Comparison

Number Join vs ChessSweeper

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

Head to head
About

Number Join

A logic puzzle game where you fill in missing numbers sequentially, horizontally or vertically. Features multiple difficulty levels, over 500 puzzles, and helpful tools like a "Check" function to highlight errors. It also tracks your best completion times and offers Game Center achievements.

Highlights
  • Fill missing numbers sequentially
  • Horizontal and vertical paths only
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • Over 500 levels
  • Highlight wrong numbers function
  • Auto-save progress
  • Record best completion times
Features
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This game is a logic puzzle with simple rules. Your aim is to fill in the missing numbers, in sequential order, going horizontally or vertically only. Diagonal paths are not allowed. **** Features **** # Content - 5 difficulty levels - more than 500 levels # Features - "Check" function can highlight wrong numbers - option to enable automatically highlight wrong numbers - Auto-save the process of unfinished levels - Record best completion time for each level # Challenge - Game Center Achievements - Try to complete as many levels as possible

About

ChessSweeper

Features
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Watch out for the queens, rooks and bishops in this innovative twist on the classic game!

Screenshots

Number Join4 screens
ChessSweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChessSweeper at none against Number Join's 1. ChessSweeper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). On price, 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. Number Join sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChessSweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Join ships an update every 5 months, ChessSweeper every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Number Join versus ChessSweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber JoinChessSweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (203 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings203 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanley LamGustaf Brostrom

Bugs and requests

Number Join

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes upon opening
  • Game crashes during gameplay
  • Update issues: game alignment, inaccessible older games
  • View mode screwed up, nothing lines up
  • Congrats window blocks game
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  • Game stops podcasts playing in background

Requested features

8 requests
  • More puzzles, larger grids (11x11+)
  • Ability to set up puzzles from external sources
  • More distinguishing colors for tiles
  • A 'backwards mode' for reverse number solving
  • Different color tiles for next vs. back numbers
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  • Option to choose number direction (up/down) manually
  • Continuous puzzles at each level, not repeating ones
  • Pencil options for number entry

ChessSweeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Number Join

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
None

ChessSweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Join free?
Number Join is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChessSweeper free?
ChessSweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Number Join or ChessSweeper have ads?
Number Join shows ads; ChessSweeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Number Join or ChessSweeper?
Number Join ships an update every 5 months, and ChessSweeper every 2 days. Most recently, Number Join was updated on October 15, 2026 and ChessSweeper on October 8, 2026.

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