Comparison

Daily Cryptic vs Countdown Solver

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

Head to head
About

Daily Cryptic

Learn to solve cryptic crosswords with daily clues, progressive hints, and step-by-step explanations. Build your skills through a structured learning series and practice with weekly crosswords and monthly prize challenges.

Highlights
  • Daily cryptic clues
  • Progressive hints
  • Step-by-step explanations
  • Structured learning series
  • Weekly practice crosswords
  • Monthly prize challenges
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Daily Cryptic teaches you to solve cryptic crosswords — one clue at a time. Every day brings a fresh cryptic clue with progressive hints and a step-by-step explanation, so you learn the technique behind every answer. Work through the learning series, build a solving streak, then put your skills to work on full crosswords and monthly prize challenges. EVERY DAY • A new hand-picked cryptic clue • Progressive hints when you're stuck • Clear step-by-step explanations of the wordplay • Streaks and stats to track your progress LEARN THE CRAFT • A structured learning series covering the major clue types — anagrams, hidden words, containers, reversals and more • Step-by-step explainers that show how each answer is built CROSSWORDS & PRIZES • Weekly crosswords to practise on • Monthly prize challenges • Entry rules and eligibility are shown before you enter SYNC EVERYWHERE • Your progress, streaks and entries sync between iOS and dailycryptic.co Terms of Use: https://dailycryptic.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://dailycryptic.co/privacy

About

Countdown Solver

Features
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Countdown Solver finds the solution to the numbers game from the classic TV show Countdown. Select your six numbers, enter the target, and tap Solve. The app uses an exhaustive search to find an exact solution, or the nearest possible result if no exact solution exists.

Screenshots

Daily Cryptic4 screens
Countdown Solver2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Solver at none against Daily Cryptic's 2. Daily Cryptic's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads and device support 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. Daily Cryptic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per 3 months. Countdown Solver asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Daily Cryptic versus Countdown Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily CrypticCountdown Solver
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB0 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTF DailyPeter Whysall

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Cryptic

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Quarterly7 Days trial$24.993 Months
  • Plus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Countdown Solver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Cryptic free?
Daily Cryptic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Solver free?
Countdown Solver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daily Cryptic or Countdown Solver have ads?
Neither Daily Cryptic nor Countdown Solver shows ads.

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