Comparison

Sumaddle vs Puzzle Arcade

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

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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

About

Puzzle Arcade

Features
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Thirty logic puzzles in one app. No words, no lives, and never an ad inside a round. PUZZLES THAT NEED NO LANGUAGE Every board is numbers, shapes and colour. There is nothing to read, in any language — so the same puzzle works whoever you are. Sudoku, Nonogram, Minesweeper, Kakuro, Shikaku, Futoshiki, Skyscrapers, Star Battle, Bridges, Fillomino, Calcudoku, Numberlink, One-Stroke, and seventeen more. MISTAKES COST TIME, NEVER A LIFE An error adds five seconds to your clock. There are no hearts, no lockouts, and nothing that can stop you mid-puzzle. You always get to finish the board you started. ONE BOARD A DAY, THE SAME ONE FOR EVERYONE Everybody plays the identical daily puzzle. Your time means something because the board is the same, not because anyone was asked to be honest about it. DUELS ON THE SAME GRID Send a friend the board you just played. They get that exact grid and the same clock, and you both see the two times side by side. There are no bots — when nobody is around, the app says so rather than inventing an opponent. EVERY LEVEL CERTIFIED Each puzzle has exactly one solution, checked before it ever reaches you. Difficulty only rises, one level at a time, so the ladder always makes sense. PLAYS OFFLINE, NO ACCOUNT The whole game is on your device. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to create, no email to hand over. Four themes, day and night, in English and Turkish.

Screenshots

Sumaddle3 screens
Puzzle Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzle Arcade at none against Sumaddle's 15. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 15 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzle Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sumaddle versus Puzzle Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumaddlePuzzle Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (767 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings767 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BuchananErkam Demirci

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

Puzzle Arcade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Puzzle Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sumaddle free?
Sumaddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzle Arcade free?
Puzzle Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sumaddle or Puzzle Arcade have ads?
Neither Sumaddle nor Puzzle Arcade shows ads.

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