Comparison

Puzzle Day vs Pair

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

Pair

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Find two identical objects and tap them. Clearing pairs earns you points and increases your remaining time. Clear all the objects on the board to move on to the next level. Clear as many objects as you can before the time is up! 同じオブジェクトを2つ見つけてタップしましょう。 ペアを消すとポイントが貯まり、残り時間が増えます。 ボード上のオブジェクトをすべて消すと次のレベルに進みます。 時間切れになる前に、できるだけ多くのオブジェクトを消しましょう!

Screenshots

Puzzle Day4 screens
Pair2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Puzzle Day at weekly against Pair's every 4 weeks. Puzzle Day also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Day ships an update weekly, Pair every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Puzzle Day versus Pair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle DayPair
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSimple Machine, LLCNATSUKO TAKIZAWA

In-app purchases

None

Puzzle Day

No in-app purchases

None

Pair

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Day free?
Puzzle Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pair free?
Pair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle Day or Pair have ads?
Neither Puzzle Day nor Pair shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Day or Pair?
Puzzle Day ships an update weekly, and Pair every 4 weeks. Most recently, Puzzle Day was updated on October 6, 2026 and Pair on October 10, 2026.

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