Pumbuzzle vs Samurai’s Dozen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pumbuzzle
Solve daily logic puzzles by arranging numbers so each row sums to 80. Use directional clues to guide your placement and swap squares to achieve the correct pattern. Compete on leaderboards and replay past challenges.
- Daily pattern puzzles
- Row summation to 80
- Swap squares to solve
- Directional clues (▲▼, ◀▶)
- Replay past puzzles
- GameCenter leaderboards
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Each row adds up to 80. Find the right place for all of the numbers. ▲▼ means a square is in the right column but the wrong row ◀▶ means a square is in the right row but the wrong column Tap two squares to swap them. Moving squares with ▲▼ or ◀▶ increases your score. A new puzzle each day AND the ability to replay puzzles from past days! Leaderboards with GameCenter! New games start at midnight UTC (i.e., 7pm Central US).
Samurai’s Dozen
A memory card game where you compete against your iPhone to test your memorization skills. Flip cards, match pairs, and score points before your device outdoes you. It's an engaging way to challenge your mind and sharpen your memory on the go.
- Memory card gameplay
- Compete against iPhone
- Sharpen memory skills
- Fast-paced challenges
- Pocket-sized entertainment
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Dozen is a new kind of memory card game, one in which you play against the iPhone© to prove your memorizing abilities. Flip cards, memorize their locations, and score pairing points before the iPhone© beats you to it. Challenge your mind, sharpen your memory, and engage in fast-paced gameplay that is addictive, right from your pocket. Take Dozen with you wherever you go, pairing off cards as you race against your iPhone©. It’s a great way to travel, unwind after a long day, or simply take a break from the work or studying at hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pumbuzzle at weekly against Samurai’s Dozen's every 5 months. Pumbuzzle also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pumbuzzle against 5.0 for Samurai’s Dozen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pumbuzzle has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pumbuzzle ships an update weekly, Samurai’s Dozen every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pumbuzzle | Samurai’s Dozen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brainwash Inc. | Igor Fedorov |
Customer experience
Pumbuzzle
Samurai’s Dozen
In-app purchases
Pumbuzzle
No in-app purchases
Samurai’s Dozen
No in-app purchases
