Loop Loop Puzzle vs Cracking the Cryptic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loop Loop Puzzle
Engage in a relaxing yet challenging puzzle experience with a beautiful design. Progress through one hundred levels of increasing difficulty, culminating in a visually stunning end screen.
- Relaxing gameplay
- Challenging puzzles
- Beautiful design
- 100 levels
- Ad-free experience
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Relaxing and challenging at the same time. Beautiful design. The end of the game is worth a screenshot. No ads ! One hundred levels, from easy to difficult.
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.
- Handcrafted Sudoku puzzles
- Curated by expert constructors
- Classic and unique variants
- Regularly released puzzle packs
- Free introductory puzzle pack
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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!
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Verdict
Loop Loop Puzzle and Cracking the Cryptic both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Loop Loop Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 72% of Cracking the Cryptic's. Cracking the Cryptic's advantage is ratings volume (208 vs 13) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Loop Loop Puzzle sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Cracking the Cryptic sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Loop Loop Puzzle against 4.4 for Cracking the Cryptic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cracking the Cryptic has 208 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Loop Loop Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 72% of Cracking the Cryptic's.
Loop Loop Puzzle ships an update every 2 months, Cracking the Cryptic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 20, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop Loop Puzzle | Cracking the Cryptic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 4.4 (208 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 208 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcelo Pars | Nick Carney |
Customer experience
Loop Loop Puzzle
Cracking the Cryptic
Bugs and requests
Loop Loop Puzzle
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
Loop Loop Puzzle
- 5 HINTS$0.99
- Donate a coffee$1.99
- 25 HINTS$1.99
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- 125 HINTS$2.99
- Donate an ice-cream$3.99
- Donate a muffin$7.99
Cracking the Cryptic
- 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
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