Comparison

MathCage vs Just Kakuro

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

Head to head
About

MathCage

Features
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MathCage is the classic math logic game — a fresh challenge for Sudoku fans who love numbers and reasoning. Fill the grid, satisfy every cage, and train your brain anywhere. HOW TO PLAY • Fill the grid with numbers (1-4, 1-5 or 1-6) • No number repeats in any row or column • Numbers in each cage must satisfy the arithmetic clue (+, āˆ’, Ɨ, Ć·) • Single-cell cages show the answer directly WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Unlimited puzzles — every grid is freshly generated with a unique solution • 3 difficulty levels: Easy 4Ɨ4, Medium 5Ɨ5, Hard 6Ɨ6 • Notes, undo and auto-save for strategic play • Track your best times and completed games • Clean, minimal design with satisfying haptics • 100% offline — perfect for flights, commutes and travel • Completely free: no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases PERFECT FOR • Sudoku fans looking for a smarter alternative • Daily brain training and mental math practice • Students sharpening arithmetic skills • Anyone who loves logic puzzles and number games Download MathCage now and give your brain its daily workout!

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Just Kakuro

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Just Kakuro teaches you to play Kakuro properly, then gets out of the way. Kakuro is a crossword with sums instead of words. Every run of white cells adds up to its clue, and no digit repeats inside a run. That is the whole rulebook. Getting good at it is another matter, and that is what this app is for. Nine lessons take you from the rules to the techniques experienced solvers use without thinking: magic blocks, cross-referencing, min-max bounds, hidden singles, combination logic. Each one is a short board where the technique is the way through, rather than a page of text to read. When you get stuck in a real game, the hint button names the technique that applies and shows you why it works. It will fill the cell in if you insist, but that is the last thing it offers rather than the first. Practice drills let you rehearse one technique at a time. Mastery counts only the deductions you worked out yourself, so the progress path reflects what you can actually do. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, and every puzzle can be finished by reasoning alone. The app proves both before a board ever reaches you. You are never asked to guess. FREE The rules lesson, No Repeats and Magic Blocks. Small and medium boards at every difficulty. An error check that tells you when something has gone wrong. ONE PURCHASE UNLOCKS Six more lessons. Every practice drill. The hints that teach instead of just answering. Large boards. Your stats and technique path. No ads, no subscription, and none of the timers, energy or coins that puzzle apps tend to arrive with. Everything works offline.

Screenshots

MathCage4 screens
Just Kakuro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MathCage at none against Just Kakuro's 1. MathCage also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Just Kakuro's advantage is device support (5 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Just Kakuro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MathCage asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
MathCage versus Just Kakuro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathCageJust Kakuro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerꙓ 郭Kai Kunze

In-app purchases

None

MathCage

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Just Kakuro

One-time1
  • Just Kakuro Full$4.99

Questions

Is MathCage free?
MathCage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Just Kakuro free?
Just Kakuro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MathCage or Just Kakuro have ads?
Neither MathCage nor Just Kakuro shows ads.

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