Cracking the Cryptic

Name: Cracking the Cryptic
Rating: 4.12 (966 reviews)
Author: Studio Goya LLC

By: Studio Goya LLC

Curated Sudoku puzzles

Features & Capabilities

Classic Volume #2 brings 60 handcrafted Sudoku puzzles, including 20 from Nikoli, 20 created in-house, and 20 from Sam Cappleman-Lynes. This collection celebrates classic Sudoku and invites players to apply traditional grids with new solving techniques for a varied challenge.

Cracking the Cryptic's app features puzzles from renowned constructors such as Phistomefel, Clover, Cappleman-Lynes, Christoph Seeliger, Richard Stolk, jovi_al, Qodec, Prasanna Seshadri, and the channel’s own Simon and Mark. It combines free and premium packs designed for all skill levels, with ongoing releases of fresh content to keep Sudoku enthusiasts engaged.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.2.36 Last updated: 2026-05-26

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Creation date:

2022-07-14

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Permissions:

android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe

Size:

65.42MB

Email:

ni*****@studiogoya.co

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Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-08

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Ranking

# 201,591 ▼ 502

Other platforms

Cracking the Cryptic (v1.2.36)

4.40

(204)

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Developed by:

Studio Goya LLC

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic

Email:

ni*****@studiogoya.co

User Reviews

Cracking the Cryptic offers an outstanding variety of enjoyable and challenging sudoku variant puzzles with good customization and a strong developer presence. However, many users report slow and unstable menu navigation, inaccuracies and weaknesses in the hint system, battery drain, and occasional app crashes or bugs affecting progress saving. Despite these issues, players appreciate the quality and depth of puzzles and the app's evolving improvements.

Pros

Excellent collection of diverse and challenging sudoku variant puzzles.
Good level of customization to adapt to personal preferences.
Intuitive and powerful controls with useful features like multiple marking systems and colors.
No annoying ads, providing a focused puzzle experience.
Developers are active and responsive to feedback, making meaningful updates.

Cons

Menus, especially puzzle selection and navigation, are very slow and sometimes freeze or lag.
Hint system is often inaccurate, shallow, or incomplete, with some misleading or wrong hints.
App tends to drain battery quickly and can cause the device to get warm during use.
Some puzzles have errors or incorrect rules that mislead players.
App occasionally crashes or does not save progress reliably, leading to loss of work.

Recent reviews

I love the controls! There should be a confirmation pop-up when pressing "new" in the puzze selection screen. I accidentally touched "new" instead "continue" and all progress was instantly lost.

Ti*****, 2026-05-04

Fantastic puzzles, the free ones are a pretty good example of what you can expect from the rest. I have been getting a bug that results in my progress on puzzles getting reset to earlier in the solve which severely impacts my motivation to play.

En*****, 2026-05-03

App works well. Some of the hints in the free packs are simply horrific and take minutes to decipher. Looking at puzzle #7 of the initial free pack and hint #3 is a giveaway followed by "5s and 6s can be placed in boxes 1, 2, and 3." Uhhhh they can? Ok then.....