# Easy Sudoku :-) — Classic Brain Puzzle & Hints

> A free, easy-to-use logic-based number placement puzzle game. (iPhone/iPad app by Shawn Mottley.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-sudoku/id915668094 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shawn Mottley](https://appshunter.io/developer/598680626)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Board, Puzzle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 15 App Store ratings · 43 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 100 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-09-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-sudoku/id915668094/reviews.md

## What is Easy Sudoku?

Easy Sudoku :-) makes the classic number puzzle welcoming for beginners and rewarding for experienced solvers. Relax with a clean, modern board, learn useful techniques, and build your skills one satisfying puzzle at a time.

CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE
• Play Easy, Medium, or Hard puzzles
• Start with genuinely beginner-friendly Easy boards
• Get carefully graded puzzles with one unique solution
• Receive recommendations that adapt as your skills grow

LEARN AS YOU PLAY
• Use smart guided hints that explain the logic behind the next move
• Practice real solving techniques in interactive skill tutorials
• Improve from simple singles to advanced patterns
• Turn mistake checking on or off to match your playing style

EVERY TOOL YOU NEED
• Add pencil notes to track possible numbers
• Undo and redo moves
• Highlight selected digits, related cells, and mistakes
• Pause anytime, then resume exactly where you left off
• Keep playing offline with puzzles saved on your device

SEE YOUR PROGRESS
• Earn points for correct placements and completed rows, columns, and boxes
• Build a daily solving streak
• Track games won, mistake-free wins, best streaks, and best times
• Review your time, mistakes, hints, and solving performance after every win

MAKE IT YOURS
• Choose from six board themes, including Dark and Newspaper
• Follow your device’s light or dark appearance
• Adjust text size for more comfortable play
• Customize the timer, smart hints, animated scoring, mistake limit, vibration, and screen timeout

Easy Sudoku :-) is free to play and designed for quick breaks, quiet relaxation, and satisfying brain training wherever you are.

HOW TO PLAY
Fill the 9×9 grid so every row, column, and 3×3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 without repeats.

## Key features

- Intuitive interface
- 3 skill levels (easy, medium, hard)
- Auto-save functionality
- Undo and Redo options
- Hints for difficult puzzles
- Pencil marks for notes
- Highlighting for selected digits and incorrect entries

## Recent user reviews (10 of 43)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-sudoku/id915668094/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Fun until....

*2018-06-26*

This was fun until one of the ads (Kamagames Blackjack) wouldn’t allow me to return to the sudoku. I had to uninstall, thus losing all my data, and reinstall. Then it happened again....and again. I wrote the developer, but so far no reply, and no fix. We’ll see... Until this is fixed, don’t bother to download...

### 3/5 — Good app

*2016-06-07*

It's a good app with a good range of difficulties so all players can enjoy it. It's simple and very easy to use. Not the best sodoku app I've seen but definitely not the worst

### 5/5 — Love it

*2016-06-06*

It's a pretty good app, it has a timer and everything so you can see how well you finished the sudoku. Recommend it!

### 4/5 — Like others

*2016-06-06*

This game is like many others. It is good and I liked the levels but the time in the corner is a bit distracting.

### 5/5 — Quite good

*2016-06-05*

The game is some kind of puzzle and it's called sudoku. You must use mathematical calculations to fill in all the places with the digits. That is simple app with good interface.

### 4/5 — Good sudoku game

*2016-06-05*

This is a good app to play sudoku. It is very lightweight and the puzzles are decent. The gameplay is pretty smooth. The only downside is that it does not have any great animations or graphics but it is still a pretty good game to play.

### 5/5 — Lovely game

*2016-06-05*

I play sudoku a lot. I love the game. Graphics and visuals are also good enough. I recommend this app.

### 5/5 — In love

*2016-06-05*

I love this app. It is a great way to pass time during the day. I find myself playing on my breaks at work, during commercial breaks and any down time I have. Nothing is better than a nice brain workout during the day. A must have for puzzle lovers

### 5/5 — Addicting

*2016-06-04*

This is arguably my favorite game currently, i just love the way that this app has been set in a unique way where people who don't know how to play are showed in the easiest way possible! I recommend this to everyone!

### 5/5 — pretty good

*2016-06-04*

The graphic is very bright, and cute, if you want to play sudoku, i think you should download this app.

## Frequently asked questions about Easy Sudoku

### What is Easy Sudoku :-) about?

Easy Sudoku :-) is a logic-based number placement puzzle game. The objective is to fill a 9x9 grid with digits from 1 to 9 so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 sub-grids contains all of the digits without repetition.

### What are the key features of this Sudoku app?

The app offers an intuitive interface, three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard), auto-save, undo/redo functionality, hints to help solve puzzles, and highlighting for selected digits and incorrect entries. It also allows for pencil marks as notes.

### Is Easy Sudoku :-) free to play?

Yes, the application is totally FREE to play. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, making it a completely free experience.

### What devices is Easy Sudoku :-) compatible with?

The app is available on Apple Devices and has been optimized for iPhone 6. It is designed for users who enjoy logic-based number games on their mobile devices.

### Who is this app best suited for?

This app is suitable for a wide range of users, from Sudoku beginners to experts. Its adjustable difficulty levels and helpful features make it a great tool for anyone looking to train their brain with logic puzzles.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2 — 2026-09-03

Easy Sudoku :-) has been completely rebuilt for modern iPhone and iPad.

• A fresh, cleaner design
• Carefully graded Easy, Medium, and Hard puzzles
• Beginner-friendly Easy boards
• Smart guided hints and interactive skill tutorials
• Live scoring and a new results screen
• Daily and difficulty-based streaks
• Detailed statistics and best times
• Six themes, Dark appearance, and adjustable text size
• Improved notes, undo, redo, highlighting, and auto-save
• Offline play with expanded puzzle content
• Performance, stability, and accessibility improvements

Thank you for playing Easy Sudoku :-)!

### 2.1 — 2016-02-23

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

New Stats screen!
Bug fixes

### 2.0 — 2015-12-21

Bug fixes per feedback from you awesome players!
New Stats option
Game play improvement

### 1.1 — 2015-01-24

Bug Fix

### 1.0 — 2014-09-17

No release notes.

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All apps by Shawn Mottley: https://appshunter.io/developer/598680626

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