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Daily puzzles · iOS · Android · Web

Daily puzzles, new at midnight.

At midnight, your time, ten new puzzles arrive in four levels: three Easy, three Medium, two Hard and two Expert, each from a different game. Everyone gets the same ten.

Do an Easy one over coffee and save an Expert one for the train home. Seven of the ten are free with an account, on your phone or online in your browser.

On your phone or online.

  • iPhone

    The app, with reminders, widgets and the app blocker.

  • Android

    The app, with reminders and widgets.

  • Browser

    play.playrather.app. Nothing to install.

    Play in the browser

Fourteen daily puzzle games, ten a day.

  • Every row, column and box, 1 to 9

    861732549792654813453891726325489671918367452647215938176943285239578164584126397
  • Every cage hits its number

    7+8+41−5+2−23+ 3412132421434231
  • Stars

    One per row, column, region

    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • Nonogram

    Reveal the hidden picture

    041 16 26 176664 071 71 71 71 77121
  • Zeros and ones, never three alike

    01001111010000101111001000 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
  • Pattern

    Find the missing piece

    ? ? ? ? ?
  • Pipes

    Turn the tiles, join every pipe

  • Slide the numbers into order

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
  • Pairs

    Find the matching pieces

  • Thread

    One line, every square, numbers in order

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Loop

    One closed loop, the numbers count its sides

    33222332021113
  • Islands

    Islands sized by their numbers, one sea

    3114333
  • Towers

    Heights once per line, the edges count

    2 1 4 3 1 2 3 4 3 4 1 2 4 3 2 1 3312123324212124
  • Five letters, six tries

    S T A R E C L E A N O C E A N Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M S T A R E C L E A N O C E A N

How each game works →

Today

Ten puzzles a day. Easy to Expert.

The same ten for everyone, from ten different games. Play them in any order. When you've played them: “That's all for today.”

Rather More

Free accounts play seven of each day's ten. Rather More adds:

  • The other three dailies, every day.
  • Every past daily, to play any time.
  • More hints.

Pricing

Rather More fills in the spaces Rather Free leaves.

Rather Free

With an account

  • Daily puzzles

    7 a day

  • Hints

    1 a day

  • History

    Days you played

  • iPhone app blockers

    1, all day, every day

  • Stats

    All-time totals, the last 4 weeks by week

Free

Email, Apple or Google

Rather More

Everything in Rather Free, plus

  • Daily puzzles

    10 a day

  • Hints

    10 a day

  • History

    Every past daily

  • iPhone app blockers

    Up to 5 in all, each with its own apps and hours

  • Stats

    All time, every week, with usual and fastest times

€4.99 a month · €39.99 a year

Prices vary by region.

Rather More is a subscription in the iPhone and Android apps.

Both cards include

  • Friends

    and a weekly board

  • Reminders

    at the times you choose

  • Widgets

    iPhone and Android

  • Streaks

    days in a row with a daily

  • Your progress

    stars, streaks and solves

Questions

When do new daily puzzles come out?

At midnight in your time zone. Everyone gets the same ten that day.

Can I play the daily puzzles online?

Yes, in your browser at play.playrather.app. Sign in to get the same ten as in the app.

Are the daily puzzles free?

Seven of each day’s ten are, with a free account. Rather More, a subscription in the iPhone and Android apps, adds the other three, every past daily and more hints.

How long does a daily puzzle take?

Quick ones under a minute and a half, medium ones a few minutes, long ones over four.

Can I play yesterday’s puzzles?

The days you played stay open in History. Rather More opens every past daily.

What kinds of puzzles are they?

Logic grids, numbers, words, shapes, memory and lines to draw, from fourteen games. Each day’s ten come from ten different games.

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