# Letters and Numbers Countdown — Unscramble Words & Math Game

> Word and math puzzle game based on the TV show Countdown. (iPhone/iPad app by Catherine Easton.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letters-and-numbers-countdown/id1219218384 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Catherine Easton](https://appshunter.io/developer/1537350588)
- Category: Games, Education, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 115 App Store ratings · 98 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 159 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letters-and-numbers-countdown/id1219218384/reviews.md

## What is Letters and Numbers Countdown?

word games and maths puzzles. Based on the TV game show, Countdown. Find words from letters and find calculations from numbers. Challenging, entertaining and educational. Have fun while improving maths mental agility, ability and increasing your vocabulary. You can play against your device and try to beat the clock, or you can compete against others.
Multiplayer feature allows you to play countdown against your friends and prove your intellectual superiority.
you can also search for random players in multiplayer mode to compete against whilst proving your superior intellect. Make new friends with other word and maths lovers.
This game combines four games and is based on the TV game show countdown. The word games are based on arranging vowels and consonants to make the longest words.
Letters Game find the longest word from a selection of 9 letters - you choose the mix of vowels and consonants. Discover the longest word while trying to beat the clock. 
Numbers Game In the arithmetic puzzle section players try to get as close to a 3 digit target as possible with a mathematical calculation based on your selection of a mix of large and small numbers. Use plus, minus, multiply, divide and brackets ,use bodmas, bomdas or pemdas to get to the goal. Improve your algebra and speed of mental math calculations.
Conundrum Game This  game is a conundrum and players must unscramble the word and solve the conundrum. The answer is found in the scrambled mix of letters. This is a word find or word search puzzle. With each level it gets harder to solve the conundrum. 
Anagram Game The quiz round is an 8 letter anagram with a clue. Try to solve the quiz and search for the answer. Unjumble the letters provided before the clock counts down. Mentally challenging this game also improves your word knowledge and vocabulary. 
All games have a time limit of 30 seconds like the TV show, when playing against your device. There is also a free play - practice mode without the countdown clock. if you prefer not to try and beat the clock or your brain speed is not what it used to be. Free play has a choice of time limits, slowing the speed of this app down for more relaxed enjoyment.
 A combo game tests your skills, mental agility in all four games. This mode is excellent for starting out whilst you improve your word making, discovering and algebra skills.
Multi-levels are available. If you consistently beat your device, you will move to the next Level. There are 5 levels for the Letters game, Numbers puzzle and Conundrum game, 1 for the quiz or anagram puzzle. 
Compete in daily challenge contests against players from around the world. The same vowels and consonants mix is chosen for all to compete in daily contests. Who can discover the longest word or the best calculation. Test and improve your word knowledge, vocabulary and mathematical, bomdas, bodmas or pemdas skills whilst trying to beat the clock. Another multiplayer feature is the ability to post games for others to enjoy.  Use shared games to compete against other letters and numbers players. 
Leaderboards  show your daily challenge and other contest results. 
This is great for the older ages for keeping the brain active with intellectual activity or the younger ages for training the brain to work fast. Or simply just to relax after a hard day.
This app can be what you want it to be. Numbers – mathematics and algebra, if that is what you like but it is fun to try the combo game which is multi-skilled. You can test your mental abilities with words and maths against other players or just enjoy by yourself as the clock counts down.  This intellectual app can improve mental ability and word knowledge and is fun. It is also great to see your word and maths game results improve.
This app has in app purchases/subscriptions To find out more please visit https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Word unscrambling
- Arithmetic calculations
- Timed challenges
- Multiplayer mode
- Daily contests
- Practice mode

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium - Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Premium - Yearly | $24.99 | per year |
| One Time Offer - Yearly | $12.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buy 50 Coins | $0.99 | one-time |
| Buy 100 Coins | $1.99 | one-time |
| Buy 200 Coins | $2.99 | one-time |
| Countdown Premium - Lifetime | $29.99 | one-time |
| Discount Pricing | $19.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Letters and Numbers Countdown?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🧠 Excellent brain training and mental exercise
- 👍 User-friendly interface and easy navigation
- 🎮 Variety of game modes (letters, numbers, conundrum, combo)
- ⏱️ Practice and untimed modes for flexible gameplay
- 🎯 Daily challenges keep users engaged
- 📱 No intrusive advertisements in premium version
- 🔄 Responsive developer who implements user feedback quickly
- 🏆 Progressive difficulty levels with achievement tracking
- 📚 Based on beloved TV shows (Countdown, Letters and Numbers)
- 💪 Helps improve mental calculation and word-finding skills

