Comparison

Puzzle Day vs The Daily Puzzle

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

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About

Puzzle Day

Discover a growing collection of unique, bite-sized puzzles added weekly. Enjoy daily challenges, quick gameplay, and no account required. Support the developer by watching ads.

Highlights
  • Unique daily and weekly puzzles
  • Multiple puzzle types (Numby, Pathwords, Burbs, Hoots)
  • Daily challenge mode
  • No account or login required
  • Quick and satisfying gameplay
  • New puzzles added regularly
Features
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Puzzle Day is a growing collection of bite-sized puzzles—fun, weird, and refreshingly different. Every week, a new one is added. Every day, a fresh challenge awaits. Hi, I’m Kurt. I’m a game designer and a dad. A few months ago, I lost my job. Instead of panicking (okay, I panicked a little), I decided to make you the best puzzle game on the planet! Puzzle Day is my way of turning that gamble into something real—one puzzle at a time. It’s a home for all the quirky little puzzle ideas I’ve had over the years but never got to share. Some are clever. Some are silly. Some are surprisingly tricky. All of them are built with care. Here’s what you’ll find inside: • Numby – The first of many! A clever little number-matching game with daily and random modes • Pathwords – Each words last letter is the next words first letter ... it's ... forget it, just try it • Burbs – Stranger Things meets Sudoku in this simple game of logic and deduction • Hoots – The smallest possible match 3 game you've ever played. It's fast, it's cute, and it's a hoot • New puzzle (almost) every week – I’m building and releasing new games right inside the app • Daily mode – Play once a day, share your score, and try to beat your friends • No accounts or logins – Just open and play • Quick and satisfying – Most puzzles take just a few minutes, but you’ll want to replay • Fun for your brain, not your wallet – You can support the app by watching ads (thank you!) and enjoy it for free Why I'm Doing This This app isn’t backed by a big company. It’s just me, in my home, designing, coding, testing, and sharing games. I’m also sharing the journey of trying to make $100K in 100 days by building indie games and posting about it on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube (@kurtiswow). Every ad you watch, puzzle you share, or kind comment you leave helps me get a little closer to that goal—and helps me support my family doing what I love. Coming Soon: More puzzle types (word, logic, grid-based, memory, timing) Achievements, streaks, and unlockables Special limited-time puzzles and events Your feedback! I’m reading everything and building features based on what players ask for Thanks for checking out Puzzle Day. I hope these little puzzles brighten your day the way building them brightens mine. — Kurt Follow the journey: @kurtiswow on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

About

The Daily Puzzle

Engage your mind daily with a wide variety of word and logic puzzles. This app offers over 12,000 challenges, including Sudoku, Nonograms, and word games, with new puzzles added regularly. It's designed for all ages to improve focus, memory, and problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Over 12,000 puzzles
  • Variety of puzzle types
  • Word games
  • Logic puzzles
  • Brain training
  • Sudoku, Nonogram, Cryptogram
Features
Currently charting
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The Daily Puzzle – Free Word, Logic & Brain Puzzles Looking for the ultimate daily brain training app? The Daily Puzzle brings you new word games and logic puzzles every day to keep your mind sharp, relaxed, and entertained. With 12,000+ different puzzles already included – and new puzzles and puzzle types added regularly – you’ll never run out of challenges! Play Sudoku, Nonogram, Cryptogram, Nine Letter, Word Search, Perfect Fit, Word Wheel, Tectonic, Circuits, Logic Games, Number Challenges, IQ Puzzles, and more – all in one app! Inspired by the charm of a classic newspaper, The Daily Puzzle is your go-to puzzle game for both quick word challenges and deep-thinking brain teasers. Perfect for fans of crossword alternatives, word search apps, logic puzzles, and brain training games. Why you’ll love The Daily Puzzle: - Over 12,000 puzzles to explore – with new ones added all the time - Fresh daily puzzles with new challenges every day - Huge variety: word games (Cryptogram, Nine Letter, Word Search, Word Wheel), Sudoku, Nonograms, Logic Games, Triads, IQ Puzzles & more - Fun for all ages – casual players or puzzle masters - Improve focus, memory, vocabulary, and problem-solving skills - Clean, easy-to-use design inspired by a classic newspaper - Free to play – enjoy endless word puzzles and brain games every day Whether you want to relax with word games or challenge yourself with tough logic puzzles, The Daily Puzzle offers the perfect mix of fun and brain training. Download The Daily Puzzle today and enjoy your free daily brain workout! Train your vocabulary, boost logic skills, and discover endless puzzle fun every day. Terms of Service: https://typosaurusgames.com/terms_services.html

Screenshots

Puzzle Day4 screens
The Daily Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzle Day at none against The Daily Puzzle's 8. Puzzle Day also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (89% vs 68%). The Daily Puzzle's advantage is ratings volume (2.7K vs 11) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. The Daily Puzzle sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzle Day asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Puzzle Day against 4.7 for The Daily Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Daily Puzzle has 2.7K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Puzzle Day's written reviews are positive against 68% of The Daily Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Puzzle Day versus The Daily Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle DayThe Daily Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better68.4% of reviews
Number of ratings112.7K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB225 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSimple Machine, LLCTyposaurus

Customer experience

Puzzle Day

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

The Daily Puzzle

All ratings2,723 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral11.0%
Negative20.6%

Bugs and requests

Puzzle Day

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Daily Puzzle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Perfect Fit puzzle not registering final piece
  • Sudoku notes not updating correctly
  • Word Wheel accepting non-words
  • Nonogram auto-fill feature not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More special/themed puzzle packs
  • Ability to reset/restart puzzles
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Explanations for incorrect IQ puzzle answers

In-app purchases

None

Puzzle Day

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

The Daily Puzzle

One-time8
  • Special Issues$1.99
  • Coin Pack 1$2.99
  • Coin Pack 2$4.99
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  • Premium$4.99
  • Coin Pack 3$9.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Premium$12.99
  • Coin Pack 4$19.99

Questions

Is Puzzle Day free?
Puzzle Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Daily Puzzle free?
The Daily Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puzzle Day or The Daily Puzzle?
The Daily Puzzle is rated higher. Puzzle Day averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while The Daily Puzzle averages 4.7 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Puzzle Day or The Daily Puzzle have ads?
The Daily Puzzle shows ads; Puzzle Day does not.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Day or The Daily Puzzle?
Puzzle Day ships an update weekly, and The Daily Puzzle weekly. Most recently, Puzzle Day was updated on October 6, 2026 and The Daily Puzzle on October 20, 2026.

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