Comparison

CRIMO vs Sumaddle

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

Head to head
About

CRIMO

Engage in logical deduction to solve intricate murder cases. Analyze clues, cross-reference possibilities, and unmask criminals in this crime investigation puzzle game. Navigate challenging grids and uncover motives to bring justice to victims.

Highlights
  • Logical crime investigations
  • Analyze clues and evidence
  • Solve grid puzzles by deduction
  • Investigate murder cases
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Dynamic investigation board
Features
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Love deduction games? Use your logic to solve puzzles and investigate gruesome murder cases! Analyze clues and follow the trail to send those criminals to justice! Join the CRIMO special unit, specialized in logical crime investigations. After a short training at the Police Academy, you will be sent to lead gruesome murder cases in Miami and New York, by applying pure logic to solve puzzles. Collect clues, analyze them, confirm evidence or reject false leads: you will cross-off all possibilities until you can designate the murder weapon, find out the motive and unmask the criminal. Are you ready to use your wits and deduction skills to fight crime? Did the actress do it for revenge using a handgun as the powder on the pillow suggests? Or maybe it was the politician, but did he use the knife or the chainsaw? Was it out of sheer madness or was it for power? for love? Or simply money? The next clue might be decisive... CRIMO's puzzles offer a fascinating cross-over between games of logic like sudoku and minesweeper, crosswords and criminal investigation board games. You will decode which squares to touch in the grid by following hints giving the sizes of blocks in each row and column. It’s a real mind challenge wrapped in a fun experience where you need to think and use your brains to succeed. Avoid making mistakes or you will take a punch, suffer a scratch or even take a bullet! Thank god you can replenish your health by eating a burger, hot-dog or... how about a donut? You will learn easily, progress rapidly and quickly get hooked! It's ultra addictive! FEATURES: • Tens of criminal cases in two iconic cities: Miami and New York • Hundreds of grid puzzles to solve by logic and deduction • Dynamic investigation board where your searches spread out and interconnect like a spider web as in the most exciting detective flicks • Get acquainted with Jamie, police officer, Jim, forensic expert as well as the Chief of Police, Madam District Attorney, the firefighter... • Special challenges: burning crime scenes with clues going up in smoke, FBI-restricted access zones where your hands are tight… • Works on iPhone 5s and above and iPads Time to solve puzzling crimes by logic & deduction! PLAY NOW! Created by ooblada & CHQL Please note that CRIMO is completely free to play, but virtual currency can be purchased with real money to get some in-game items such as extra lives, health boosters or instant analyses. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Terms of use: https://oobld.com/tos-apps-en

About

Sumaddle

This logic puzzle game transforms pencil-and-paper challenges into interactive brain teasers. Fit number combinations to clues using pure logic, with no mental arithmetic required. Enjoy over 150 free puzzles of varying difficulty, with built-in help and offline play.

Highlights
  • Interactive logic puzzles
  • Number combination fitting
  • Pure logic solving
  • Built-in help and mistake correction
  • Over 150 free puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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This type of logical puzzle was first seen in the Japan Puzzle Championship 2006 and is sometimes known as Doppelblock, or Smashed Sums. When played with pencil and paper, these puzzles can be hard work to solve. Sumaddle changes that by transforming the puzzles into interactive brain teasers that unfold before your eyes. Each puzzle has a unique solution. Finding the solution involves fitting the number combinations to the clues. The app makes it easy to view the possible combinations, you don’t need to do any sums in your head. Instead, you are able to focus on using logic to narrow down the combinations and find a fitting arrangement. The puzzles come in a range of sizes and difficulties, to suit all levels of skill and puzzling purposes. Choose a small puzzle to idle away a minute or two while waiting in a queue, or a big puzzle to give your brain some exercise during a coffee break! Some reasons why you will enjoy playing Sumaddle: • more than 150 puzzles are included for free • all puzzles can be solved with pure logic, no mental arithmetic required • the sophisticated built-in help can explain the logical reasoning at each step and also fix mistakes if you go wrong • the built-in help is completely free, use it as much as you like • works offline (great for long journeys) • a high standard of accessibility, including comprehensive support for VoiceOver • ad-free play - there are absolutely no ads! IGRS age rating (Indonesia Game Rating System): 3+ Designed and developed in Winterthur, Switzerland

Screenshots

CRIMO4 screens
Sumaddle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sumaddle at 95% against CRIMO's 40%. Sumaddle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). CRIMO's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CRIMO sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Sumaddle sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sumaddle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 769 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of CRIMO's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sumaddle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CRIMO ships an update every 9 days, Sumaddle every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CRIMO versus Sumaddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCRIMOSumaddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings)4.9 (769 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews94.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better769
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSMACH S.A.S.Jonathan Buchanan

Customer experience

CRIMO

All ratings2,890 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral22.5%
Negative37.5%

Sumaddle

All ratings769 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative4.1%

User reviews

CRIMO

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🧠 Challenging logic puzzles
  • 🕵️‍♀️ Unique crime-solving premise

Room to improve

  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases and subscriptions
  • 🚫 Limited resources (cones, energy, etc.)
  • 🔍 Unsatisfying crime-solving experience
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

Sumaddle

From 769 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and challenging game
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Helpful hint system
  • 🚀 No ads or data collection
  • 💡 Unique puzzle concept

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Automatic hints can be intrusive
  • 🐛 Inability to replay completed puzzles
  • 💡 Need more free/sample puzzles
  • 💡 Difficulty progression could be improved

Bugs and requests

CRIMO

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing during evidence analysis
  • Progress loss after closing the app
  • Vibration issues after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options
  • Ability to earn coins/resources through gameplay
  • Improved crime-solving mechanics
  • Cloud save functionality

Sumaddle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Losing progress when minimizing the app
  • Inconsistent difficulty ratings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to selectively pencil in notes
  • More difficult puzzle options
  • Synced progress across devices
  • Detailed statistics and leaderboard

In-app purchases

10 purchases

CRIMO

Subscriptions1
  • Premium weekly subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time9
  • Small pack of cash$0.99
  • Starter Pack2 variants$1.99
  • Medium pack of cash$2.99
Show 6 more
  • Remove ads$2.99
  • Large pack of cash$4.99
  • Remove ads$5.99
  • Extra-large pack of cash$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Huge pack of cash$48.99
15 purchases

Sumaddle

One-time15
  • Quirky, Pack 5$0.99
  • Very Difficult Puzzles$0.99
  • Quirky, Pack 1$0.99
Show 12 more
  • Premium 9x9 Puzzles, Pack 1$0.99
  • Crafty, Pack 1$0.99
  • Crafty, Pack 2$0.99
  • Crafty, Pack 3$0.99
  • Sneaky, Pack 1$0.99
  • Sneaky, Pack 2$0.99
  • Sneaky, Pack 3$0.99
  • Tricky, Pack 1$0.99
  • Tricky, Pack 2$0.99
  • Tricky, Pack 3$0.99
  • Assorted Puzzles$0.99
  • Puzzle Generator$9.99

Questions

Is CRIMO free?
CRIMO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sumaddle free?
Sumaddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CRIMO or Sumaddle?
Sumaddle is rated higher. CRIMO averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Sumaddle averages 4.9 from 769 ratings.
Do CRIMO or Sumaddle have ads?
CRIMO shows ads; Sumaddle does not.
Which is updated more often, CRIMO or Sumaddle?
CRIMO ships an update every 9 days, and Sumaddle every 3 weeks. Most recently, CRIMO was updated on October 20, 2026 and Sumaddle on October 20, 2026.

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