NumberBang

NumberBang's tagline is follow the numbers, find the phrase. Every puzzle is a familiar saying, title or expression with a number in it. The day's puzzle opens with the date, a short lead such as THREE..., a difficulty label like Gentle or Moderate, and rows of empty boxes for each word, with the number already filled in.

You tap letters on the keyboard to reveal where they appear, as in hangman, and a row of dots shows how many guesses you have left. A clock runs at the top while you play. When you think you know the phrase you press Solve and type it, or you can Give Up. Using fewer guesses gives a better score, which you can share, and solving it with no wrong letters is what the game calls a NumberBang.

NumberBang is made by Timothy Nash in Australia, and a new puzzle arrives at midnight Melbourne time. It is free with no ads and no in-app purchases, and it plays without an account; signing in with Apple, Google or an emailed link only carries your stats between the web and the phone apps. The game uses US English spelling by default and lets you switch to UK spelling in settings. An archive keeps earlier days to play, and there are stats, trophies and a leaderboard.

It suits players who like Wheel of Fortune style phrase puzzles and enjoy spotting sayings from a single clue.