https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/apps/Recent content in Apps and Games on The Angry DevHugoen-gbSat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/apps/simple-sudoku/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/apps/simple-sudoku/<p>Sudoku that works offline, with nothing in the way. Every puzzle is generated on your device, so nothing is downloaded and nothing runs out.</p> <ul> <li>Four difficulties (easy, medium, hard, master), graded by the solving techniques a puzzle needs</li> <li>Master+ mode: no assists, and one wrong digit ends the game</li> <li>A daily puzzle, the same for everyone</li> <li>Pencil marks, undo/redo, and hints that explain the next step</li> <li>Stats, streaks, and light, dark and high contrast themes</li> <li>A built-in walkthrough for anyone who has never played</li> <li>No adverts, no analytics, no accounts, no network requests</li> </ul>https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/apps/mathscross/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/apps/mathscross/<p>A crossword made of sums. Fill the grid with digits and operators so every row and column reads as a correct equation.</p> <ul> <li>Three difficulties: 5x5, 7x7 and 11x11 grids</li> <li>Easy and Medium are guaranteed solvable by logic alone, no guessing</li> <li>Normal arithmetic: multiplication and division before addition and subtraction</li> <li>A daily puzzle with a streak, plus unlimited generated puzzles</li> <li>Undo/redo, saved progress, statistics and nine themes</li> <li>Suitable for children of around nine and up</li> <li>No adverts, no in-app purchases, no accounts, no network requests</li> </ul>https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/apps/maths-defence/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/apps/maths-defence/<p>A tower defence game where the maths is the game. Build an equation from number and operator tiles, get it right, and the answer becomes a tower. Bigger numbers hit harder.</p> <ul> <li>Three tiers of play: Ages 10 and under. 11 to 12. 13 and up</li> <li>Enemies that need the right kind of answer: primes, odd or even, or &ldquo;solving for x&rdquo;</li> <li>Feedback on wrong answers without giving the answer away</li> <li>Endless waves, how far can you go?</li> <li>Fully offline. No adverts, no in-app purchases, no accounts, no data collection</li> </ul>https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/apps/plateful/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/apps/plateful/<p>A meal planner that runs on the AI model built into your phone. Describe what you want in one sentence, then say yes or no to each meal it suggests.</p> <ul> <li>Plans 1 to 14 days of breakfasts, lunches and dinners for your household</li> <li>Instant replacements for rejected meals, and it remembers what you&rsquo;ve turned down</li> <li>Full recipes with quantities in grams and numbered steps</li> <li>Shopping lists grouped by aisle, with quantities added up across meals</li> <li>Allergy and intolerance checks, diet settings and cooking time limits</li> <li>No internet permission, no account, no analytics, no adverts</li> <li>Requires a phone with Gemini Nano built in (recent Pixel and comparable flagships)</li> </ul>