# Kakuro Endless — user reviews > 84 indexed App Store user reviews of Kakuro Endless by John Detloff, rated 4.70/5 from 416 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kakuro-endless/id1327617338/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kakuro-endless/id1327617338.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 317 · 4★ 78 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Kakuro Endless? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Beautiful and clean design - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 🔒 No ads or monetization - 💡 Helpful hints and explanations - 🧠 Challenging but rewarding puzzles **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional puzzle errors - 🔍 Difficulty reading light-colored candidate numbers - ⏱️ Lack of undo/redo functionality - 🔍 Accessibility issues with color contrast **Commonly reported bugs** - Puzzles sometimes marked as unsolvable - App crashes when trying to access certain puzzles **Most requested features** - Add undo/redo functionality - Implement a dedicated notes mode - Introduce a dark mode option - Provide progress tracking and statistics - Allow for puzzle rotation on tablets ## Newest reviews (16 of 84) ### 4/5 — Perfect -1 *2025-07-07, version 1.6* Perfect game. Except one the font color of the candidate numbers is so light, it's hard to see them when the cell is highlighted. Two thumbs up ! Great game! ### 4/5 — Trying new Kakuro *2025-05-26, version 1.6* Kakuro infinite has disappeared so looking for a new Kakuro game Loved the on the fly generation of puzzles and numerous levels no ads. That said, I like the intuitive noting in this game but the display is hard to read. It would be better with more contrast or color options. ### 3/5 — Entering notes is confusing *2025-03-16, version 1.6* It really, really suffers from not having a dedicated notes mode like most Kakuro apps. If I have a cell where 7 and 9 are pencilled in and I type 7, it fills the cell with 9. It means each time you want to fill in a square you have to check if there are any notes, and if so you have to delete them. It also means if you mistype a number you have to undo that manually before replacing it with the correct one. It makes it needlessly slow and frustrating to play, which is a shame because it otherwise seems like a great game. ### 4/5 — Great Game! NO ADS! *2025-02-03, version 1.6* LOVE LOVE LOVE that there are no ads and lots of puzzles. Only reason I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 is because I wish there was some additional functionality for something like a note pad so I could temporarily record combinations I was considering vs ones I definitely wanted to exclude. ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2024-12-30, version 1.6* The only problem is that the light blue color used is hard to see. It would be easier to use if a darker color. ### 4/5 — New obsession *2024-07-23, version 1.6* Love this game. Just a quibble or 2. First, the font color of the candidate numbers is so light, it’s hard to see them when the cell is highlighted. Second, it would be nice to have an option for candidate numbers to automatically disappear when another cell entry eliminates them. Finally, I wish there was an undo button. Overall, though, great game! ### 3/5 — Could be one of the best… but… *2024-07-05, version 1.6* I do Kakuro to relax, and I cannot look away from the damn clock that is constantly ticking… Even the simplest level puzzles are quite large… not beginners friendly, for sure! And a more technical note: I love when the logic behind numbers is very strong, so that if you think, you can solve the puzzle very quickly (e.g. 4 and 12 crossing). ### 4/5 — Error tracker will make this app awesome *2024-06-14, version 1.6* This is a great app! But please consider introducing an error tracker that highlights the erroneous cells. It’s frustrating to have to reset the entire board when you’re stuck at around 70-80% :( ### 3/5 — Needs the ability to note in squares *2024-03-04, version 1.6* I do like the simple clean layout. Some puzzles need the ability for the player to note the numbers that could appear in each square. Could you add a feature where the player can add the small potential numbers into a square. I have done a lot of Kakuro and the potential combinations can be very difficult. It’s always fulfilling to be able to solve logically. But, the ones that you have to guess with trial and error are very difficult on an app unless you can see all the potential numbers for each square. I finished puzzle 1 fine, but puzzle 2 has so many possibilities that it would take hours of guessing to figure it out. I could do this with pencil and paper along with the app but that kind of defeats the purpose of using an app. ### 5/5 — Well made and surprisingly ad free *2023-08-22, version 1.6* Greatly enjoying this app and the fact that there are no ads or monetisation built into it ### 4/5 — Dark mode? *2023-08-20, version 1.6* Great app, I really wish there was a dark mode though. ### 4/5 — Good *2023-07-05, version 1.6* Solid game. Could benefit from an undo button, or a test/guess toggle to help players work out if possible solutions are correct or not and allowing to revert back to a known good state. ### 5/5 — Please add undo button, no hint mode *2023-06-03, version 1.6* The puzzle is just mind blowing. Just simple yet classy graphics. I have never felt such calmness while playing a game. I really wish you guys don’t start adding ads as it will take away all the charm of the puzzle. And please, add undo button. We could have done without hint mode. But undo button is must. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2023-05-27, version 1.6* I really love how this game is ad-free and the design is very beautiful. It makes it a pleasure to play! The hints feature has been very helpful when I am stuck and I haven’t seen anything like that before. ### 5/5 — Undo button! *2023-05-24, version 1.6* This game is really good and addictive. The only thing missing is an undo button! ### 4/5 — My favorite puzzle *2023-05-12, version 1.5.1* A little slow. