Countdown Letters & Numbers vs TimeGuessr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Letters & Numbers
Challenge your mind with a numbers game using basic math operations or a letters game to find the longest words. This free mental agility game is completely ad-free and does not collect your data.
- Numbers game with mathematical operations
- Letters game to find long words
- Mental agility workout
- Completely free
- No advertising
- Data privacy
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Countdown: Letters and Numbers is a mental agility game where you can choose between work out your brain by playing with numbers or playing with letters. Numbers game: Use basic mathematical operations and 6 random numbers to get the desired result. Maybe it isn’t easy, but there is always a solution. Letters game: With 9 random letters, based on the percentages of appearance of letters in the dictionary, you must find words as long as possible. Countdown is completely free without advertising. Your data is not collected. There is only a small tool that warns us in case the application crashes.
TimeGuessr
Test your knowledge of history and geography by guessing the time and location of historical photographs. Compete with friends and players worldwide in daily challenges and climb the leaderboards. It's an addictive journey through time and place.
- Guess historical photo locations
- Determine historical photo dates
- Daily competitive game mode
- Challenge friends
- Global leaderboards
- Create custom rounds
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TimeGuessr is the game that challenges both your geography and history knowledge in one addictive experience. Using real historical photographs from around the world, your task is simple: guess when and where each photo was taken. Think you know your 1960s from your 1980s? Can you tell Paris from Prague just by a grainy street scene? Whether you're a casual player or a history buff, TimeGuessr will put your deduction skills to the test. Each photo is carefully selected, showcasing moments that span continents and centuries. Place a pin on the map to guess the location, choose the year, and see how close you were. The closer your guess, the more points you earn. New photos are added daily through the popular daily game mode, where players from around the world compete to get the highest score. You can also challenge your friends, compare your progress on the leaderboard, and even create your own shareable rounds. TimeGuessr is more than just a guessing game - it's a journey through time and place, blending curiosity, memory, and discovery in a way that keeps you coming back for more.
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Verdict
Countdown Letters & Numbers and TimeGuessr both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of TimeGuessr's written reviews are positive against 43% of Countdown Letters & Numbers's. TimeGuessr also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Countdown Letters & Numbers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. TimeGuessr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Countdown Letters & Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown Letters & Numbers against 4.9 for TimeGuessr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeGuessr has 2.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Countdown Letters & Numbers's written reviews are positive against 78% of TimeGuessr's.
Countdown Letters & Numbers ships an update fortnightly, TimeGuessr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Letters & Numbers | TimeGuessr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.9 (2.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #85 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Limaraxa S.L. | TIMEGUESSR LIMITED |
Customer experience
Countdown Letters & Numbers
TimeGuessr
Bugs and requests
Countdown Letters & Numbers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TimeGuessr
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sometimes game doesn't load properly, just shows a white screen
- Doesn't save progress if you close and reopen the app during a game
Requested features
4 requests- Add score sharing function
- Add ability to view past game scores and breakdowns
- Add option to start a game with a friend/timer
- Add ability to zoom in further on map
In-app purchases
Countdown Letters & Numbers
No in-app purchases
TimeGuessr
- Monthly TimeGuessr Ad Free$3.991 Month
- Annual TimeGuessr Ad Free$24.991 Year
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