A daily ritual with room to roam

Look closer. Find the pattern.

Fourteen original word, logic, number, grouping, and pattern games. Everyone receives the same Daily Signal, then unlimited play keeps the observatory open.

macOS · iPhone · iPad · 1.0.4

Official Daily follows the UTC date when an edition is included. Generated practice is unlimited and works offline.

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Choose your first puzzle

Orbit puzzle in Puzzle Observatory — Orbit, the shared Daily Signal

Orbit: Arrange relationships around a signal ring.
Quick Grid: Solve a compact crossword, one crossing at a time.
Threads: Find four groups of related words.

Explore all 14 games

Orbit: Arrange relationships around a signal ring.
Quick Grid: Compact crossed words.
Middle Grid: Medium crossed words.
Grand Grid: Large themed crossed words.
Echo: Deduce a hidden word from its positions.
Threads: Find four related groups.
Forge: Build words around a required center.
Number Field: Place numbers with one unique solution.
Trail: Trace a complete themed word path.
Pairs: Place domino pairs under constraints.
Resonance: Chain shared visual attributes.
Loop Words: Build word chains while alternating sides.
Territory Words: Play for territory on a word board.
Equinox: Split a signal at a precise target.

Screenshots

Puzzle Observatory: Today and the Daily Signal (Mac App Store) — **Mac App Store**Today and the Daily Signal

More screenshots

Puzzle Observatory: Quick Grid on iPhone (iPhone) — **iPhone**Quick Grid on iPhone

Puzzle Observatory: Threads on iPad (iPad) — **iPad**Threads on iPad

Puzzle Observatory: Trail on iPad (iPad) — **iPad**Trail on iPad

Daily games, at your pace

Continue started games, chart your Daily Sky, revisit your Archive, or explore Guided Expeditions.

One signal, worldwide

Official Daily editions are included with the app, selected locally by UTC date and playable offline from the first launch. App updates can add or correct the included content. When no official edition is included for the current UTC date, locally generated Practice remains available without official Daily or streak credit.

Keep playing

Generate another puzzle on your device when you want to keep playing, without ads, subscriptions, or waiting.

Learn by playing

Concise goals, playable lessons, progressive hints, automatic saving, and spoiler-safe sharing support every game.

Chart your Daily Sky

Start with Orbit, the shared Daily Signal, then explore the full daily set and follow your progress.

Return and explore

Continue games you have started, revisit completed games in your Archive, and explore Guided Expeditions.

Choose your languages

Set interface and puzzle languages separately, with 19 languages supported. Locally generated Unlimited and Practice puzzles work offline.