# Pencil Nine: Sudoku

> Pencil Nine: Sudoku (iPhone/iPad app by Artur Baghdasaryan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-nine-sudoku/id6796703550 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Artur Baghdasaryan](https://appshunter.io/developer/6795829361)
- Category: Games, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-09

## What is Pencil Nine?

Pencil Nine Sudoku is a calm, local-first Sudoku experience with classic and daily puzzles, notes, hints, progress tracking, and achievements. Free players can choose rewarded ads for hints and may see one ad after a completed puzzle. Lifetime Unlock removes ads and provides unlimited hints. No Pencil Nine account is required.

Features:
- Classic and daily Sudoku puzzles with clear number entry and notes
- Up to three hints per puzzle for free players
- Daily progress, stats, and achievements
- One-time Lifetime Unlock for an ad-free experience and unlimited hints
- Local-first play with privacy-conscious design

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Unlock | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is Pencil Nine safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Pencil Nine.

## Is Pencil Nine legit?

Pencil Nine: Sudoku appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pencil Nine is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.9 — 2026-09-16

Rewarded hint requests now show clear feedback if an ad cannot load or display.

Free players now receive up to three hints per puzzle; Lifetime players keep unlimited hints.

Daily reminders and blocked play attempts now explain when today’s puzzle is already complete.

Haptic feedback now consistently follows the Haptics setting.

### 1.0.8 — 2026-09-10

Meet Pencil Path, a nine-chapter guided Sudoku journey with authored lessons, Pencil Method techniques, practice puzzles, and a completion journal. Daily puzzles now reliably validate when complete and resume after you leave the game, and Today’s 9×9 puzzle is easier.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-08-27

This update improves the daily Sudoku loop and makes gameplay easier to read. Hints now show the exact number to place, free hint requests use rewarded ads, and a new in-game New button lets players start a fresh puzzle mid-game. Daily completion includes copyable result text and habit actions, and the puzzle picker now exposes the full 9x9 difficulty ladder. Notes Mode also has clearer candidate highlighting and in-game guidance.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-20

This update improves the daily Sudoku loop and makes gameplay easier to read. Hints now teach in stages before placement, Daily completion includes copyable result text and habit actions, the puzzle picker exposes the full 9x9 difficulty ladder, and Notes Mode has clearer candidate highlighting and in-game guidance.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-20

This update adds the Lifetime Unlock purchase, useful placement hints that fill the correct target cell, optional rewarded ads for extra hints, and small settings copy improvements.

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All apps by Artur Baghdasaryan: https://appshunter.io/developer/6795829361

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