Comparison

Puzzle Cafe! vs puzzling.com

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Cafe!

Engage your mind with a variety of daily puzzles including Sudoku, Nonograms, and Crosswords. Save your progress and use boosters to overcome challenges. Keep your brain active with new puzzles every day.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzle sets
  • Save and resume games
  • In-game boosters
  • Track player stats
  • Multiple puzzle types
Features
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Play the most well built daily puzzle game in the store - Puzzle Cafe! Puzzle Cafe is your solution for the daily newspaper puzzles in this digital age. Play various beloved puzzles like Sudoku, Nonogram, Find the Differences, Crossword ect., all in the same place, everyday! Enjoy new sets of puzzles everyday and make a great daily routine to keep your mind sharp. Anyone who wants to challenge themselves would love this assortment of well curated puzzles! Game Features ------------------------- Play new sets of puzzles everyday! Done with your daily goals and looking for more? Special Editions are here for you! Don't have the time to finish a whole game in a single sitting? Worry not, leave the game at any time and come back to pick it up right where you left it. Boosters! Stuck in your puzzle? Use the boosters to help you nudge along the right direction so you never leave a game incomplete. Track Stats View your daily progress through the graph and exact numbers in your player profile Download it now to know more It’s known to help create a wonderful routine. Play Quick mindful games anytime, anywhere. It keeps your brain Active & Sharp. With multiple puzzles and modes there’s always something to challenge yourself! By installing this game, you agree to the terms of the license agreements. Privacy Policy: https://www.stellarplay.games/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.stellarplay.games/terms-of-service Puzzle Cafe!, the associated logo, the design of the associated Puzzle Cafe! brand game-board, and the distinctive letters and game designs are trademarks of StellarPlay Games. © 2023 StellarPlay Games.

About

puzzling.com

Engage your mind daily with a variety of classic puzzles like Crosswords and Sudoku. Access thousands of puzzles and an ad-free experience with a VIP subscription. Track your progress and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Classic puzzle variety
  • Thousands of puzzles with subscription
  • Ad-free VIP experience
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Smart search filters
  • Help and tutorial videos
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Keep your mind active with new puzzles every day. · The dream team of classic puzzles: Crossword, Sudoku, Picture Cross, Codeword, Word Search, and dozens more. · Download free and enjoy a new page of puzzles every morning and evening. · Subscribe at any time to access thousands of puzzles, ad-free. · Smart search filters help you find puzzles of your preferred type, genre or difficulty. · Learn to play new puzzles with extensive online help and videos. · Track your progress and earn trophies and rewards. Whether you're looking for a new challenge or to relax with a familiar old favorite, you can find it all in the puzzling.com app. ■ Subscribe for VIP access With a puzzling.com VIP subscription, you'll get free, unlimited access to all the puzzles on your Morning and Evening pages each day, including all previous days' pages. You can also browse puzzling.com's growing library of Themed Issues (puzzle books), using replenishing VIP keys to unlock puzzles and expand your collection. What's more, as a subscriber you won't be interrupted by ad breaks between puzzles. (Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions through your iTunes and App Store Account Settings. On cancelling a subscription, you will continue to be subscribed until the end of the current billing period.) ■ Product support Please select the [HELP] option from the menu if you require assistance. Can't access the app? You can also contact us by email: support@puzzling.com Terms of use: https://www.puzzling.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.puzzling.com/privacy/ ■ Latest news WEB: www.puzzling.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/getpuzzling BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/puzzling.com

Screenshots

Puzzle Cafe!4 screens
puzzling.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: puzzling.com at 36% against Puzzle Cafe!'s 0%. puzzling.com also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Puzzle Cafe! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and puzzling.com sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

puzzling.com holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: puzzling.com has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Puzzle Cafe!'s written reviews are positive against 36% of puzzling.com's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Cafe! ships an update every 7 months, puzzling.com every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Puzzle Cafe! versus puzzling.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle Cafe!puzzling.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews36.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings238 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size234 MB361 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStellarPlay Games Private LimitedAppyNation Ltd.

Customer experience

Puzzle Cafe!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

puzzling.com

All ratings38 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral27.3%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Puzzle Cafe!

One-time10
  • Small Token Pack$0.99
  • Medium Token Pack$1.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Large Token Pack$3.99
  • Large Coin Pack$4.99
  • Extra Large Token Pack$7.99
  • Mega Preimum Bundle$9.99
  • Extra Large Coin Pack$9.99
  • Supreme Token Pack$15.99
  • Supreme Coin Pack$19.99
18 purchases

puzzling.com

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 11 more
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Coin Pack$2.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$4.99
  • Large Coin Pack$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Extra Large Coin Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Puzzle Cafe! free?
Puzzle Cafe! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is puzzling.com free?
puzzling.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puzzle Cafe! or puzzling.com?
puzzling.com is rated higher. Puzzle Cafe! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while puzzling.com averages 4.5 from 38 ratings.
Do Puzzle Cafe! or puzzling.com have ads?
Both Puzzle Cafe! and puzzling.com show ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Cafe! or puzzling.com?
Puzzle Cafe! ships an update every 7 months, and puzzling.com every 2 months. Most recently, Puzzle Cafe! was updated on September 13, 2026 and puzzling.com on September 27, 2026.

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