Zengaku app for iPhone and iPad

4.5/5 on AppSafari: http://www.appsafari.com/games/11284/zengaku/

You can try before you buy with Zengaku Lite!

You know Sudoku. You know Kakuro. Zengaku is the next level of brain twisting number crunching puzzle fun.

Zengaku has teased out the best elements of Sudoku and Kakuro to create a number puzzle game that we takes the number puzzle genre to the next level. Kakuro forces you to find sums within interesting patters similar to a crossword. Sudoku limits you to numbers 1 through 9 appearing only once in a row or column. Zengaku blends those concepts creating a logic/strategy puzzle that is fresh and new and fun. You might say its Kakuro and Sudoku remixed.

Zengakus UI is top notch It gets out of your way and lets you solve the puzzle the way you want. Wed even go so far as to say its almost Zen-like. The name, Zengaku, is actually from a japanese word that means: total, full amount, or sum according to some translations.

Give Zengaku a try youll be done with Sudoku and Kakuro forever. Zengaku is the future. Start solving these great puzzles now.

Here are the rules:

- The numbers 1 through 9 must appear exactly once in every column and in every row.
- Numbers in a column must sum to the number above them.
- Numbers in a row must sum to the number to their left.
- A circle joining any two squares indicates that the digits in those squares must be consecutive.
- Squares which are not joined by a circle must not have consecutive digits.

Zengaku comes with the following features:

1. 250 levels, split across 3 difficulty levels plus 2 sets of mini-puzzles to get you started.
2. Zoomable game field to make entering digits easier. You can use a double tap or pinch gesture.
3. Ability to enter multiple notes into a cell to keep track of possible answers.
4. A check button to verify your answers whenever youre ready.
5. Puzzle progress is saved for each started puzzle.

Brush up on your math and logic skills, youll need them!

But what are our users saying? Here are some quotes:

***** Challenging, great interface - A very welcome step up in complexity from Sudoku, and the interface makes it easy to prune down the possible answers. - Ritch Lather

***** Great Puzzle Game! - If you like Sudoku then you will love this app! Excellent interface with ability to zoom makes it easy to use. Some of those hard puzzles are very challenging!! - PeMiL

**** Solid puzzle game - Great puzzle game for anybody who likes Sudoku but is ready for a new and more complex challenge. Intuitive interface with good help documentation and even a sample walkthrough. Highly recommended. - acjohnso25