Ad-free logic puzzle site
Shares rank 23 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
People recommend this ad-free site for its varied puzzles, including Sudoku and nonograms, and its newspaper look. Critics say some solutions are non-unique and sign-up is required.
People recommend this ad-free site for its varied puzzles, including Sudoku and nonograms, and its newspaper look. Critics say some solutions are non-unique and sign-up is required.
28 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 17
- approval share
- 39%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 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 to play
“Was fun. Wanted to play another medium one so created an account”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” “Oh, this is kinda fun, I'm gonna play with it for a bit!”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” Pleasing newspaper-style look
“I like the WSJ/newspaper look of the site, nice!”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” “Love the look of the site.”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sign-up required to keep playing
“you can't go back to it because you're just prompted to sign up or log in”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” “forcing you to sign up with a temp email address for no good reason?”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” “It won't even let me play sudoku if I don't sign-in.”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” - Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site”
- Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site”
Multiple valid solutions rejected
“the solutions are non-unique and there you sometimes make random mistakes, which is a bit annoying”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” “that Sudoku puzzle has multiple valid solutions, whereas the page only seems to accept a single one”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” “why wouldn't 6 be valid there?”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” Clumsy controls and mode switching
“controls are a little off”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” “having to switch between "star" and "exclude" modes is annoying on desktop”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” Feels machine-generated, lacks human touch
“since a human would know these are bad nonograms, i have to assume this is all llm-generated.”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” “Missing small details like these makes it fall into the uncanny valley.”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site” “Not even trying to give it a human touch.”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site”
Other puzzle games people recommend
The four most recommended other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Wilds | 65 | 7 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| enclose.horse | 64 | 10 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Witness | 60 | 19 | 76% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Braid | 36 | 5 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Ad-free logic puzzle siteThis page | 11 | 17 | 39% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
26 of the 28 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The check function gives a lot less feedback, and for some of the larger puzzles, you end up trying to find a needle in a haystack”
“Was fun. Wanted to play another medium one so created an account”
“it was way too easy and annoying that I wasn't allowed to see if there are harder ones”
“feels severely underbaked”
“I like the WSJ/newspaper look of the site, nice!”
“controls are a little off”
“I hate that it immediately flags your errors.”
“having to switch between "star" and "exclude" modes is annoying on desktop”
“since a human would know these are bad nonograms, i have to assume this is all llm-generated.”
“It won't even let me play sudoku if I don't sign-in.”
“Original puzzles, works fine on mobile.”
“it doesn't have ads and cause it has multiple puzzles that I like”
“Love the look of the site.”
“why do I have to create an account to keep playing?”
“the solutions are non-unique and there you sometimes make random mistakes, which is a bit annoying”
“forcing you to sign up with a temp email address for no good reason?”
“Only after you create an account?”
“you can't go back to it because you're just prompted to sign up or log in”
“The "Hard" big diamond nonogram was not hard at all.”
“Not even trying to give it a human touch.”
“Oh, this is kinda fun, I'm gonna play with it for a bit!”
“The homepage is a little overwhelming, other than that cool site”
“Missing small details like these makes it fall into the uncanny valley.”
“that Sudoku puzzle has multiple valid solutions, whereas the page only seems to accept a single one”
“why wouldn't 6 be valid there?”
“all of your nonograms are symmetrical or diamonds”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.