Comparison

Puzzle Day vs Trapped In Here With Me

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

Head to head
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

Trapped In Here With Me

Experience fast-paced arcade action and compete for the highest score. Challenge your friends or aim for global leaderboards in this thrilling game.

Highlights
  • Arcade action gameplay
  • High score competition
  • Global leaderboards
  • Friend leaderboards
  • Lightning fast pace
Features
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Trapped In Here With Me is a lightning fast arcade action game. Grind for the top score among your friends, or globally.

Screenshots

Puzzle Day4 screens
Trapped In Here With Me2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Puzzle Day at Free against Trapped In Here With Me's $0.99. Trapped In Here With Me's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Puzzle Day is free to download; Trapped In Here With Me costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trapped In Here With Me holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Puzzle Day's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trapped In Here With Me's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Puzzle Day versus Trapped In Here With Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle DayTrapped In Here With Me
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1114 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB61 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSimple Machine, LLCJames Korin

Customer experience

Puzzle Day

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

Trapped In Here With Me

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Puzzle Day

No in-app purchases

None

Trapped In Here With Me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Day free?
Puzzle Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trapped In Here With Me free?
Trapped In Here With Me costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puzzle Day or Trapped In Here With Me?
Trapped In Here With Me is rated higher. Puzzle Day averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Trapped In Here With Me averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Puzzle Day or Trapped In Here With Me have ads?
Neither Puzzle Day nor Trapped In Here With Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Day or Trapped In Here With Me?
Puzzle Day ships an update weekly, and Trapped In Here With Me weekly. Most recently, Puzzle Day was updated on November 1, 2026 and Trapped In Here With Me on November 3, 2026.

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