**Cons**

- 💰 Misleading pricing - advertised as free but requires subscription
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app freezing issues
- 📖 Dictionary validation problems - rejects valid words
- 🔤 French language version has spelling and definition errors
- 📐 Numbers game interface is clunky and difficult to use
- 🎮 Multiplayer functionality doesn't work properly
- 📱 Layout not optimized for left-handed users
- 🔊 Sound and music features don't function despite being enabled
- ⌚ Button placement causes accidental game exits
- 🎲 Numbers don't appear truly randomized
- 🔄 Data loss when transferring to new device without cloud save
- ⚠️ Inconsistent word acceptance - accepts invalid words while rejecting valid ones
- 🖥️ Portrait-only mode on iPad is inconvenient
- 🧮 Math calculation glitches - rejects correct answers

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch after updates
- Numbers game freezes at submission screen
- Submit button doesn't register correctly - shows 'no calculation' error
- Home button overlaps with consonant button causing accidental exits
- Multiplayer queue doesn't match players
- Conundrum level progression stuck despite meeting requirements
- Word mix challenges contain answers in hints
- Letters not randomized sufficiently - answers appear in order
- Ad freeze - ads won't close and block gameplay
- Touch input not responsive in word mix on iPad
- Music/podcast pausing despite sound disabled in app
- Incorrect math validation (e.g., 125 × 4 = 400)
- Answers contain letters not in selection
- Numbers game shows same number endings repeatedly
- Device cheats during numbers game against player

**Most requested features**

- Cloud save/account sync for data preservation across devices
- Global multiplayer mode similar to Wordament
- Allow letter tapping during letter reveal animation
- Auto-end round when correct answer is found
- Alternative dictionary options (Merriam Webster, Macquarie)
- Intermediate calculation display for numbers game
- Shuffle button for letter selection
- Sound effects and theme music from TV show
- Visible exit button on all screens
- Better numbers game interface with bracket assistance
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Running score display in free play mode
- Player score reset option
- Multiplication symbol (×) in numbers game
- Help/instructions accessible via icon

## Recent user reviews (10 of 98)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letters-and-numbers-countdown/id1219218384/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Très bien mais…

*2026-06-10, version 7.3*

Super jeu instructif. Toutefois, le dictionnaire des mots acceptés en français laisse à désirer.

### 5/5 — Love the latest update!

*2026-06-04, version 7.2*

I played the newest version of this game today (4 June, 2026) & I just wanted to say thank you to the developers, cos it looks really good! I actually play the challenge games every single day & it kinda felt like a new experience when I went through the 8 different challenges today-especially with the layout changes to the scoreboard! It was fun to see the new layout changes!
& if I had to choose one ‘complaint’ - it is that I don’t think I can flip my device over to play in landscape mode anymore? So, that is a bit of a bummer! Considering that I did like that I could play in either screen orientation before… So, the fact that I can’t now - is gonna be a bit of a pain (like, when I am charging my iPad while I play…) but apart from that - I think it’s a pretty good update! 
So, well done for improving a game that is fairly plain & simple! Lol I mean, I love this game! But the new features I saw today just made the whole thing feel a little bit more ‘exciting’ (for want of a better word) & that’s exactly why I’m here writing this review! Haha
Cos it’s a classic nerdy word & number game that is a little bit cheesy & if ya want it to be, it has a few competitive features that make it a little bit more interesting & I definitely think it was a better one today - than it was yesterday! Haha 
Nice work though developers! Cheers!

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

### 4/5 — Letter Selection

*2026-05-22, version 7.2*

Love the game, thanks for your work. My one request would be to rebalance the probability of repeated letters—I often find I’m getting three or four of the same vowels in letters rounds, which makes it a bit more difficult to find long words. Would really appreciate if the probability of duplicate letters was decreased! Thanks!

### 1/5 — Was a great free game, now it's $50???

*2026-01-25, version 6.61*

Very disappointed I can't play unlimited offline practicing? This game is NOT worth $49.99!!!

