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Great app, expert puzzles disappointing
I genuinely think this is one of the better sudoku apps out there. I love that the notes are also highlighted when selecting a number, that the numbers on the bottom disappear when all are used, and I like the soft clicking sounds.
The only reason I’m giving it 3 stars is because of the quality of the puzzles themselves, namely on expert mode. I’ve gotten to the point where 9 out of 10 expert puzzles aren’t solveable by a sudoku method other than chaining out possible options - or basically guess and check. No XY wing, no swordfish.... just guess and check. It’s so not fun. I’ve even tested this with sudoku solving apps and putting in some of the puzzles.
None of the other difficulties have any of these advanced strategies, so the jump from hard mode to expert mode is just introducing the guess and check. It’s a huge bummer.Show lessNessalora
Brain Sharpener!
My mind is so much sharper when I play this game regularly. I find that I can just GLIMPSE a entire box or row with 8 squares filled in, and I can just SENSE the missing number - no thinking involved! Then I check the numbers, and sure enough the number I sensed was right IS right. You can really see how amazing your brain is!
The green number guides are nice when you are just starting out, but after you’ve been playing for awhile you will find that you’ve using them because you’re be moving so fast that looking at the guides only slows you down!Show lessGig 'Em 91
Most enjoyable
Tap a number and all same numbers light up making it much easier to see where you Ayr.
Two places where a unique number could be? Mark them temporarily and if one of them clashes once other numbers are filled in, that temporary number will disappear.
Much easier to keep up with where everything is.Ayeshamg
I Like Sudoku
Great help getting my mind off things. Sudoku is a puzzle game that really doesn’t have anything to do with numbers aside from being symbols. If you’ve never played, give this a try and begin with the “Flash” game. It is easiest for beginners. It is a very simple game and is only more challenging once you begin games with less numbers/symbols.
Note to developer: You could give more direction and explanation for beginners and even use some simple pics or letters instead of numbers for a set of puzzles. (Should I give this app less than five stars? Nah.)
I’ve been doing sudoku for decades. I spent a great deal on sudoku puzzle books in years past. Glad I don’t have to anymore. Thanks for your work on design and I wish you continued success. Be well.Show lessiThnkdifrnt
Ad tracker
Love the game. But my anti virus started detecting an ad tracker on the game about a week ago and saying it is an unsafe site. Coincidentally, the App was updated a week ago.
In the past week I have suddenly been getting text messages advertising different things.Blueguyagain
Scoring very inconsistent
I’ve had this app for some time now and usually turn to it for a quick blast to pass the time. I enjoy it and will continue to play it, however I rate it three stars for two reasons, both of which have been mentioned by previous reviewers.
Firstly, there have been a few occasions where I select the correct number for the correct box and it says it’s incorrect, only for me to select it again and it’s correct.
Secondly, the scoring is very inconsistent, absolutely no idea how it works. I can complete a game in record time (for me) with no mistakes, and I score a good few thousand below my previous attempt with several mistakes which took 2-3 minutes longer.
Only minor niggles which don’t stop me returning to the game, but wish they didn’t happen.Show lessEA330
Nice game but...
Scoring is a complete mistery.
The tile buttons are too close together and when you accidentally clicked on the wrong one you can’t change it.
The ads are annoying, especially the loud ones!!!Kiwi-cloggs
Set an alarm
I drive for a living and have a lot of time between trips. First thing to do is set an alarm for when to stop playing this addictive but fun game. Many many hours spent keeping the brain active. Thanks heaps for warding off 'old-timers'. Please, please, please, give the option to pay a small amount to get rid of the annoying adds!!! This would be a win win for players and developers.Show lessR_ock
Timeout
Really enjoy playing puzzles, always have. Now, in the senior years of my life, I slowly learned to play Sudoku. The more I played the better my game. Like most, I started with the easiest game, and hesitated to try the harder ones, but, eventually I did.
I love the challenge of trying to reach a higher score. My highest is in the 89...
I do much better in Sudoku, than I do at Crosswords.
However, recently Sudoku has introduced a lot of advertising, that interrupts the flow of my game, and I’ve even thought of deleting the app from my iPad. I really don’t like those adds, I’m just not interested! I have cut down my playing, however... I get a least one game in each morning, only to notice that I’m getting slower as I age. Still, I love the game, and glad I learned it.
Irene.Show lessicea's
Mediocre, with too many taps
This game looks nice, but play is frustrating.
This version of Soduku has a scoring system that is meaningless. You're rewarded more for completing higher numbers first, but the randomness of the board at start makes for nothing but random scores. The quicker you solve, the more points you're supposed to make, but I consistently get lower scores on quicker solves. It’s all about what you’re presented with and n the board first. For instance, a 7-minute completion on Expert where there are no 9’s to start yields a 78,000 point score, but a 12-minute one resulted in an 81,000 point score, all because there were more 9’s on the board to start. It's frustrating and silly and random. I’ve taken to just restarting the moment I see few 9’s and 8’s at the start of the game. Should that really be the way to score high?
Likewise, switching between modes to write possible solutions often results in accidentally trying a guess rather than a penciled in possibility. Switching modes also adds time, which (in theory, if the scoring system worked) should produce lower scores. It'd be much better to have the possibilities up top, and the real guesses below.
All in all, a pretty game that functions only marginally.Show lessBTarver
