A cosy daily logic puzzle for iPhone. Each morning brings one small illustrated case: read the clues, then put every piece back where it belongs.

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Cluewood's Today screen: case #65, The Bakers' Fruit Run, a Tricky market case, with Smudge saying there's a new case on the desk

A new case every morning.

At 8:00 am in Perth, a new case lands on Smudge's desk. That's midnight UTC, so everyone gets the same case on the same day.

Read the scene, then the clues.

Every case is a small corner of Bluegum that needs putting right. The clues are plain English, like "Kit is somewhere behind Hamish, in the same column." Tap one to see which spots it means.

The Regulars' Orders: a café board with nine tables, four regulars placed and two clues ticked

Stuck? Ask Smudge.

Hints are free, with or without Plus, and come in three steps. Stop at the one you need.

Focus
points you at the next piece worth thinking about.
Explain
walks through the reasoning, one step at a time.
Show
tells you where it goes, when you just want to move on.
A hint card: Hint, Explain, step 1 of 2, with Smudge and a sentence of reasoning about where Dot sits

Case closed.

The scene comes right, the story ends, and you can share your result without giving the answer away.

Case closed on The Regulars' Orders: Smudge, Mrs Okafor and a line about Dot's long black, with mode, hints and blots listed
  • A new case every morning
  • Gentle Monday, hard Sunday
  • Every hint is free
  • No account
  • No ads
  • Plays offline

Try the first case.

This is lesson one from the app: three things, two clues and one shelf. Put them back where Gus left them and watch the shelf come right.

Smudge's office: a wooden shelf with three empty cubbies above a desk with a brass lamp, and a map of Bluegum on the wall

The Shelf

Someone bumped the lost-property shelf where Gus put three things this morning. Put them back the way he had them.

  • The lantern is immediately right of the brass key.
  • The library book is not in the left spot.

Pick a piece, then a cubby on the shelf. You can drag them too.

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Gentle Monday, hard Sunday.

Monday's case is the gentlest. They build through the week to a hard one on Sunday, so you can choose your days.

Every hint is free.

Hints never cost anything, with or without Plus. Focus, Explain and Show: you stop at the one you need.

Comfort mode, when you’d like it.

See all the clues and check your finished arrangement when you’re ready. Lessons don’t count towards your run.

No account. No ads. No tracking.

Progress, history and settings are saved on your iPhone. No gameplay analytics, no crash-reporting SDKs. Read the privacy policy

Downloaded cases play offline.

Cases already on your phone, and any case you’ve started, play without a connection.

Around Bluegum.

Cases happen in a small Australian town: Smudge's lost and found on the high street, the café, the Saturday market at the community hall, the library, the number 9 tram depot, the station and the showgrounds.

  • Smudge's office, restored

    Lesson1 × 33 spots

    Smudge's office

    Gus brings in things he finds

  • Lost property, restored

    Shelf1 × 44 spots

    Lost property

    Smudge's lost and found

  • Bluegum Café, restored

    Tables3 × 39 spots

    Bluegum Café

    Hamish, Kit, Rosa and Ollie

  • Saturday market, restored

    Stall2 × 48 spots

    Saturday market

    Tomas runs the fruit stall

  • Bluegum Station, restored

    Chapter12 casesPlus

    Bluegum Station

    Mrs Okafor, station master

  • Bluegum Café, restored

    Tables2 × 48 spots

    Bluegum Café

    Rosa bakes for the café

  • Saturday market, restored

    Stall1 × 55 spots

    Saturday market

    Mr Vu grows his own veg

  • Lost property, restored

    Shelf2 × 36 spots

    Lost property

    Things the town left behind

  • The Bluegum Show, restored

    Chapter12 casesPlus

    The Bluegum Show

    At the showgrounds

The regulars

  • Gus

    magpie, retired

  • Mrs Okafor

    pelican, station master

  • Hamish

    wombat, runs the café

  • Kit

    lorikeet, weekend barista

  • Rosa

    echidna, bakes for the café

  • Tomas

    red kangaroo, fruit stall

  • Mr Vu

    kookaburra, grows vegetables

  • Priya

    galah, florist

  • Dot

    bandicoot, sells seedlings

  • Nell

    koala, retired librarian

  • Pip

    possum, writes crosswords

  • Theo

    emu, drives the number 9 tram

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Cluewood

Free to download, with a new case every morning.

  • Today's case and the six before it
  • Every hint, at every step
  • Comfort mode and lessons
  • No account and no ads

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For when one case a day isn't enough.

Two chapters of 12 cases, The Bluegum Show and Bluegum Station, with the first case of each free. The full Casebook of every daily case, not just the last seven. And a bonus case each week.

Bluegum Station chapter cover: a brick station with a clock beside the line, among gum trees
Bluegum Station
The Bluegum Show chapter cover: tents, a Ferris wheel and a blue ribbon at the showgrounds
The Bluegum Show

Monthly, yearly or lifetime

Yearly starts with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. The app shows the price in your App Store currency before you confirm.

Good questions.

Anything else? The support page covers moving phones, restoring Plus, refunds and more.

When does the new case come out?

Every day at midnight UTC, which is 8:00 am in Perth. Everyone gets the same case on the same day.

Is Cluewood free?

Yes. It's free to download, the last seven daily cases (today's included) are free to play, and every hint is free. Cluewood Plus is optional.

What does Plus add?

Two chapters of 12 cases, the full Casebook of daily cases and a bonus case each week. Monthly and yearly plans renew until you cancel; lifetime is paid once.

Do I need an account?

No. There’s no account and no sign-in. Your progress, history and settings are saved on your iPhone.

Does it work offline?

Cases already on your phone, and any case you’ve started, play without a connection. New cases download when you’re online.

How hard does it get?

A guided first case shows you how it works. After that the week builds from a gentle Monday to a hard Sunday, and Comfort mode shows all the clues and checks your finished arrangement.

Can I play without an iPhone?

Today’s case plays in a web browser: play it here.

When is it out on iPhone?

Cluewood for iPhone is coming to the App Store. This page will link to it on the day it’s available.

Does it send reminders?

Only if you allow notifications: at most one a day at a time you choose, plus a Sunday recap. You can change or stop them in settings.

What about Game Center?

It’s optional. Leaderboards and friends come from Apple’s Game Center and only connect if you choose to. It needs iOS 26.2 or later.

What does Cluewood collect?

No gameplay analytics, no crash-reporting SDKs, no advertising and no tracking. The privacy policy says exactly what leaves your phone and why.

Something wrong with a case?

Use Report a problem on the case, or email josh@kovus.dev.

Who makes Cluewood?

Josh Waller, trading as Kovus, in Perth, Western Australia.

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