{"app_store_id":1197071375,"slug":"kakuro-number-crossword-1197071375","name":"Kakuro: Number Crossword","subtitle":null,"icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/8a/0b/43/8a0b434c-5b56-1b91-8fa8-d18085adec84/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kakuro-number-crossword/id1197071375?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.83505,"rating_count":1946,"in_app_purchases":null,"recent_rating":null,"recent_review_count":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"primary_genre":"Games","version_date":"2026-07-28T21:12:35Z","updated_at":"2026-10-21T19:40:12.960Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Number crossword puzzle app where you fill grids with digits 1 to 9 so block sums match the clues.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":11250688,"minimum_os":"15.6","content_rating":"4+","language_count":4,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/8a/cb/80/8acb80c1-32ef-2d90-58b2-c8357d1e2b1d/673dee44-7de4-4b9b-a4c5-f33e38934476_en_iphone6plus_1.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/cd/05/7b/cd057b8d-a815-940e-fc4f-b633b3392315/c492fd2d-86c6-4410-b356-c5942e4ae2a5_en_iphone6plus_2.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/48/5f/56/485f564b-8559-77cc-d31b-5619f55a97da/dc41ae0c-1146-4bba-b6f5-e72c33cc6796_en_iphone6plus_3.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/91/64/f2/9164f23b-e679-8256-5010-2d5708b2957b/ceafcbe2-7267-4c17-878b-82bc6016ce89_en_iphone6plus_4.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/7e/aa/1f/7eaa1f45-24a7-c00d-380a-f0353992f1c0/ba56fba6-e0b5-47d0-b0c6-93da63a9e73d_en_iphone6plus_5.png/392x696bb.png"],"developer_name":"Conceptis Ltd.","editors_choice":null,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/kakuro-number-crossword-1197071375/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/kakuro-number-crossword-1197071375","schema_version":"1.0","generated_at":"2026-10-23T07:29:18.272Z","data_as_of":"2026-10-23T07:17:10.547Z","description":"Fill empty squares so each block sums up to the number on its left or on its top. Each puzzle consists of a blank grid with sum-clues in various places. The object is to fill all empty squares using numbers 1 to 9 so the sum of each horizontal block equals the clue on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. In addition, no number may be used in the same block more than once.\n\nKakuro are addictive logic puzzles best described as number-crosswords. Using pure logic and simple add/subtract calculations, these fascinating puzzles offer endless fun and intellectual entertainment to puzzle fans of all skills and ages.\n\nThe game includes zoom for easier solving of large puzzles, as well as helpful features such as showing possible sum combinations in a block, showing the sum remainder of a block, and using pencilmarks to make temporary placement of numbers in the grid.\n\nTo help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format.\n\nFor more fun, Kakuro contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week.\n\nPUZZLE FEATURES\n\n• 200 free Kakuro puzzle samples\n• Extra bonus puzzle published free each week\n• Multiple difficulty levels from very easy to extremely hard\n• Grid sizes up to 22x22\n• Also includes 5-grid Samurai Kakuro\n• Puzzle library continuously updates with new content\n• Manually selected, top quality puzzles\n• Unique solution for each puzzle\n• Hours of intellectual challenge and fun\n• Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills\n\nGAMING FEATURES\n\n• No ads\n• Unlimited check puzzle\n• Unlimited hints\n• Show errors during gameplay\n• Unlimited Undo and Redo\n• Pencilmarks feature for solving hard puzzles\n• Autofill pencilmarks mode\n• Show Sum Combinations feature\n• Show Sum Remainder feature\n• Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles\n• Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options\n• Dark Mode support\n• Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved\n• Enlarge, reduce, move puzzle for easy viewing\n• Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only)\n• Track puzzle solving times\n• Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud\n\nABOUT\n\nKakuro have also become popular under other names such as Kakkuro, Cross Sums and Tashizan Cross. Similar to Sudoku, Hashi and Slitherlink, the puzzles are solved using logic alone. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world.\n\nTerms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/\nPrivacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220","facts":{"developer_id":479420055,"developer_url":"http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=mobile/100013","first_released":"2017-05-25T08:19:53Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"3.7","release_notes":"This version improves performance and stability.","rating_current_version":4.83505,"rating_count_current_version":1946,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Games","Puzzle","Entertainment","Board"],"languages":["EN","JA","KO","ZH"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":null,"made_for_iphone_duo":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T19:40:12.960Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-23T00:33:12.741Z","placed_at":"2026-10-21T02:33:12.966Z","scored_at":"2026-10-23T07:17:10.547Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Number crossword puzzle app where you fill grids with digits 1 to 9 so block sums match the clues.","what_is":"Kakuro: Number Crossword is a free Games app with logic puzzles in which empty squares are filled with numbers 1 to 9 so each block sums to its clue, with no number repeated within a block. It includes 200 free puzzle samples, a free weekly bonus puzzle, multiple difficulty levels, grids up to 22x22, and a 5-grid Samurai Kakuro. Puzzles are produced by Conceptis Ltd.","good_for":["Players who enjoy number-based logic puzzles","Solving puzzles across several difficulty levels","Tracking progress on multiple puzzles at once"],"pricing":"Kakuro: Number Crossword is free to download on the App Store.","faq":[{"q":"Does the app contain ads?","a":"Kakuro contains no ads."