# Daily Puzzles — user reviews > 200 indexed App Store user reviews of Daily Puzzles by Norman Basham, rated 4.90/5 from 11,112 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-puzzles/id594653435/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-puzzles/id594653435.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9,885 · 4★ 995 · 3★ 153 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 49 ## What do users think of Daily Puzzles? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 No ads or in-app purchases - 🧠 Mentally rewarding - 🎨 Variety of puzzles - 🕰️ Quick daily brain exercise - 🎉 Fun and challenging - 🧠 Helps keep mind active - 🤩 Enjoyable experience **Cons** - 🐛 Sudoku puzzles sometimes unsolvable - 🔊 Loud ending sounds - 🌐 Crypto-families too US-centric **Commonly reported bugs** - Occasional server connectivity issues - Compatibility problems with newer devices **Most requested features** - Access to previous days' puzzles - Ability to track performance/scores - More puzzle variety and difficulty levels - Customizable sound options ## Newest reviews (18 of 200) ### 5/5 — No Adds *2026-05-01, version 3.4.1* This is the only puzzle that is totally free without having to put up with annoying adds. The games aren’t flashy but are engaging enough to spend 20 minutes maximum and then get on with your day. Also the developer always honours their mothers’ birthday. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-04-19, version 3.4.1* Love the different puzzles. Plus I share your mom’s birthday ❤️ ### 5/5 — Get it *2026-04-15, version 3.4.1* Lots of fun every day ### 5/5 — Best of the best *2026-03-24, version 3.4.1* My Favorite puzzle - Love it! ### 5/5 — Want more than one round daily *2026-03-20, version 3.4.1* I love the mix of games, etc., but would love to have 2-3 rounds daily ### 5/5 — No ads, and no hooks *2026-03-06, version 3.4.1* I do find these games, relaxing, and easy on my mind. They don’t take a lot of time either. I don’t try to seduce me into hours of play, which I appreciate. ### 5/5 — I love these games! *2026-03-02, version 3.4.1* I wish there were more each day. My biggest frustration is that this app works fine on my iOS 10.3 iPad Air, but the individual apps offered thru links in the app require a higher iOS that I can't download onto it. For example, I can see no technical reason why I can do a cryptogram in this app, but not in the standalone cryptograms app they offer. That said, I'm glad I at least have this one. ### 5/5 — Exceptional *2026-02-22, version 3.4.1* This is my favorite game! First one I do every day! ### 5/5 — Happy birthday to JoAnne! *2026-02-09, version 3.4.1* In all the years I’ve been playing, I have not found one single error in your games. Thank you for all the joy you bring. I play your puzzles nightly. Have a beautiful birthday, Joanne. 🥳 ### 5/5 — Great daily brain unwind *2026-02-08, version 3.4.1* Happy birthday Joanne! May God bless you today and always ### 5/5 — Challenging but fun *2026-01-29, version 3.4.1* Love the different games. Just need more ### 5/5 — Free and Amazingly Fun Puzzles. *2026-01-07, version 3.4.1* I'd give this 1000/5 stars if possible. 6 free daily puzzles with no ads or lives where you have to buy more attempts. Sign me up. I do this every day and have so much dang fun to the point I'm sorta realizing that every other app either has ads or a way to pay them... which, i would love if the person added skins that we could buy just so I can support the creator but I understand why they don't do that. It's still such a good puzzle app that I play every single day... I will say, terrible at the crypto ones since I am not smart enough for them but I am getting better. ### 5/5 — Great Collection of Puzzles *2026-01-02, version 3.4.1* Each puzzle is brilliantly constructed. It’s hard to pick a favorite but the word search entertains when a word on the list is circled. A nice touch. It’s an app that I open every day. If you don’t like all six, as I do, you undoubtedly will enjoy at least one. Occasionally, I use the menu to solve Crypto-Families because I am completely unfamiliar with the group. The menu on the main screen where you choose which puzzle to play is not to be missed and each puzzle has its own menu. In addition to the six puzzles, each day there is a special message. Perhaps, the best part of DailyPuzzles is you only get to play the puzzles once a day, then get on with your life. You are not going to be screen trapped all day long. ### 5/5 — Fun. Engaging. *2025-11-26, version 3.4.1* Love these. One per day so I don’t use too much time. All are fun. I enjoy the sudoku most. ### 5/5 — A great way to take a break *2025-09-27, version 3.4.1* I love doing most of the puzzles, and then my 6yo will snuggle up on the couch and do the word search and memory games. It’s just a pleasant way for us to spend some quiet time together and for her to learn to read some new words! ### 5/5 — Tnreview *2025-08-20, version 3.4.1* My favorite! No ads. Constantly changing content.just enough for one session. Please, never change! ### 5/5 — Very fun! *2025-08-02, version 3.4.1* Great games, can play offline, few ads! ### 5/5 — A quick start to the brain in the morning. *2025-07-26, version 3.4.1* Found this via beyond. hamilton on Threads 20 days ago and loving it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — O *2025-08-10, version 3.4.1* Wayyyyyy to hard ### 1/5 — Puzzles *2021-10-08, version 3.4.1* Love these puzzles ### 3/5 — Good but problem. *2016-05-30, version 2.1* I like the cryptograms but if I don't finish a puzzle, it doesn't remember where I left off and I have to start over. ### 3/5 — Impressed! *2015-05-29, version 2.1* After not being able to access daily puzzles this problem appears to have been fixed quick smart! Well done guys. The puzzle selection looks good. I can now get my fix from a great selection of my favourite puzzles. App appears to have a great design with clear text to make it easy to see. ### 4/5 — Please update *2025-08-02, version 3.4.1* This app is really great—but it would be so much better if you could share your results and if it kept statistics on your performance. Otherwise it’s awesome! ### 4/5 — Fun, quick, can't go back in time *2023-09-12* It's a set of puzzles, the same six each day. Quick and on the easy size, just right for my "alone" time. My only complaint is you cannot visit previous puzzle pages/dates. Some days I don't open it until close to midnight, or I get interrupted and can't return to a puzzle I am working on until I get home and can finally sit down. Just like Cinderella, at midnight the magic disappears and it's a new day's worth of puzzles. This make my dysfunctional brain squirm, since I have left the task incomplete. I'd love to see a calendar with previous puzzles still accessible. ### 4/5 — Sudoku often unsolvable! *2023-07-02, version 3.4.1* I would give a five star rating but the Soduko puzzle is often unsolvable. In fact, two days in a row was the case this week. How do I know this? Because I download the puzzle in the Sudoko Joy app and some of the numbers have to be changed in order for it to be solvable. I love a challenge but not this kind. ### 4/5 — Crypto’s *2021-09-30, version 3.4.1* Enjoy doing them with my morning coffee every day. ### 4/5 — Nice app but why so LOUD!? *2020-09-10* I finally got sick of having to cover the phone speaker when completing a puzzle and turned the sounds off completely. It seemed no matter how low I had the volume on my phone the ending chime sound that plays when you complete one of the puzzles is always blasted at full volume. It’s literally woken my husband from a dead sleep and he sleeps through anything. I don’t even want to think of the trauma my poor dog has suffered from this app. I miss the sounds, but I just can’t turn them back on because that one ending tone is SO LOUD!! I just noticed the last update was two years ago? I guess this isn’t likely to be fixed any time soon. *sigh* **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback. I released an update today that addresses your input about volume. I hope you enjoy, Norman ### 4/5 — Great games. *2020-01-14, version 3.2* They are worth doing! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love these games *2026-08-12, version 3.4.1* I have done all the extras ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-08-11, version 3.4.1* If you enjoy doing puzzles this is a great app that gives you a nice selection to do every day of the week. ### 5/5 — Love these puzzles *2026-07-15, version 3.4.1* I love these puzzles. Have a nice variety of different kinds. Do them everyday. ### 5/5 — Great mix of games *2026-07-11, version 3.4.1* I play this every day, great mix of games with manageable levels of difficulty. After playing for over a year, the puzzles, quotes and facts of the day are on rotation. Would like to see maybe new games and some variation ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-07-05, version 3.4.1* Enjoy doing these puzzles every evening. ### 5/5 — No stress play *2026-06-27, version 3.4.1* Great for a small break with a cup of coffee ### 5/5 — Daily! *2026-06-04, version 3.4.1* I have been doing these puzzles for years. Every day I enjoy doing every single one of them and I’m really bummed when I miss one day. I actually enjoy quotes that they use and post them because they’re often very timely. Very rewarding. ### 5/5 — Great! *2026-06-01, version 3.4.1* I have been playing this game for years! I love it ### 5/5 — Good morning *2026-05-28, version 3.4.1* This is my start to the day. Getting my brain to wake up and enjoy my morning tea ### 5/5 — Mornings *2026-05-24, version 3.4.1* I start every day with this app. Love that it gives me so many games in one place AND provides daily trivia for your education and/or amusement. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*