Pumbuzzle vs Notepad Games
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).
Notepad Games
Engage your mind with thousands of free puzzles across seven distinct game types, including word, math, and logic challenges. Enjoy daily new puzzles, track your progress, and experience a clean, ad-free interface without subscriptions or paywalls.
- 7 unique puzzle games
- Daily challenges
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Streak and progress tracking
- Clean notepad design
- Completely free
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Thousands of free puzzles across 7 different games. Whether you love words, math, or logic challenges, there's something new to solve every day. WHAT YOU GET • 7 unique puzzle games • New daily challenges across all games • Multiple difficulty levels (easy to expert) • Track your streaks and progress • Clean, notepad-inspired design • Completely free - no subscriptions, no paywalls WHY NOTEPAD GAMES? Most puzzle apps lock content behind paywalls or spam you with ads. We don't. Every puzzle is free. Every game is accessible. Just open the app and play. PERFECT FOR Wordle fans, NYT Games players, or anyone who wants a daily mental workout. Build a streak, challenge yourself, and watch your skills improve. Download now and start solving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pumbuzzle at 14 against Notepad Games's 3. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Notepad Games. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pumbuzzle | Notepad Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brainwash Inc. | Jason Perlman |
Customer experience
Pumbuzzle
Notepad Games
In-app purchases
Pumbuzzle
No in-app purchases
Notepad Games
No in-app purchases