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Errors *2025-12-14, version 1.6* Some puzzles have errors and can’t be solved - really annoying ### 1/5 — BAD *2023-09-05, version 1.6* I don’t get all these nice comments to be honest, don’t get me wrong the idea of this game is SO interesting, but the gameplay is terrible, bigger puzzles are too small my eyes hurt after playing, the hint button only works if you’ve got everything right (which I clearly wouldn’t need help if I could) and even when I follow the hints completely the numbers go wrong! it’s so frustrating, and you won’t know were you did wrong and the only solution is to reset the whole puzzle which you’ve put lots of time on it, I couldn’t have any fun honestly ### 1/5 — No instructions, settings, *2023-04-14, version 1.5.1* when I first opened app I clicked not too open tutorial because I've played kakuro many times in different apps. But this app doesn't make it easy to figure out how to add notes in cells. Every times I chose a nugget it puts in the big number as if I know that number is the correct number in solving the puzzle. There is no way to go back to the tutorial. ### 1/5 — App crashes completely now *2018-11-26, version 1.4* Every time. No way to play it. A shame as I used to enjoy it. ### 2/5 — Neat idea *2025-11-10, version 1.6* Held back by awkward interface. ### 2/5 — Uninstalling *2023-03-12, version 1.5.1* Nice aesthetic but doesn’t have a pencil option for those who can’t work it out purely in their head. ### 2/5 — User interface is not not user friendly *2022-05-04, version 1.4* User Interface is terrible: Once you type in a number, it looks like you can’t enter another to that same box as candidates. Also when the first digit is entered into a box, the “row” options that don’t have that number are just completely removed, so we can’t see what other options are possible if we made a mistake. Was wanting a good kakuro app but this wasn’t it. ### 2/5 — Love that there's no ads but.. *2021-02-23, version 1.4* The interface is too slow and the color palette is causing a lot of eye strain. The puzzles seem to be good in terms of difficulty but the UI makes it hard to focus. Kudos to the dev for putting this together but I'll be moving on. Thanks! ### 2/5 — Too hard, no hints *2019-10-28, version 1.4* I play tons of puzzles (crosswords, sudokus, binary, you name it) but I’ve yet to solve a single one of these. Maybe if I could get a hint through the app I could figure it out and start to improve, but so far it’s just discouraging. Even the “small” puzzles are too hard. Would have been better if there were easier levels to start off with and hints so people wouldn’t get so stuck. ### 2/5 — Used to be good *2018-09-21, version 1.3* It used to be a pretty good Kakuro app but it doesn't even seem to start anymore and won't even load the intro screen, just continually crashes ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent As a free game *2026-04-23, version 1.6* Have been searching for a kakuro game and this is the best, no annoying ads, near unlimited number of levels, and a reasonable hint system that explains why a certain numbers are impossible. I understand why some people would say some of the levels are impossible because the difficulty curve of each level is not linear which I can finish some of them under 5 minutes while some others took me more than 30 minutes due to some of the rows and columns requiring indirect and recursive comparison just to eliminate a number, while the hint system can’t detect errors what the users have made. Nonetheless, I don’t really have much to complain about for such an ad free and free app that I can play it for ages. ### 5/5 — Beautiful to use and just the right amount of challenging! *2026-03-01, version 1.6* I love this app - thank you so much I like it because there are no adverts at all and it’s beautifully designed - clean , clear and helpful. If you want a hint - it doesn’t just tell you a hint - it explains the logical steps leading up to the hint which helps you improve My only wish is that it would be possible to undo previous steps - it’s very frustrating if you have worked on a puzzle for a long time and then make one error and can’t undo it - so a facility to undo moves would be greatly appreciated ### 5/5 — Great game *2025-10-16, version 1.6* This is a great game, easy to play, sometimes tricky to solve, although you can get clues, and best of all it’s free with no ads. It’s like the good old days. ### 5/5 — Fatto bene *2025-10-09, version 1.6* Poter scegliere le dimensioni è interessante, un po’ macchinosa la scelta di inserire e disinserire le cifre, ma una volta “sintonizzati” si va via bene ### 5/5 — Endless Spaß *2025-06-24, version 1.6* Tolle App, kann genauso bleiben, Danke ### 5/5 — Tolle App *2024-10-05, version 1.6* Sehr gute Bedienung, absolut werbefrei und kostenlos; Dank und Lob an den Entwickler👍 ### 5/5 — Einfach und einfach toll *2024-08-10, version 1.6* Zurückhaltend gemacht, in schönen Farben. Unaufdringlich, gefällt mir. Und dem Spielprinzip bin ich längst verfallen - es ist eine kleine Sucht :) ### 5/5 — Excellent, Free, and no Ads *2024-07-09, version 1.6* This is a fantastic app, well designed, sleek, and filled with great puzzles. I highly recommend it. A selfish request, is it possible to add a dark color scheme? I like doing these puzzles at night, and find the white color scheme a bit bright. ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-05-11, version 1.6* Well made, teaches you the game, beautiful, no ads, and doesn’t track activity in other apps. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2024-01-06, version 1.6* Great way to learn so that you can do them on paper. The possible options for column and row really help beginners. Using this to train for one day being able to do it without the assistance. To be clear, they are not hints, it just shows you all possible available combinations for the row and for the column which allows you to quickly produce all of the available options for that square. --- *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 2026-08-12.*