Minuend
Math puzzle & number game
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Five cards, one target, four operators. Nine handcrafted modes, a real on-device AI rival, and an exact-fraction engine. Every puzzle is solvable.
Five cards. One number to hit. One satisfying click when it all snaps into place.
You're dealt five cards and a target. Combine all five — each used exactly once — with +, −, ×, and ÷ to land on the number exactly. Easy to learn in a minute. The kind of puzzle you'll still be turning over at the bus stop.
And here's the promise that makes it sing: every single deal is solvable by construction. No impossible hands, ever. A true exact-fraction engine means real fractions — never a rounding error, never a "that should have worked." When you solve it, you earned it, and the confetti, the spring, and the little sound all agree.
NINE MODES, NINE FEELS
• Classic — untimed and calm. Just you and the numbers.
• Daily — one shared puzzle every day, with a spoiler-free result to share.
• Blitz — fast, timed, limited lives. Pure adrenaline.
• Marathon — settle in for the long haul.
• Survivor — keep solving until your lives run out.
• vs Computer — race a real on-device AI rival (Easy/Medium/Hard) in a best-of series.
• Operation Lockout — one operator is disabled each round. Improvise.
• Target Hunt — same hand, how many different targets can you reach?
• Unrestricted — fractions and negatives unlocked. For when you want a fight.
Each one has its own goal, pressure, scoring, and finish — they genuinely play differently.
PLAY YOUR WAY
• Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty.
• A real AI opponent computed entirely on your device — no servers, no internet needed.
• Unlimited hints, undo, and reset, so you're never truly stuck.
• 52 Game Center achievements, per-mode leaderboards, and an in-app stats dashboard.
POLISH YOU CAN FEEL
Juicy spring animations, confetti, procedural sound and haptics, beautiful light and dark themes, and Liquid Glass on iOS 26. A treat to look at and a joy to touch. Full accessibility too: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, color-blind-safe shape cues, Reduce Motion, and large touch targets.
GREAT FOR LEARNERS, TOO
An Easy (Primary) deck makes Minuend a genuinely fun way for kids to build arithmetic and mental-math confidence — and a natural fit for the classroom. Guided Training lessons, four operation drills, and a free-play sandbox ease anyone in, no pressure.
PLAYS FAIR
Free. No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts, no tracking — your data stays on your device. Just a beautiful number puzzle that respects you.
Deal yourself in. Just one more puzzle.
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Information
- Provider
- Jeremy Littlewood
- Size
- 7.6 MB
- Category
- Puzzle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jeremy Littlewood
