QuietPuzzles: puzzle apps without ads, compared

Puzzle apps that leave you alone.

97 apps, scored on ads, tracking and paywalls. Tap any icon.

80+ quiet 50+ some noise <50 loud
Top pick Quiet score 100 Simon Tatham's Puzzles (Android port) Quiet score 100 GridJoy: 18 Number Puzzles Quiet score 88 Open Sudoku Quiet score 88 Minesweeper (Open Source) Sudoku10 apps Quiet score 85 Minesweeper – Logic Puzzle Top pick Quiet score 100 Sudoku ′ No ads (Mind The Frog) Quiet score 85 Kakuro: Number Crossword (Conceptis) Quiet score 85 Simon Tatham's Puzzles (iOS port) Quiet score 100 Nonoverse Quiet score 85 Minesweeper Q Premium Quiet score 85 Word Search: No Ads (Michael Holloway) Quiet score 85 Cracking the Cryptic Quiet score 82 Nonogram by Big T Crossword9 apps Quiet score 80 Logic Grid Puzzles (Egghead) Quiet score 77 Picross: Nonogram, No Ads Quiet score 100 Word Search Games PRO Quiet score 77 Minesweeper Q Top pick Quiet score 100 Jigsaw Puzzle Games: ad-free Quiet score 77 Mahjong!! Quiet score 77 Jigsaw Puzzles: No Ads (Michael Holloway) Quiet score 77 No Ads Solitaire Quiet score 77 Good Sudoku by Zach Gage Word Search10 apps Quiet score 69 Mahjong – No Forced Ads (iOS) Quiet score 92 Solitaire Collection – No Ads! Quiet score 69 Minesweeper GO Quiet score 66 Word Puzzle: No Ads, No Wifi! Quiet score 62 Stress Free Word Search Quiet score 58 Knotwords Quiet score 58 Pixelogic – Daily Nonograms Quiet score 54 Jigsaw Puzzle Pro (Critical Hit, paid) Quiet score 88 Minesweeper Pro Word Game9 apps Quiet score 54 Puzzazz Crossword & Puzzle Quiet score 53 Nonogram Picross: Quiet Grids Quiet score 53 Mahjong – Uninterrupted (Android) Quiet score 53 Minesweeper – The Clean One Quiet score 53 Sudoku – The Clean One Quiet score 53 Antimine: no guess minesweeper Quiet score 88 Mahjong (Full) Quiet score 50 Classic Words Solo Jigsaw Puzzle10 apps Quiet score 50 Real Kakuro Quiet score 50 Solitaire.com (Tripledot) Quiet score 47 Andoku Sudoku 3 Quiet score 45 Nonograms Katana Quiet score 45 Mahjong Titan Quiet score 85 Wordiest Classic Quiet score 45 Mahjong Epic Quiet score 45 Jigsaw Puzzles Epic Solitaire10 apps Quiet score 41 Minesweeper for Android Quiet score 40 Solitaire by Staple Games Quiet score 40 Solitaire – 50 Classic Games (Solebon) Quiet score 38 Word Search – No Ads, No Wifi Quiet score 58 Cryptic Crossword (Teazel) Quiet score 35 NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword Quiet score 33 Mahjong Blast Quiet score 33 Jigsaw Puzzles (Easybrain) Mahjong10 apps Quiet score 33 Sudoku.com Quiet score 33 Solitaire (Brainium / PLAYSTUDIOS) Quiet score 30 Luna Story (nonogram) Quiet score 30 Letterpress Quiet score 29 Word Search Pop Quiet score 29 Solitaire – No Forced Ads Quiet score 28 Word Search Explorer Nonogram9 apps Quiet score 28 Sudoku: Variants & Classic (Logic Wiz) Quiet score 28 Nonograms CrossMe Quiet score 28 Crossword Puzzle Redstone Quiet score 28 Penny Dell Crossword Quiet score 25 Mahjong Club Quiet score 25 Magic Jigsaw Puzzles Quiet score 25 Jigsawscapes Minesweeper10 apps Quiet score 23 Sudoku (Brainium) How scores work5 store signals, 100 pts Quiet score 23 Infinite Word Search Puzzles Quiet score 23 Minesweeper Classic: Retro Quiet score 23 Crossword by puzzling.com Quiet score 23 KenKen Classic Quiet score 23 Logic Puzzles (Easybrain) Quiet score 21 Word Search Quest Logic Puzzle10 apps Quiet score 21 Just Jigsaws Quiet score 18 Vita Solitaire Quiet score 18 Sudoku (Oakever Games) Quiet score 15 Wordscapes Search Quiet score 15 Wordscapes Quiet score 15 Crossword Master (Easybrain) Quiet score 15 Microsoft Solitaire Collection Quiet score 15 Nonogram.com (Easybrain) Quiet score 15 Wordle! (Lion Studios) Quiet score 15 Words With Friends Quiet score 15 Mahjong by Microsoft Quiet score 13 Vita Mahjong Quiet score 13 Solitaire (MobilityWare) Quiet score 13 Puzzle Page Quiet score 10 Zen Word Quiet score 10 Daily Themed Crossword Quiet score 10 Jigsaw Puzzles for Adults (Veraxen) Quiet score 10 Jigsaw Puzzle: Daily Puzzles (Critical Hit) Quiet score 5 Word Search · (Word Search Games) Quiet score 3 Cross Logic Quiet score 0 CodyCross

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Sudoku 10 apps · 2 ad-free on Play Crossword 9 apps · 2 ad-free on Play Word Search 10 apps · 1 ad-free on Play Word Game 9 apps · 1 ad-free on Play Jigsaw Puzzle 10 apps · 1 ad-free on Play Solitaire 10 apps · 0 ad-free on Play Mahjong 10 apps · 1 ad-free on Play Nonogram 9 apps · 2 ad-free on Play Minesweeper 10 apps · 2 ad-free on Play Logic Puzzle 10 apps · 4 ad-free on Play

What the score counts

35 ptsNo adsGoogle Play “Contains ads” label
15 ptsNo cross-app trackingApple privacy label, “Data Used to Track You”
25 ptsLow spending ceilingMost expensive in-app purchase, either store
15 ptsNo subscriptionSubscription wording in listing or purchase names
10 ptsOffline play statedListing says it works offline

Hands-on play-testing: 0 of 97 apps so far. Until then every score comes from store listings only. How we score

New quiet games, once a month

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