Short games for small breaks

Number puzzles, thread puzzles, gravity runners and history mysteries. Play a sample here, read the tips, then carry on on iPhone.

The apps

• Number Puzzles: SumbriskaFlip bridges until every island hits its exact sum. A calm number bridge puzzle for iPhone: no ads, offline, two regions free.
• SumthreadTrace one path through every tile and hit the target sums in order. A quiet number path puzzle for iPhone: offline, no ads, no account.
• Number Beasts: Bond LabLaunch a number, make 10, carry the rest. A turn-based number bonds puzzle for iPhone with 45 stages. No ads, no purchases, offline.
• Fluxo: Gravity RunnerOne tap flips gravity. Ride the floor or ceiling of a neon tunnel past spikes, pistons and laser gates. Free on iPhone, plays offline.
• RushOrb: Storm AtlasRushOrb is a free 3D runner for iPhone with no ads and full offline play. Call Frost, Blaze or Gale to part storm walls across 36 stages.
• Cash Empire ClickerTap a broken money printer, hire managers, research upgrades and prestige. Cash Empire keeps printing offline. Free, no forced ads, fictional money.
• PastRush: History DetectivePastRush is a history detective game: order events, weigh sources and decide what evidence proves. Six cases free on iPhone, no ads, no account.

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• Games like AdVenture Capitalist, compared honestlyAdVenture Capitalist, Idle Miner Tycoon, Egg, Inc. and Cash Empire Clicker, checked on ads, subscriptions and offline play. Sort by what you care about.
• Cash Empire Clicker: the idle money clicker that prints offlineTap a broken money printer, hire managers, research upgrades and prestige. Cash Empire keeps printing offline. Free, no forced ads, fictional money.
• Fluxo: the one-tap gravity flip runnerOne tap flips gravity. Ride the floor or ceiling of a neon tunnel past spikes, pistons and laser gates. Free on iPhone, plays offline.
• Number Beasts: the make-ten number bond puzzleLaunch a number, make 10, carry the rest. A turn-based number bonds puzzle for iPhone with 45 stages. No ads, no purchases, offline.
• PastRush: the history detective game with real evidencePastRush is a history detective game: order events, weigh sources and decide what evidence proves. Six cases free on iPhone, no ads, no account.
• iPhone games that work in airplane mode: the 5-minute testFlying for the holidays? Test your iPhone games in airplane mode before you board, in five minutes. Includes a step timer and what usually breaks.
• RushOrb: the offline runner where you call the weatherRushOrb is a free 3D runner for iPhone with no ads and full offline play. Call Frost, Blaze or Gale to part storm walls across 36 stages.
• Rolling ball games with no ads: the 6-point checkTick what you need in a rolling ball game and see which iPhone pick fits. We checked Going Balls, Rolling Sky and RushOrb listings for ads.
• Free bridges puzzle apps with no ads, comparedFour bridges (Hashi) puzzle apps for iPhone checked against their App Store listings: price, ads, what is free and what costs extra.
• Sumbriska: the number bridge puzzleFlip bridges until every island hits its exact sum. A calm number bridge puzzle for iPhone: no ads, offline, two regions free.
• Number puzzle games for kids with no ads: a parent guideWhat to check before handing a child a number puzzle app: ads, purchases, links, data. A parent guide with a playable Sumbriska bridge demo.
• Games like LinkedIn Zip: your questions answeredFinished today's Zip and want more? What makes a game feel like Zip, which iPhone apps share its rule, and where Sumthread fits.