility with Apple Vision Pro?

No, Cracking the Cryptic does not offer compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.

Does Cracking the Cryptic display any ads?

No, Cracking the Cryptic does not display any ads.

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Reviews of Cracking the Cryptic

Please fix hints

A lot of these puzzles go over my head, which is great because it’s challenging and is helping me understand how to approach these difficult types of sudoku. But the hints almost never explain their logic, and often just tell you where things go while there is not enough information on the board to justify what it is telling you. I get as far as I can before checking a hint, and use the hints to help me understand how to approach, but often just get frustrated by them.

Aside from most puzzle packs being locked behind a paywall, overall this is a great app and I am enjoying my time with it.
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The best sudoku app out there!!

I can’t believe I haven’t written a review for this yet?? You will not find a better app with better puzzles.

The puzzles are incredible, the logic is beautiful, and the user interface is excellent. I love getting to clear my progress and play the puzzles again while waiting for new packs to come out!

I have purchased all of the old CTC apps, I would love if there was a way to integrate them into this app as well because the UI is so nice! I’d be happy to even purchase them again.

P.S. any reviews claiming that there aren’t unique solutions are not accurate and are just coming from people who forget parts of rulesets and don’t double check that before leaving a negative review :) don’t let them discourage you from enjoying these puzzles!
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Best sudoku game there is

The game is the best sudoku game out there.
Unfortunately, when new puzzles are released, some of them have incorrect and/or incomplete hints which is frustrating. And I’ve found no way to give feedback regarding this. Right now for example, chimes #85 has incomplete hints and there’s no way for me to make progress or let the author now that their hints are wrong.
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