Comparison

I'll Pass! vs Countdown Game & Solver

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

Head to head
About

I'll Pass!

This card and chip game is easy to learn and addictive. Players strategically choose to play chips or take cards, aiming for the fewest points. Compete against AI opponents or friends with local multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Easy to learn gameplay
  • Addictive card and chip mechanics
  • Strategic decision making
  • Play against virtual opponents
  • Local multiplayer option
Features
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A quick, addictive push-your-luck card game played with chips. Play a PASS chip, or take the card... and every chip sitting on it. Fewest points at the end wins. You start with just 11 chips, so choose wisely: take the risk, or say "I'll Pass!" Don't know the rules? Mr. Pass will teach you as you go. Solo play against a cast of bot opponents, each with their own personality and strategy, is always free (supported by either a short ad after each game, or a one-time in-app purchase). Want to play real people? Try Live Play! It's free each day, with additional games supported by watching an ad, or a one-time in-app purchase. Say "no thanks" to ordinary games. Don't pass up "I'll Pass!"

About

Countdown Game & Solver

Experience the "Numbers" round of a popular TV game show as a tile-based puzzle game. Solve arithmetic challenges by combining numbered tiles to reach a target number. Includes a powerful solver to find all possible solutions and share your progress with friends.

Highlights
  • Numbers game show rounds
  • Tile-based arithmetic puzzle
  • Universal solution solver
  • Millions of starting configurations
  • Share accomplishments via Messages
  • Runs on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Countdown is a game show on British television (French original: Des chiffres et des lettres). This app reworks the “Numbers” portion of the game show as a Scrabble®-like tile game for your iPhone or iPad. It includes a Universal Solver that finds all possible solutions to any Numbers puzzle you care to throw at it. Feature List: • The “Numbers” rounds of the Countdown game show, reworked as a Scrabble®-like tile game. • More than 11 million unique starting configurations at your disposal. (The precise figure is 11 918 700.) • Play the game by dragging numbered tiles onto the game board and progressively building up arithmetic expressions to a final result that matches the target number (or comes within ten of it). • Includes a Universal Solver that finds, within a few seconds, all possible solutions for a given initial configuration. Furthermore, if no solution is found, you can be sure that no solution exists. • In generating the list of solutions, the Universal Solver recognizes new solutions that are near-duplicates of pre-existing solutions — e.g., with minor variations in the order of the arithmetic expressions — and culls such new solutions in order to the keep the list of solutions manageable. • Fully integrated with Apple’s Messages app, so you can share your accomplishments with your friends and issue challenges to them. • A single universal app which runs on all your iOS devices: iPhone, iPad, and/or iPod touch.

Screenshots

I'll Pass!4 screens
Countdown Game & Solver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Game & Solver at none against I'll Pass!'s 2. Countdown Game & Solver also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). I'll Pass!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, update cadence, 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. I'll Pass! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Countdown Game & Solver asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

I'll Pass! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Game & Solver has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of I'll Pass!'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Countdown Game & Solver's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I'll Pass! ships an update every 4 weeks, Countdown Game & Solver every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
I'll Pass! versus Countdown Game & Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI'll Pass!Countdown Game & Solver
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings440 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim FischerLawrence Anthony

Customer experience

I'll Pass!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown Game & Solver

All ratings40 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

I'll Pass!

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Host Multi-Player Games$2.99
None

Countdown Game & Solver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I'll Pass! free?
I'll Pass! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Game & Solver free?
Countdown Game & Solver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, I'll Pass! or Countdown Game & Solver?
I'll Pass! is rated higher. I'll Pass! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Countdown Game & Solver averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do I'll Pass! or Countdown Game & Solver have ads?
Both I'll Pass! and Countdown Game & Solver show ads.
Which is updated more often, I'll Pass! or Countdown Game & Solver?
I'll Pass! ships an update every 4 weeks, and Countdown Game & Solver every 3 weeks. Most recently, I'll Pass! was updated on September 14, 2026 and Countdown Game & Solver on September 28, 2026.

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