New: Daily Kakuro with a worldwide leaderboard. Solve a fresh puzzle every day and see how you rank against players around the globe. Now with an improved pencil mode
Kakuro is a crossword puzzle made of numbers: instead of words you enter digits, and instead of clues you get sums. A new puzzle every day — and it works completely offline.
HOW IT WORKS
The grid looks like a crossword. Each row and column is divided into blocks, and every block has a target sum. Your job: fill the empty cells with digits from 1 to 9 so the sum adds up. The catch — within a single block, each digit can only be used once. Simple to learn, surprisingly tricky to master.
PENCIL MODE
For tougher grids, the virtual pencil has your back. Jot down possible candidates directly in a cell without committing to an answer. One tap switches between notes and final entry, so you stay on top of even the largest puzzles.
DAILY KAKURO
Every day brings a new, unique grid shared by players worldwide — with its own daily leaderboard. How fast can you crack it?
FOR BEGINNERS AND VETERANS
Multiple difficulty levels let you start gently and work your way up to serious grids. Beat your own records offline, or take on the best players online.
FEATURES
- A new Daily Kakuro every day with a global leaderboard
- Pencil mode for in-cell notes
- Multiple difficulty levels, from first-timer to expert
- Fully playable offline — no internet required
- Online and offline leaderboards
- Your progress saves automatically
- Optimised for iPhone and iPad
Kakuro originated in Japan, where it is roughly as popular as Sudoku. You may also know it as cross sums, cross addition, or kakra.
Perfect for your commute, your coffee break, or any moment you feel like giving your brain something to chew on.
I like the overall look of the game and I would have to say my biggest complaint about that is clearing the number circle so you can get to a tile right next to the one you are working on. Good gameplay in general, though.2 things, one is a bug and the other would be a nice option.This is one of the few Kakuros I've seen that doesn't have a calculator built into it somewhere. It would be nice, but the game is fine without it.The bug, however, is much more annoying. Maybe about every 7th game or so after I play the daily classic, I try to start playing the daily master only to find that it thinks it is the classic puzzle and that I've beaten it already. It then gives me the same score I got on the classic.Please fix?
Good pastime.
hnkahl
I've played over 3600 of these puzzles in the last 3-4 years. The most difficult puzzles are not very challenging. The scoring system seems arbitrary. The unique number entry wheel works well once you are acclimated to it. The Primo Kakuro app has somewhat better puzzles in clearly differentiated difficulty levels but they are a no longer releasing new puzzles. Still not as good as paper and pencil puzzles, but close.
What happened?
Readerinbrooklyn
This is a great game but it stopped working yesterday. It just lets me enter any numbers. It doesn't seem to be communicating anymore. Please fix it.Giving it 5 stars for the past few years that it has worked.
good
juantest
exellent puzzle game it is very addictive
Completely rebuilt version:
- New, more precise pencil mode
- Daily Kakuro with a global daily leaderboard
- Optimised for current iPhone and iPad displays
- Faster loading and smoother controls
- Numerous bug fixes
Happy puzzling! If you enjoy the game
Version 1.2.2
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Information
Seller
Ralf Zimmer
Size
169.7 MB
Category
Games
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