### 1/5 — Misleading price

*2026-01-04, version 6.60*

Game is advertised as free but you have to buy a subscription

### 5/5 — Love this game but please help!!

*2025-11-20, version 6.46*

Just got a new phone and transferred all apps over. However, for some reason, the game has completely reset on my new phone and I have lost all my progress! There’s no help option and no option to sign into Apple to restore my game play! Is there anyway round this please?

### 5/5 — Good app

*2025-11-08, version 6.43*

I really like the app, but it could do with some work. Suggestions/bugs:

(1) On recent versions of iOS, the locations of the buttons at the bottom of the screen  mean that if you tap there repeatedly, it brings up Apple Intelligence and uses up time. Try tapping the backspace button 2 or 3 times in quick succession for example. 

(2) some of the “wordmix” challenges are way too easy. They contain the answer in the hint itself!

(3) the randomization of the letters for “wordmix” and “conundrum” doesn’t seem sufficient. Often the answer is just sitting there in order.

(4) if you get to the correct answer for the wordmix, conundrum or numbers game, maybe it should just end the round there and then?

(5) can we allow the letters to be tapped on even while they are being presented (for wordmix / conundrum)? I often start tapping early because it’s obvious what the answer is even before the full set has been revealed. Then you lose time because the tap didn’t register, so the answer started at the second character and needs to be retyped.

(6) The multiplayer thing doesn’t seem to work: I joined a “queue” days ago but nobody ever seemed to match with me. Maybe not enough users?

(7) The “prematurely finish this round” button looks like an “I’m done with this answer” button and I often mistakenly end the round.
I basically never want to prematurely finish the round while I can still come up with something better in the time allowed, and I suspect the same is true for others.

(8) an absolutely killer feature would be to have a global multiplayer mode like the “Wordament” app (effectively Microsoft’s version of multiplayer Boggle), where there is always a challenge in progress for everyone to compete on simultaneously.

(9) I see little icons for music and sound effects, but I don’t hear any regardless of whether they’re on or off (on a recent iPhone)

### 5/5 — Best way to stay sharp!!

*2025-10-01, version 6.41*

Love this game! Just like the tv version in the uk(wish the comedians were here)

### 3/5 — Partie Chiffre à améliorer

*2025-08-28*

Actuellement pour les chiffres, le calcul doit tenir sur une seule ligne (enchaînement de parenthèses). Manque la possibilité de faire des calculs intermédiaires. Les chiffres déjà utilisés disparaîtraient de la liste des chiffres disponibles et les calculs intermédiaires seraient présentés dans la liste des chiffres disponibles.

**Developer response:** This app has now been updated for French Multiplayer

### 1/5 — Erreurs sur erreurs

*2025-08-14*

Trop d’erreurs, des conjugaisons très particulières , des fautes d’orthographe fréquentes, la version française est à revoir …

**Developer response:** Je suis actuellement en train de réviser la version française et j'aimerais parler à un francophone de ces problèmes. Si vous souhaitez m'aider, veuillez m'envoyer un e-mail à notsosupermums@gmail.com

## Frequently asked questions about Letters and Numbers Countdown

### What is Letters and Numbers Countdown?

Letters and Numbers Countdown is a mobile application that offers word games and math puzzles inspired by the TV game show Countdown. It challenges users to find words from a selection of letters and solve arithmetic calculations to reach a target number.

### What are the main features of this app?

Key features include finding the longest word from nine letters, solving arithmetic puzzles to get close to a three-digit target, unscrambling words in a conundrum game, and solving anagrams with clues. It also offers timed challenges, multiplayer modes, and a practice mode.

### How much does Letters and Numbers Countdown cost?

The application is free to download and play. It does contain in-app purchases and advertisements, which can enhance the user experience or provide additional content.

### What kind of puzzles can I expect in this app?

You can expect a variety of puzzles including word games like finding the longest word from a set of letters and unscrambling anagrams, as well as math puzzles where you use arithmetic operations to reach a target number. There's also a conundrum game that requires unscrambling letters to solve a word puzzle.

### Can I play against other people?

Yes, the app features a multiplayer mode that allows you to compete against friends or random players from around the world. You can also participate in daily challenge contests against other users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.6 — 2026-08-14

fixed a bug

### 7.5 — 2026-07-01

edited english dictionary

### 7.4 — 2026-06-10

fixed a bug

### 7.3 — 2026-06-05

updated dictionary

### 7.2 — 2026-05-19

fixed a bug in finding words

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