Mathdoku Challenge! vs Kakuro Endless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mathdoku Challenge!
This game combines Sudoku logic with mathematical operations. Solve puzzles by filling cells with numbers that satisfy row, column, and cage constraints. Offers daily puzzles and purchasable packs to challenge your mind.
- Sudoku-style number placement
- Mathematical cage operations
- Logic-based puzzle solving
- Daily new puzzles
- Purchasable puzzle packs
- Varying puzzle sizes
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Do you like Sudoku? How about KenKen (or is it Ken Ken)? Or simply looking for that next game to get you brain going? Then give Mathdoku a try! Mathdoku Challenge! brings an exciting new twist to Sudoku. Step up to the plate and solve problems with your math skills. Face challenging puzzles of varying sizes, leverage the hints you are given, and use logic to find the solution. Mathdoku will stretch your mind, wake you up, and keep you on your toes. Play as many puzzles as you want! Each day, you get even more puzzles to play. Or purchase a puzzle pack to keep the fun going. Puzzles are divided into cages by grouping cells together. Hints for a cage are composed of a target number and an operation. Combining the cells in the cage using the mathematical operation must reach the target number. A number can only be used once per row and column. Use this limitation, hints, and unit cells to find the solution to the puzzles.
Kakuro Endless
Engage in a vast collection of free number logic puzzles. This game challenges you to use deduction and elimination to fill cells with digits that match row and column sum clues. Enjoy a user-friendly interface with helpful tools for a seamless puzzle-solving experience.
- Over 17,000 free puzzles
- Logic and elimination gameplay
- Easy-to-use game board
- Zooming functionality
- Pencil mark notes
- Hide-able cheat sheet
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Over seventeen thousand completely free Kakuro puzzles! Access a practically unlimited library of challenging logic puzzles! Kakuro is a numbers puzzle that plays like a cross between Sudoku and a crossword puzzle. Utilize logic and the process of elimination to place digits in columns and rows such that their sum matches their clues and no digit is placed twice within any column or row. Kakuro Endless contains over seventeen thousand full free puzzles, displayed within an aesthetically pleasing and easy to use game board. It features zooming for easier play, pencil marks for making notes within cells, and a hide-able cheat sheet that displays digit combinations for tricky sums.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kakuro Endless at none against Mathdoku Challenge!'s 4. Kakuro Endless also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (416 vs 13). Mathdoku Challenge!'s advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price and device support 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. Mathdoku Challenge! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Kakuro Endless asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mathdoku Challenge! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kakuro Endless has 416 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mathdoku Challenge!'s written reviews are positive against 76% of Kakuro Endless's.
Mathdoku Challenge! ships an update every 8 days, Kakuro Endless every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mathdoku Challenge! | Kakuro Endless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better | 4.7 (416 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 76.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 416 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taylor Geisse | John Detloff |
Customer experience
Mathdoku Challenge!
Kakuro Endless
Bugs and requests
Mathdoku Challenge!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kakuro Endless
Reported bugs
2 issues- Puzzles sometimes marked as unsolvable
- App crashes when trying to access certain puzzles
Requested features
5 requests- 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
In-app purchases
Mathdoku Challenge!
- 100 Puzzles$0.99
- 250 Puzzles$1.99
- 500 Puzzles$3.99
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- 1000 Puzzles$6.99
Kakuro Endless
No in-app purchases
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