Ruse: Daily Brain Puzzle
Lateral logic riddles, offline
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Solving today's puzzle is free, every day. Ruse Plus opens the archive of every past day to replay, and gives hints one step at a time, so you take only what you need.
A clever little puzzle a day — composed on your iPhone, and yours alone.
Open Ruse and today's puzzle is already there: a single, freshly-composed logic puzzle, never repeating, never the same as anyone else's. You solve it by pure deduction. The moment you crack the key step, it clicks quietly into place and the elegant trick of it is revealed. Then you're done for the day — no counter to protect, no notification chasing you back.
Every daily puzzle is invented on your phone and checked for solvability before you ever see it, so it is always fair: solvable, with exactly one answer. There is no internet, no account, and nothing to collect. The whole thing runs offline.
What makes Ruse different:
- One fresh puzzle a day, composed on your iPhone — never a re-run, never a download.
- No streak, no leaderboard, no XP, no badges. What keeps you coming back is the puzzle, not a number you're afraid to break.
- Fully offline. No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking. Nothing leaves your phone.
- A quiet, drafting-table calm — built to be the best two minutes of your morning, not a slot machine.
Free, forever:
- Today's puzzle — the full solve, the full reveal, every day.
Ruse Plus (subscription or one-time unlock) adds:
- The archive — every past day's puzzle, to browse and replay.
- All theme packs, including the hand-crafted lateral-thinking and cryptogram packs.
- Choose your challenge — quick, considered, or devious.
- Staged hints, for when you want to stay in flow.
Ruse makes no brain-training or cognitive-improvement claim. It is a calm puzzle game, nothing more.
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS
Ruse Plus unlocks the full archive, every theme pack, difficulty selection, and hints. Three ways to unlock:
- Weekly — $4.99 per week, an auto-renewing subscription, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers.
- Annual — $39.99 per year, an auto-renewing subscription, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers only.
- Lifetime — $49.99, a one-time non-consumable purchase. Not a subscription; it never renews.
Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew at any time in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited if you purchase a subscription.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://hadgerapps.github.io/ruse/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://hadgerapps.github.io/ruse/privacy/
From Hadger studio: privacy-first, on-device-only, no analytics. We make calm tools.
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The developer, Vassiliy Shmigirilov, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Vassiliy Shmigirilov
- Size
- 967.7 KB
- Category
- Puzzle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Ruse Lifetime $49.99
- Ruse Weekly $4.99
- Ruse Annual $39.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Hadger
