Daily Cryptic vs Countdown Solver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Daily cryptic clues
- Progressive hints
- Step-by-step explanations
- Structured learning series
- Weekly practice crosswords
- Monthly prize challenges
- Progress tracking
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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
Countdown Solver
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Daily Cryptic | Countdown Solver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TF Daily | Peter Whysall |
In-app purchases
Daily Cryptic
- Plus Quarterly7 Days trial$24.993 Months
- Plus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Countdown Solver
No in-app purchases
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