Comparison

Letters and Numbers Countdown vs Countdown Game & Solver

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

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About

Letters and Numbers Countdown

Engage in word and math puzzles inspired by a popular TV show. Find words from letters and solve arithmetic challenges against the clock or other players. Improve vocabulary and mental math skills.

Highlights
  • Word unscrambling
  • Arithmetic calculations
  • Timed challenges
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Daily contests
  • Practice mode
Features
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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/

About

Countdown Game & Solver

Experience the "Numbers" round of a popular TV game show as a tile-based puzzle game. Solve arithmetic challenges by combining numbered tiles to reach a target number. Includes a powerful solver to find all possible solutions and share your progress with friends.

Highlights
  • Numbers game show rounds
  • Tile-based arithmetic puzzle
  • Universal solution solver
  • Millions of starting configurations
  • Share accomplishments via Messages
  • Runs on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Countdown is a game show on British television (French original: Des chiffres et des lettres). This app reworks the “Numbers” portion of the game show as a Scrabble®-like tile game for your iPhone or iPad. It includes a Universal Solver that finds all possible solutions to any Numbers puzzle you care to throw at it. Feature List: • The “Numbers” rounds of the Countdown game show, reworked as a Scrabble®-like tile game. • More than 11 million unique starting configurations at your disposal. (The precise figure is 11 918 700.) • Play the game by dragging numbered tiles onto the game board and progressively building up arithmetic expressions to a final result that matches the target number (or comes within ten of it). • Includes a Universal Solver that finds, within a few seconds, all possible solutions for a given initial configuration. Furthermore, if no solution is found, you can be sure that no solution exists. • In generating the list of solutions, the Universal Solver recognizes new solutions that are near-duplicates of pre-existing solutions — e.g., with minor variations in the order of the arithmetic expressions — and culls such new solutions in order to the keep the list of solutions manageable. • Fully integrated with Apple’s Messages app, so you can share your accomplishments with your friends and issue challenges to them. • A single universal app which runs on all your iOS devices: iPhone, iPad, and/or iPod touch.

Screenshots

Letters and Numbers Countdown4 screens
Countdown Game & Solver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Game & Solver at none against Letters and Numbers Countdown's 8. Countdown Game & Solver also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 59%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Letters and Numbers Countdown sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Countdown Game & Solver asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Letters and Numbers Countdown against 4.7 for Countdown Game & Solver. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 115 and 40 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Letters and Numbers Countdown's written reviews are positive against 86% of Countdown Game & Solver's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letters and Numbers Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown Game & Solver every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Letters and Numbers Countdown versus Countdown Game & Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetters and Numbers CountdownCountdown Game & Solver
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (115 ratings)4.7 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings115 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCatherine EastonLawrence Anthony

Customer experience

Letters and Numbers Countdown

All ratings115 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral14.3%
Negative26.5%

Countdown Game & Solver

All ratings40 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

Bugs and requests

Letters and Numbers Countdown

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • 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
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  • 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

Requested features

15 requests
  • 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)
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  • 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

Countdown Game & Solver

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Letters and Numbers Countdown

Subscriptions3
  • Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • One Time Offer - Yearly$12.991 Year
  • Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Buy 50 Coins$0.99
  • Buy 100 Coins$1.99
  • Buy 200 Coins$2.99
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  • Discount Pricing$19.99
  • Countdown Premium - Lifetime$29.99
None

Countdown Game & Solver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Letters and Numbers Countdown free?
Letters and Numbers Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Game & Solver free?
Countdown Game & Solver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Letters and Numbers Countdown or Countdown Game & Solver?
Countdown Game & Solver is rated higher. Letters and Numbers Countdown averages 4.6 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while Countdown Game & Solver averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do Letters and Numbers Countdown or Countdown Game & Solver have ads?
Both Letters and Numbers Countdown and Countdown Game & Solver show ads.
Which is updated more often, Letters and Numbers Countdown or Countdown Game & Solver?
Letters and Numbers Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, and Countdown Game & Solver every 3 weeks. Most recently, Letters and Numbers Countdown was updated on September 25, 2026 and Countdown Game & Solver on September 19, 2026.

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