Comparison

X vs Kakuso Challenge

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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!

About

Kakuso Challenge

Features
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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

Screenshots

X4 screens
Kakuso Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update weekly, Kakuso Challenge every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
X versus Kakuso Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXKakuso Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter PurmonenAlven Kam

In-app purchases

3 purchases

X

One-time3
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Snack$1.99
  • Lunch$4.99
3 purchases

Kakuso Challenge

One-time3
  • Kakuso Challenge 20 Hints$0.99
  • Kakuso Challenge 50 Hints$1.99
  • Kakuso Challenge 100 Hints$2.99

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kakuso Challenge free?
Kakuso Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do X or Kakuso Challenge have ads?
Kakuso Challenge shows ads; X does not.
Which is updated more often, X or Kakuso Challenge?
X ships an update weekly, and Kakuso Challenge every 6 months. Most recently, X was updated on November 2, 2026 and Kakuso Challenge on October 29, 2026.

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