Comparison

Math Cross vs Barndoku!

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

Head to head
About

Math Cross

Features
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Train your brain daily with Math Cross: Brain Puzzle — the ultimate number logic game! Solve crossword-style math puzzles using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Sharpen your mind with fun mental math challenges for all ages. Choose Your Difficulty Start easy or test yourself with harder puzzles. Math Cross includes four difficulty levels: Easy — simple puzzles for a quick brain warm-up Medium — balanced number challenges Hard — more complex logic and equations Expert — a real test for math puzzle fans Daily Brain Challenge Come back every day for a fresh puzzle and keep your brain active. Daily challenges are perfect for short play sessions, morning focus, or relaxing breaks. Each puzzle is built around math equations and number placement. You will need more than fast calculations — use logic, planning, and problem-solving skills to complete the grid. Four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert Crossword-style number puzzles Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division Daily math challenges Relaxing gameplay with brain-training benefits Simple rules, satisfying puzzles Great for fans of sudoku, math games, number puzzles, and logic games Math Cross: Brain Puzzle is designed for players who love smart, relaxing challenges. Improve your mental math, sharpen your logic, and enjoy the satisfaction of solving each puzzle. Download Math Cross: Brain Puzzle today and start your daily brain workout! SUBSCRIPTION TERMS No Ads Bundle is an auto-renewable monthly subscription that removes banner and interstitial ads and provides exclusive in-game benefits. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://peachpixel.cc/terms Privacy Policy: https://peachpixel.cc/privacy

About

Barndoku!

This logic puzzle game combines Sudoku-like rules with a charming farm theme. Players place animals in a grid, ensuring no two animals touch, even diagonally. It offers daily challenges, leaderboards, and customizable player faces.

Highlights
  • Sudoku-style grid puzzles
  • Farm animal theme
  • Daily challenges and streaks
  • Leaderboards
  • Customizable player faces
  • Hint and reveal system
Features
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Barndoku is a logic puzzle with the rules of sudoku and the charm of a farm. Every board is a grid of coloured pens. Place exactly one animal in each row, each column and each pen, and never let two animals touch, not even at the corners. That's the whole rulebook. The thinking is in working out where an animal can't go, fencing off those cells, and watching the last possible spot reveal itself. If you enjoy star battle, sudoku or any one-per-row logic puzzle, you'll feel at home in the barn. HOW A PUZZLE PLAYS • Tap a cell to fence it off when you know no animal can live there. • Double-tap to place an animal when only one spot remains. • Boards grow from a 4×4 warm-up to 10×10 brain-benders. • Stuck? A hint points at the next deduction. A reveal shows a cell outright. Both refill every hour. A LITTLE EVERY DAY • Daily Streak: solve one puzzle a day, keep the flame alive, earn prizes on day seven. • Leaderboard: each solve lays eggs. Climb past the other farmers before the day resets. • Daily Challenge: one big board shared by everyone, with your finishing time ranked against the crowd. MAKE IT YOURS • Every animal you reveal for the first time unlocks it as your face, with its own frame. • Pick a handle, wear your favourite face, and see your name on the board. MADE FOR GROWN-UPS WHO LIKE A THINK No timers on the ladder, no lives, no penalties for taking your time. Pattern Mode swaps the colours for patterns if that reads better for you. No sign-up. Your progress is saved automatically and you can delete it from Settings at any time. Questions or ideas? hi@somalabs.ai

Screenshots

Math Cross4 screens
Barndoku!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barndoku! at none against Math Cross's 7. Barndoku! also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Math Cross sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Barndoku! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Cross ships an update weekly, Barndoku! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Math Cross versus Barndoku!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath CrossBarndoku!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (119 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—119 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeachPixel LTDSoma AI

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Math Cross

One-time7
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 30 Hints$1.99
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  • 2000 Coins$1.99
  • 100 Hints$5.99
  • 4000 Coins$5.99
  • No Ads$9.99
None

Barndoku!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Math Cross free?
Math Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barndoku! free?
Barndoku! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Math Cross or Barndoku! have ads?
Both Math Cross and Barndoku! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Cross or Barndoku!?
Math Cross ships an update weekly, and Barndoku! every 3 days. Most recently, Math Cross was updated on October 28, 2026 and Barndoku! on October 31, 2026.

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