The Daily Set
Ranked 3 of 4 daily puzzle games by recommenders
People recommend it as a smooth, fun daily Set puzzle for a short brain break, and they like its training mode.
People recommend it as a smooth, fun daily Set puzzle for a short brain break, and they like its training mode.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun daily puzzle that works the brain
“Since I love playing the daily puzzle, I made my own :)”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Daily Set Puzzle – I rebuilt it after setgame.com's SSL cert expired” “this is fun, i'm slow but it's making my brain work”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: The Daily Set – an (over engineered) daily puzzle game” Smooth implementation with training mode
“Really smooth implementation; esp. love the training mode.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: The Daily Set – an (over engineered) daily puzzle game” Quick daily break habit
“nice way to spend a few minute break each day”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: The Daily Set – an (over engineered) daily puzzle game”
Other daily puzzle games people recommend
The three most recommended other daily puzzle games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analog Watch | 12 | 4 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
| Daily historical events chronological sorting game | 8 | 1 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| The Daily SetThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Daily Baffle | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Really smooth implementation; esp. love the training mode.”
“this is fun, i'm slow but it's making my brain work”
“nice way to spend a few minute break each day”
“Since I love playing the daily puzzle, I made my own :)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.