Uncrossed vs Sumaddle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Uncrossed
Rearrange dots in this calming puzzle game to untangle lines and prevent them from crossing. It offers a range of difficulty levels, from easy to impossible, to sharpen your mind and build interesting patterns.
- Untangle lines puzzle
- Rearrange dots
- Difficulty levels
- Sharpen mind
- Build patterns
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In this calming puzzle game you rearrange dots so that none of the connected lines cross. •Difficulty levels from easy to impossible •Sharpen your mind with this tricky brain game •Build interesting patterns and designs •Fun for all ages. (Reinforces geometry and math concepts) Can you solve an impossible puzzle?
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.
- Interactive logic puzzles
- Number combination fitting
- Pure logic solving
- Built-in help and mistake correction
- Over 150 free puzzles
- Offline play
- Ad-free experience
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• “Brilliant puzzle game”, UK App Store review Apr 2025 • “Best Puzzle Game I’ve Ever Played”, US App Store review Jan 2025 • “The ONLY iOS game I've never gotten tired of”, Reddit review Apr 2024 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 adding the essential element of interaction. This transforms the puzzles into intriguing 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 can focus on using logic to narrow down the combinations and find a fitting arrangement. Some reasons why you will enjoy playing Sumaddle: • puzzles range in size and difficulty from small and simple to large and mind-blowing • 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sumaddle at every 3 weeks against Uncrossed's every 10 months. Sumaddle also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 74%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Uncrossed's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Uncrossed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sumaddle sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sumaddle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 412 and 767 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Uncrossed's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sumaddle's.
Uncrossed ships an update every 10 months, Sumaddle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Uncrossed | Sumaddle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (412 ratings) | 4.9 (767 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 412 | 767 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MICHAEL ECONOMY | Jonathan Buchanan |
Customer experience
Uncrossed
Sumaddle
User reviews
Uncrossed
From 412 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 💡 Simple yet challenging puzzles
- 🧘 Zen-like meditative experience
- ✨ Clean and unobtrusive interface
- 🚀 Ads are fair and bearable
Room to improve
- 💸 Paid ads removal is ineffective
- 📉 Very few levels
- 😩 Puzzles lack diversity
- 💡 Bright screen for night play
Sumaddle
From 767 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Uncrossed
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads still present after purchase
- Paid ad removal doesn't work
Requested features
2 requests- Provide solutions for puzzles
- Add a dark mode option
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
Uncrossed
- Disable Ads$0.99
Sumaddle
- Quirky, Pack 5$0.99
- Very Difficult Puzzles$0.99
- Quirky, Pack 1$0.99
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- 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









