Millrace vs The Daily Code
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Millrace
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Sixty-four levels. One inlet. Nothing is random. Millrace is a delivery puzzle. Each level hands you a fixed board, a queue of tiles you can see in advance, and a move budget. Tiles arrive one at a time at a single marked inlet on the edge of the grid. Your job is to build one exact value on one marked cell — and to get it there before the budget runs out. Two ways to lose, and both are yours to avoid: • Slide a tile over the inlet and the next arrival has nowhere to land. • Overshoot the target — build a 128 when the level asked for a 64 — and that value is gone for good. — THE CAMPAIGN — Six chapters, and a difficulty curve that is measured rather than claimed: Warm-up · Tactics · Pressure · Precision · Deep Water · Mastery Every level was found by search, not written by hand, and checked by an automated solver before it shipped. The shortest solution is known exactly, each chapter is pinned to one depth, and levels a thoughtless policy could stumble through are thrown away. If a level is in the app, it has a real answer and no cheap one. — FREEPLAY — One tap from the level list: an endless board with no goal and no move limit. Slide, combine matching numbers, and see how far it takes you. Personal bests, a daily board that is identical for every player in the world, and streaks. Game Center leaderboards and achievements if you want them. — HELP WHEN YOU WANT IT — • Hint suggests a strong next move and says why. • The Coach watches a finished game and names one habit worth fixing — corners, crowding, or ordering. It never interrupts play, and you can switch it off. — SEVENTEEN THEMES — A real 3D board, not a picture of one. Tilt your phone and the light travels across ceramic, glass, walnut, paper, brushed metal and neon. Classic is free; the rest live in optional packs. — FAIR, AND FINISHED — No ads. No subscription. No account. No energy meter. Fully offline, on a plane or underground. Undo tokens give you a second chance and one arrives free every day; extra tokens and theme packs are the only things that cost money, and you never need them. Available in 40 languages. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
The Daily Code
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The Daily Code is a daily logic puzzle built around one simple challenge: crack the hidden four-symbol code in six attempts or fewer. Each guess gives you feedback: • Red means the correct symbol is in the correct position. • Yellow means the correct symbol is in the wrong position. • Dark means the symbol is not part of the code. Symbols can repeat, so every guess matters. DAILY CODE Solve one new code each day, build your streak, and compare your progress over time. PRACTICE Play unlimited practice puzzles whenever you want to sharpen your deduction skills. STATS Track your current streak, best streak, solved puzzles, win rate, and Daily Code history. SHARE YOUR RESULT Share your Daily Code result without revealing the solution. REMINDERS Optionally enable a daily reminder so you never miss tomorrow’s code. REMOVE ADS Practice mode includes occasional ads. A one-time Remove Ads purchase is available for players who prefer an ad-free experience. Simple rules. Six attempts. One code a day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Millrace at none against The Daily Code's shown. The Daily Code's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Millrace sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and The Daily Code sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Millrace ships an update every 3 weeks, The Daily Code daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Millrace | The Daily Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 294 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antti Aittamaa | Aleksa Durosev |
In-app purchases
Millrace
- 10 Undos$0.99
- Summer Pack$1.99
- Designer Pack 1$1.99
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- Designer Pack 2$1.99
- Support the Developer$1.99
- Winter Pack$1.99
- 50 Undos$2.99
- 200 Undos$5.99
- Complete Collection$5.99
The Daily Code
- Remove Ads$2.99
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