Comparison

Bewildebots vs Sumaddle

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

Head to head
About

Bewildebots

Guide multiple robots simultaneously through challenging puzzles by issuing synchronized commands. Each robot executes actions based on its orientation, requiring strategic planning to reach designated teleporters. Enjoy hundreds of levels with unique mechanics and the ability to undo any mistake.

Highlights
  • Direct up to 10 robots at once
  • 300 handcrafted puzzles
  • 5 chapters with new mechanics
  • Undo any mistake
  • One-handed play
  • Offline playable
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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Bewildebots is a brain-frying new take on the puzzle genre that requires the player to direct up to 10 robots at once to a set of corresponding teleporters. Each move is a command that is sent to every robot at the same time, which each robot will perform based on the way it is facing. “Bewildebots is a clever and brain-twisting puzzler” – TouchArcade Explore the universe and you will find: - 300 handcrafted puzzles across 3 grid sizes - 5 chapters, each with brain-frying new mechanics - Undo all of your mistakes, even after failure - Simple controls for one-handed play - Playable in both landscape and portrait mode - Fully playable offline - No ads or in-app purchases

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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• “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

Screenshots

Bewildebots4 screens
Sumaddle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sumaddle at Free against Bewildebots's $3.99. Sumaddle also leads on ratings volume (767 vs 8). Bewildebots's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Sumaddle is free to download; Bewildebots costs $3.99 up front. Sumaddle sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Bewildebots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bewildebots against 4.9 for Sumaddle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sumaddle has 767 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Bewildebots's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sumaddle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bewildebots ships an update every 4 days, Sumaddle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bewildebots versus Sumaddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBewildebotsSumaddle
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (8 ratings)4.9 (767 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.9% of reviews
Number of ratings8767 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJadeus Games LLCJonathan Buchanan

Customer experience

Bewildebots

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sumaddle

All ratings767 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative4.1%

Bugs and requests

Bewildebots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Bewildebots

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Sumaddle

One-time15
  • 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

Questions

Is Bewildebots free?
Bewildebots costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sumaddle free?
Sumaddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bewildebots or Sumaddle?
Sumaddle is rated higher. Bewildebots averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Sumaddle averages 4.9 from 767 ratings.
Do Bewildebots or Sumaddle have ads?
Neither Bewildebots nor Sumaddle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bewildebots or Sumaddle?
Bewildebots ships an update every 4 days, and Sumaddle every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bewildebots was updated on October 4, 2026 and Sumaddle on October 12, 2026.

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