Comparison

Fillomino Infinite vs Cracking the Cryptic

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

Head to head
About

Fillomino Infinite

This logic puzzle app provides an endless supply of number-placing challenges. It features a puzzle generator with adjustable sizes and difficulty, an intuitive interface, and helpful error detection. Enjoy a pure puzzle experience with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Unlimited puzzle generation
  • Adjustable puzzle size (4x4 to 20x20)
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Error detection and puzzle completion auto-detection
  • Unlimited undo functionality
  • Autosave progress
Features
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Fillomino Infinite offers unlimited enjoyment of the classic number-placing logic puzzle. Features: -Puzzle generator that provides new Fillominos on demand, from size 4x4 to 20x20, with three difficulty levels -Easy to use puzzle solving interface -Autodetection of solving errors and puzzle completion -Unlimited undo -Autosave of progress -No microtransactions, no social media integration, no ads, no meaningless point system, just you and a whole bunch of Fillominos to solve

About

Cracking the Cryptic

This app offers a curated collection of handcrafted Sudoku puzzles from world-renowned constructors. Explore classic and unique variants, with new puzzle packs released regularly. A free introductory pack is included with download.

Highlights
  • Handcrafted Sudoku puzzles
  • Curated by expert constructors
  • Classic and unique variants
  • Regularly released puzzle packs
  • Free introductory puzzle pack
Features
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OUR NEWEST PACK – CLASSIC VOLUME #2! Classic sudoku is where it all began, and there is still lots of skill to be deployed to solve classic puzzles, and new techniques to be explored. Nikoli, the Japanese puzzle house, named and popularised sudoku from 1984, and we have commissioned 20 puzzles from them for this Classic Sudoku 2 app. We have also created 20 ourselves, and sourced 20 more from Sam Cappleman-Lynes, the brilliant British sudoku expert. The result is a wonderful 60-puzzle pack which will delight and challenge you. -------------------- Welcome to the brand new Sudoku app from the most popular Sudoku channel, Cracking The Cryptic. Unlike other Sudoku apps, we feature handcrafted and curated puzzles from the world’s best Sudoku constructors. Each collection features puzzles made by various authors that are now familiar names to those who follow the channel. Authors like Phistomefel, Clover, Sam Cappleman-Lynes, Christoph Seeliger, Richard Stolk, jovi_al, Qodec, Prasanna Seshadri and of course, Simon and Mark! Downloading Cracking the Cryptic will give you access to our first free collection – a variety pack by Prasanna Seshadri featuring 7 puzzles inspired from our previous Sudoku apps; Sandwich, Classic, Chess, Thermo, Miracle, Killer and Arrow Sudoku. We also have purchasable packs designed for all skill levels and featuring many unique variants not seen previously. We’ll be releasing more free and paid packs in the future so keep an eye on the app for more Sudoku content from Cracking The Cryptic!

Screenshots

Fillomino Infinite4 screens
Cracking the Cryptic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cracking the Cryptic at Free against Fillomino Infinite's $0.99. Cracking the Cryptic also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (210 vs 5). Fillomino Infinite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cracking the Cryptic is free to download; Fillomino Infinite costs $0.99 up front. Cracking the Cryptic sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Fillomino Infinite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cracking the Cryptic holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cracking the Cryptic has 210 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Fillomino Infinite's written reviews are positive against 72% of Cracking the Cryptic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Fillomino Infinite versus Cracking the Cryptic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFillomino InfiniteCracking the Cryptic
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)4.4 (210 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5210 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB234 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas ReinkeNick Carney

Customer experience

Fillomino Infinite

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cracking the Cryptic

All ratings208 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral13.6%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Fillomino Infinite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cracking the Cryptic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle progress and purchases disappearing after updates
  • Incorrect rules or hints in certain puzzles
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices or Macs
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape modes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more color options for pencil marking and highlighting
  • Implement a way to clear progress or start puzzles from scratch
  • Integrate all CTC apps into a single app for better organization
  • Add keyboard support, especially on Mac
  • Improve the quality and clarity of hints

In-app purchases

None

Fillomino Infinite

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Cracking the Cryptic

One-time13
  • CTC Worms - James Sinclair$0.99
  • CTC Worms - Marty Sears$0.99
  • CTC Worms - Zetamath$1.99
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  • CTC Worms - Blobz$1.99
  • CTC Worms - Michael Lefkowitz$1.99
  • CTC Worms - Phistomefel$1.99
  • GAS Volume #1$2.99
  • GAS Volume #2$2.99
  • CTC Approachable Sudoku #1$2.99
  • Domino Sudoku Pack$4.99
  • Lines Variety Pack$4.99
  • Classic Volume #2$4.99
  • CTC Fog Pack #1$4.99

Questions

Is Fillomino Infinite free?
Fillomino Infinite costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cracking the Cryptic free?
Cracking the Cryptic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fillomino Infinite or Cracking the Cryptic?
Cracking the Cryptic is rated higher. Fillomino Infinite averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Cracking the Cryptic averages 4.4 from 210 ratings.
Do Fillomino Infinite or Cracking the Cryptic have ads?
Neither Fillomino Infinite nor Cracking the Cryptic shows ads.

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