Comparison

Countdown Game & Solver vs PuzzleToday

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

Head to head
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.

About

PuzzleToday

Features
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PuzzleToday is your new favorite app for daily puzzle fun! Download PuzzleToday to chat and post about your daily Wordle, Connections, or Strands puzzles easily. Share your excitement or discuss tricky puzzles without spoiling it for your friends. Key features include: - Post your daily puzzles in one place. - Share your puzzles with all your groups. - Chat about puzzles without giving away answers. PuzzleToday helps keep the fun alive by letting you discuss and share your puzzle experiences without ruining the challenge for others. It's simple to use, and everything is in one place. Simply download the app, join your groups, and start posting your puzzle scores and thoughts straight away. Ready to join the puzzle fun? Click to download PuzzleToday and start sharing today!

Screenshots

Countdown Game & Solver4 screens
PuzzleToday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PuzzleToday at none against Countdown Game & Solver's shown. Countdown Game & Solver's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Game & Solver ships an update every 3 weeks, PuzzleToday every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown Game & Solver versus PuzzleToday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Game & SolverPuzzleToday
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLawrence AnthonyAndy Stanberry

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Game & Solver

No in-app purchases

None

PuzzleToday

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Game & Solver free?
Countdown Game & Solver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PuzzleToday free?
PuzzleToday is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Game & Solver or PuzzleToday have ads?
Countdown Game & Solver shows ads; PuzzleToday does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Game & Solver or PuzzleToday?
Countdown Game & Solver ships an update every 3 weeks, and PuzzleToday every 5 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Game & Solver was updated on November 2, 2026 and PuzzleToday on November 8, 2026.

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