Comparison

Unit 404 vs Sumaddle

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

Head to head
About

Unit 404

Navigate an abandoned sci-fi complex by solving intricate puzzles in this platformer. Explore over 70 unique levels, each with evolving mechanics and visual styles, as the challenge steadily increases.

Highlights
  • Sci-fi puzzle platformer gameplay
  • Over 70 handcrafted levels
  • Evolving game mechanics
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Unique visual themes
Features
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"Unit 404" is a sci-fi puzzle platformer game. Find a way out of the abandoned sci-fi complex through solving various puzzles. The game has more than 70 handcrafted levels with various game mechanics and visual themes. The difficulty keeps growing as you progress through the game.

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

Unit 4044 screens
Sumaddle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sumaddle at Free against Unit 404's $1.99. Sumaddle also leads on ratings volume (767 vs 17). Unit 404's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and update cadence (every 3 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; Unit 404 costs $1.99 up front. Sumaddle sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Unit 404 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Unit 404 against 4.9 for Sumaddle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sumaddle has 767 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Unit 404's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sumaddle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unit 404 ships an update every 3 days, Sumaddle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Unit 404 versus Sumaddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnit 404Sumaddle
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (17 ratings)4.9 (767 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews94.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17767 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size596 MB30 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMaxim UrusovJonathan Buchanan

Customer experience

Unit 404

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%

Sumaddle

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

Bugs and requests

Unit 404

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

Unit 404

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 Unit 404 free?
Unit 404 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sumaddle free?
Sumaddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Unit 404 or Sumaddle?
Sumaddle is rated higher. Unit 404 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Sumaddle averages 4.9 from 767 ratings.
Do Unit 404 or Sumaddle have ads?
Neither Unit 404 nor Sumaddle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unit 404 or Sumaddle?
Unit 404 ships an update every 3 days, and Sumaddle every 3 weeks. Most recently, Unit 404 was updated on September 18, 2026 and Sumaddle on September 25, 2026.

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