Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 24, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.
From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart and daily ratings counts.
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| Oct 10, 2026 | $2.7K a month |
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| Oct 12, 2026 | $2.8K a month |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $8.4K a month |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $4K a month |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $4.1K a month |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $4K a month |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $7.1K a month |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $1.9K a month |
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| Oct 20, 2026 | $8.6K a month |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $625 a month |
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| Oct 23, 2026 | $2.1K a month |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $1.7K a month |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 442 ratings |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 442 ratings |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 442 ratings |
Measured from the store, not estimated.
From the latest 74 reviews on the United States App Store, Jul 10, 2022 to Jun 22, 2026: 15% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.
2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ It blows my mind that an app as simple as this can possibly even be this buggy.
★★★★★ I liked the new approach of the CTC app with separate modules for sale as in-app purchases until I discovered a glitch that no one has helped me solve.
2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ I've been a Cracking the Cryptic fan since I discovered it during the pandemic. I have purchased all apps and found them all to be well worth the price. I value being able to continually re-solve puzzles to improve my…
★★★★★ No directions and no way to contact the company.
Nothing stands out.
20 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ The puzzles are mostly fun besides that.
★★★★★ Enjoy!” message to pop up twice for each purchase every time I open the app.
★★★★★ The puzzles are very fun, ranging from easy to very challenging.
7 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ Once you get used to it, the UI for every other sudoku website/app will make you cry in comparison.
★★★★★ I think the interface is pretty awkward and could be improved, but the puzzles are excellent.
★★★★★ Hey Love the puzzle design
7 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ The handmade puzzles and handwritten hints are incredible! I have never felt more satisfaction then cracking a super tough level after 3 cumulative hours. I'm not even a fan of the YouTube channel. One note for devs.…
★★★★★ You can tell this app is made by sudoku fans as every quality of life feature to be had is present.
★★★★★ I was already a big fan of the earlier apps (Killer, Arrow, etc) because of the phenomenal puzzle quality, but this app adds some features that I thought were lacking in the other ones (more colors, for example).
6 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ Trying to decipher what the helpful clue is trying to say is a puzzle unto itself when digits are frequently mistyped as other digits.
★★★★★ It would be really useful for example on X-Sum sudokus but it's not there.
★★★★★ Helps you improve skills with each attempt.
4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ The puzzles are very fun, ranging from easy to very challenging.
★★★★★ I love the variant sudoku is available through here and the intuitive app layout.
★★★★★ The UI is gorgeous and very straightforward to a re-emerging sudoku enthusiast.
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Latest reviews, United States App Store.
I love this app and the puzzles - I have spent hours playing. However, I’ve gotten to the point where I would love to replay but the empty stars just doesn’t give the same feeling of progression because the number on the pack select menu doesn’t change. I’ve tried deleting multiple ways, but something about the way it’s saved in iCloud makes it impossible. Please please please give the option to completely reset progress.
But can we please have a setting to keep the calculator available? Some of the non killer puzzles require math but don’t have a calculator available. Also I really want to see more yin yang puzzles! (:
Trying to decipher what the helpful clue is trying to say is a puzzle unto itself when digits are frequently mistyped as other digits. Normally I try to be forgiving of typos, but they're especially egregious here where the meaning changes entirely. The puzzles are mostly fun besides that.
All of these apps follow the same pattern and are generally geared for the very advanced to expert solvers. Also, I paid money for this app, so there is 0.0 reason why I need to complete some number of puzzles to get to other ones. I am not a great solver to any degree, but not a beginner. The 1-stars are generally very difficult for me. My final complaint is the absolute battery hog these apps are. There is a “battery saver” mode, but they drain battery like nobody’s business, so completely close the app when you are not playing. Other than that, I’ve bought them all and get tp about 3-start before giving up.
Very good app and I’ve recently made two purchases for new levels which causes the “Purchase Complete: Your content has been unlocked. Enjoy!” message to pop up twice for each purchase every time I open the app. So every time I open the app I’m getting four pop ups. Can be quite annoying.
Even after the latest update, the app still freezes and crashes, to the point where I have to put my phone to sleep to escape the app. Additionally, the app frequently loses all progress on a puzzle. Twice now in the past week I've been 75% done with a puzzle and I've put my phone away for a moment only to find all my progress on the level erased. Additionally additionally, this is more minor, but every time I am immediately greeted by two popups that say "Your purchase has been successful" that I have to close in order to progress. It's just really annoying. Furthermore, in the new fog of war packs, the line tool draws underneath the fog which is really annoying when trying to do arrow and thermo puzzles. It blows my mind that an app as simple as this can possibly even be this buggy. Puzzles are fun though and I like the channel.
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Released Jul 8, 2022. Current version shipped May 27, 2026.
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