Comparison

Sumaddle vs Squaring

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

Head to head
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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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 transforming the puzzles into interactive 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 are able to focus on using logic to narrow down the combinations and find a fitting arrangement. The puzzles come in a range of sizes and difficulties, to suit all levels of skill and puzzling purposes. Choose a small puzzle to idle away a minute or two while waiting in a queue, or a big puzzle to give your brain some exercise during a coffee break! Some reasons why you will enjoy playing Sumaddle: • 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

About

Squaring

A turn-based multiplayer game where players compete to fill the four corners of a square before their opponent. The game board size can be adjusted, adding a strategic layer to the competition.

Highlights
  • 1v1 turn-based gameplay
  • Fill 4 corners of a square
  • Adjustable square size
  • Strategic competition
  • Multiplayer mode
Features
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In this Multiplayer 1v1 turn based game, your goal is to fill the 4 corners of a square before your opponent does. The square can be any size, so it can be as small as a 2 by 2 square, or as large as the game board 10 by 10 square! The key is to create your square before your opponent can create their square. The screenshots will help you understand.

Screenshots

Sumaddle3 screens
Squaring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squaring at none against Sumaddle's 10. Squaring also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Sumaddle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Sumaddle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Squaring asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sumaddle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sumaddle has 769 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of Sumaddle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squaring's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sumaddle ships an update every 3 weeks, Squaring every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sumaddle versus Squaring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumaddleSquaring
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (769 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews94.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings769 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BuchananBoris Piker

Customer experience

Sumaddle

All ratings769 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative4.1%

Squaring

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Squaring

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sumaddle

One-time10
  • Crafty, Pack 1$0.99
  • Crafty, Pack 2$0.99
  • Crafty, Pack 3$0.99
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  • 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
  • Puzzle Generator$9.99
None

Squaring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sumaddle free?
Sumaddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squaring free?
Squaring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sumaddle or Squaring?
Sumaddle is rated higher. Sumaddle averages 4.9 out of 5 from 769 ratings, while Squaring averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Sumaddle or Squaring have ads?
Neither Sumaddle nor Squaring shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sumaddle or Squaring?
Sumaddle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Squaring every 19 months. Most recently, Sumaddle was updated on November 3, 2026 and Squaring on October 30, 2026.

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