X vs Kakuso Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X
Experience the classic sliding tile puzzle with a beautiful wooden aesthetic. Arrange tiles in order on various board sizes, race friends in multiplayer modes, and track your progress with leaderboards. Enjoy a smooth, ad-free gameplay experience across multiple Apple devices.
- Realistic wooden tile graphics
- Multiple board sizes (3x3 to 10x10)
- Classic 15-puzzle and other layouts
- Multiplayer race mode
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- Playable Home Screen widget
- Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch)
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X Puzzle is the classic sliding puzzle, reimagined as a beautiful wooden set. Slide maple and walnut tiles around a walnut tray and put them back in order in as few moves as you can. Choose your challenge: • Seven boards, from a quick 3×3 to the giant 10×10 with 99 tiles • The classic 4×4 "15 puzzle", plus 4×3, 5×3, 5×4 and 5×5 Race your friends: • Race mode puts identical boards on one screen, and the first to solve theirs wins • Two players on iPhone, up to four on iPad Features: • Realistic wooden tiles, warm lighting and smooth drag-to-slide controls • Slide a whole row of tiles in one move • Every shuffle is random and always solvable • Game Center leaderboards and achievements, plus your personal bests on the device • Challenge friends in the Games app, or send them your board in iMessage • A playable Home Screen widget • Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch • No ads. An optional tip jar if you'd like to say thanks. Thanks for playing!
Kakuso Challenge
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Attractive Layout, Amazing Graphics, Extraordinary Designed Board, Intuitive User Interface, Ease of Use. This is the more advance level board game that you should challenge like you never experience before. Unlimited puzzles with varied level of difficulty to fit your choice. 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, 10x12 You’ll never regret having this Kakuso Challenge, which is just perfectly challenge your mind, your logical thinking skill, your brain cells! Interrupted? Need a Break? Exit Kakuso Challenge and you’ll get to see your incomplete puzzle is saved and awaiting for your return. Stuck? Need some guide? Simply click on hints and you'll get an answer right away! Useful hints as aid, why not! Feature: - Auto Save Mode - Levels of Difficulty - Endless, Randomly Generated Puzzles - Game Timer - Pause/Resume Puzzle - Smart Hints How to play: The goal is to make some of the cells check in such a way that: 1. Tap to fill the cells with Light Blue and Green squares. 2. The check cells on each row and column to have equal number of Light Blue and Green squares. 3.1 Three(3) cells same color in row are not allowed for level 6 x 6 and 8 x 8. 3.2 Four(4) cells same color in row are not allowed for level 10 x 10 and 10 x 12 Tap to change cells color
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: X at none against Kakuso Challenge's shown. X also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and device support (5 vs 3). Kakuso Challenge's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 16.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. X sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Kakuso Challenge sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
X ships an update weekly, Kakuso Challenge every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X | Kakuso Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Purmonen | Alven Kam |
In-app purchases
X
- Coffee$0.99
- Snack$1.99
- Lunch$4.99
Kakuso Challenge
- Kakuso Challenge 20 Hints$0.99
- Kakuso Challenge 50 Hints$1.99
- Kakuso Challenge 100 Hints$2.99