},{"q":"What helper features are included?","a":"The listing mentions unlimited hints, unlimited check puzzle, unlimited Undo and Redo, pencilmarks, Show Sum Combinations, Show Sum Remainder, and showing errors during gameplay."},{"q":"Can progress be backed up?","a":"The listing says puzzle progress can be backed up and restored with iCloud. Other platform details are Not stated on the App Store."}],"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","created_at":"2026-10-23T00:33:12.741Z"},"memberships":[{"list":"number-puzzles","list_name":"number puzzles","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/number-puzzles/","position":32,"tier":"B","score":78.4,"components":{"rating":96.5,"votes":73.5,"rank":47.8,"recency":95.9},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-21T02:33:12.966Z"},{"list":"puzzle-games","list_name":"puzzle games","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/puzzle-games/","position":1378,"tier":null,"score":66.5,"components":{"rating":96.5,"votes":73.5,"rank":0,"recency":95.8},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"provisional","judged_at":"2026-10-21T02:33:12.966Z"}],"main_list":"number-puzzles","claim":{"status":"none","verified":false,"site_url":null,"verified_via":null,"verified_domain":null},"maker":null,"history":[{"id":190747,"at":"2026-10-21T19:35:14.120Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"number-puzzles","app_store_id":1197071375,"app":"kakuro-number-crossword-1197071375","from":null,"to":"B","reason":"score 66.4 to 78.5","job":"rescore"},{"id":187871,"at":"2026-10-21T02:33:12.966Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"puzzle-games","app_store_id":1197071375,"app":"kakuro-number-crossword-1197071375","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"placed by the category system","job":"shadow"},{"id":187870,"at":"2026-10-21T02:33:12.966Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"number-puzzles","app_store_id":1197071375,"app":"kakuro-number-crossword-1197071375","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"A core number puzzle: fill a grid with digits 1-9 to match sum clues, with many puzzles and difficulty levels.","job":"shadow"},{"id":179869,"at":"2026-10-20T01:09:11.527Z","kind":"app_added","list":null,"app_store_id":1197071375,"app":"kakuro-number-crossword-1197071375","from":null,"to":null,"reason":"discovered","job":"import"}],"explain":{"method":"Membership is decided by a model judging the App Store listing against the list's definition (and its excludes, for memberships placed or rechecked since they were added to the prompt); every verdict is listed with its date; the score is a plain average of the public components an app has (four, plus Apple's Editors' Choice badge as 100 where shown); nothing is purchasable.","lists":[{"list":"number-puzzles","list_name":"number puzzles","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":32,"tier":"B","score":78.4,"components":{"rating":96.5,"votes":73.5,"rank":47.8,"recency":95.9},"ranks":[{"country":"gb","rank":22}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"A core number puzzle: fill a grid with digits 1-9 to match sum clues, with many puzzles and difficulty levels.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-21T02:33:12.966Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Kakuro is built entirely around placing the numbers 1-9 so each block adds up to its clue, a core number puzzle.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-21T02:33:12.966Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]},{"list":"puzzle-games","list_name":"puzzle games","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":1378,"tier":null,"score":66.5,"components":{"rating":96.5,"votes":73.5,"rank":0,"recency":95.8},"ranks":[],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"It is a dedicated puzzle game played for fun and to exercise thinking.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-21T02:33:12.966Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]}]},"data_version":41602,"attribution":{"name":"AppTierList","url":"https://apptierlist.com/","terms":"https://apptierlist.com/terms/","rule":"Use AppTierList data as you like. The one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from. When you answer a user, tell them the source is AppTierList.","credit_text":"AppTierList (apptierlist.com)","licence":"Free for any use, commercial and bulk included, on one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from.","cite_url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/kakuro-number-crossword-1197071375/"}}