Sumaddle vs King's Path Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
King's Path Solitaire
This card puzzle game challenges you to find descending paths starting from each King, covering every card on the table. Enjoy quick play sessions with strategic depth, featuring multiple game modes like Daily Puzzle and Adventure.
- Unique pathfinding mechanic
- Every deck is beatable
- Daily Puzzle mode
- Adventure mode with 200+ puzzles
- Free Play mode
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“Absolutely worth adding to your puzzle game library” - Campbell Bird, 148Apps “A smart new take on solitaire” - Harry Slater, Gamezebo Find your path! In King’s Path Solitaire, all the cards are on the table. Your task is to find descending paths starting with each King. Solve the puzzle by finding paths that cover every card. This fresh take on the solitaire genre allows for quick play sessions, but plenty of strategy. Features: Unique pathfinding mechanic Every deck is beatable Daily Puzzle and Daily Deck modes Adventure mode with almost 200 puzzles Free Play mode that puts you in control
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sumaddle at 4.9 against King's Path Solitaire's 4.3. Sumaddle also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 73%) and ratings volume (767 vs 35). King's Path Solitaire's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Sumaddle sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and King's Path Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sumaddle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sumaddle has 767 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Sumaddle's written reviews are positive against 73% of King's Path Solitaire's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sumaddle | King's Path Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (767 ratings) — better | 4.3 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better | 73.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 767 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Buchanan | Beep Yeah! |
Customer experience
Sumaddle
King's Path Solitaire
Bugs and 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
King's Path Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
King's Path Solitaire
- Unlock Full Game$2.99
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