# Real Sudoku™ — user reviews > 82 indexed App Store user reviews of Real Sudoku™ by Deucher, rated 4.70/5 from 46 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-sudoku/id459625167/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-sudoku/id459625167.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 35 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Real Sudoku™? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great selection of puzzles - 👍 Realistic puzzle style - 👍 Challenging levels - 👍 Good mental exercise - 👍 Slick interface - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Nice graphics - 👍 Brain stimulating - 👍 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Well thought out game - 👍 Better than paper version - 👍 Good for passing time - 👍 Functionality is good - 👍 Controls are easy - 👍 Keeps me engrossed - 👍 Worth the price - 👍 Well categorized puzzles - 👍 Enjoyable entertainment - 👍 Love the challenge - 👍 Good for mind exercise - 👍 Best Sudoku found - 👍 Great puzzles - 👍 Brilliant app - 👍 Very good game - 👍 Makes time fly **Cons** - 🤔 Difficulty levels inconsistent - 🤔 Distracting colors - 🤔 Freezing issues - 🤔 App crashes - 🤔 Unsolvable puzzles - 🤔 Simplistic for beginners - 🤔 Touch interface can be frustrating - 🤔 Easy levels not always easy - 🤔 Hard levels easier than easy ones - 🤔 Limited puzzles per level **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes - App crashes - Puzzle 207 is unsolvable - App freezes on ad - App doesn't open after iOS update - Mis-made/unsolvable puzzles - Game state not saved after freeze - Frequent crashes since iOS 6 update - Cannot access game without signing into Game Center after update - Problem with puzzle 13 (error or user error) **Most requested features** - Switch between pen and pencil - Layout closer to Real Kakuro - Plain background option - Additional puzzles to purchase - Restore purchases across devices - Optional relaxing music - Hint button - Pause button without time penalty - Undo facility - Highlighting functionality - Tips to help beginners - More customization options (hints, error penalty, show mistakes) - Add additional games ## Newest reviews (14 of 82) ### 4/5 — Extreme Level 207 *2024-01-14, version 3.1* What’s up with extreme level 207? All cells are filled. There is nothing you can do, yet it shows as unsolved. ### 4/5 — Great selection - almost perfect app *2022-10-25* This sudoku app is GREAT and has so many puzzles. Would definitely recommend. There are two things I wish I could change tho. I don’t like having two different number pads. I really wish the layout was closer to the Real Kakuro game, where you can switch between pen and pencil. I think it would make filling in puzzles much faster for me. Also, sometimes after I’ve finished a puzzle, I’ll go back to the menu to start a new one, and the app will freeze up a bit and leave my puzzle as “unfinished” and have erased my last sessions worth of boxes empty. If these things were fixed it would EASILY be 5 stars, for now I would still give it 4.5. Check out their other puzzles too! ### 4/5 — Best Version Ever *2021-09-19* I've been looking for one that's similar to a puzzle on paper. Most available apps give 3 mistake options and let you know right away when you put the wrong number in the wrong place, which actually helps in solving the puzzle but takes away the realistic style of doing the puzzle. This way is much harder and more realistic. I only wish there were options to pick a plain background. The colors can be very distracting. ### 4/5 — Real sudoku *2021-06-14, version 3.0* I really like this one but it does freeze at times and I have to reinstall it. ### 4/5 — Very good-challenging *2017-05-08* But there's no additional puzzles to purchase when you're done...so that's a bummer...just like their other game, kiruku or whatever, I was so depressed when I finished that ### 4/5 — Very challenging *2013-10-15, version 2.4.1* I very it very challenging and it keeps me engross for hours. ### 4/5 — Great Sudoku App *2013-09-28* Have so far only been working the easy ones. No problems with this app. Puzzles are increasingly challenging and the ability to place trial numbers in squares works well. Great fun! ### 4/5 — Gramma *2013-06-01, version 2.3* Like the idea of being able to put in guesses. Fun and easy to use. ### 4/5 — Game Shine On *2013-04-25, version 2.3* The best Sudoku app I have ever played. ### 4/5 — am addicted to this game *2013-03-30, version 2.3* Sudoku is both a challenge and therapy. I love to get engrossed and let the stress roll away. ### 5/5 — Worth it *2013-02-22, version 2.3* I really like this - some of the tournament-level games are challenging and it becomes quite hard to put them down! ### 5/5 — Julie *2013-02-13, version 2.3* Addictive but brain stimulating! ### 4/5 — Great app *2013-01-19, version 2.3* Challenging, addicting, hours of fun ### 5/5 — Sues *2013-01-17, version 2.3* If you like to be able to make your notes in the boxes this is the one to get. The kakuro game by same app is great too. I love this one!!!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No Longer Opens! *2013-09-28, version 2.4* Ever since the latest update for ios7, I cannot open either this Real Sudoku or Real Kakuro. I have loved these games, but I have the original iPad which cannot run ios7. What happened?? Would have given 5 stars but game doesn't work! Hope you can fix it. ### 1/5 — Dysfunctional! *2013-07-08, version 2.3* Out of the 9 games I played 3 of them were unsolvable because they were mis-made. So frustrating! ### 1/5 — Very pretty, but simplistic. Beginner game only. *2013-03-02, version 2.3* No options at all. Error check is limited to stating only obvious row duplicates. No advanced error checking. No ability to toggle all notes on or off. ### 2/5 — There better ones out there *2012-04-19, version 2.0.2* Like Brain age 1&2 on the DS ### 3/5 — Restore purchases? *2015-10-01, version 2.4.2* I would rate this 5 stars if there was a way to restore purchases from my iPad to iPhone. Not a fan of ads and don't want to double pay to remove them. ### 3/5 — Mr pianos *2015-02-08, version 2.4.2* Mind saver ### 3/5 — Difficulty is wrong *2014-02-11* I don't know who determines the difficulty levels, but easy is no longer easy after puzzle 9. Make the difficulty levels what they really are and it will be a better app. ### 3/5 — Loads of puzzles! *2012-10-16, version 2.2* Great to be able to pick a level that is challenging and then have so many puzzles. Also really easy to use. I thought I would never rival the sudoku books but this is better ### 3/5 — Pretty good *2012-07-13* Display is nice, and touch interface is decent although a bit frustrating at times when it doesn't recognizes less-than-perfectly centered touch. Only really odd part is how the "easy" ones aren't that easy, and a lot of the "challenging" ones are much easier than the easy ones! But it is free. ### 3/5 — Alright considering its free.l *2012-04-06, version 2.0.2* Seen better sudoku ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game but it froze! *2020-03-05, version 3.0* I love solving the many puzzles, but the game froze on an ad and I can’t open it. Please help! ### 5/5 — Love this game *2019-03-09* Great game format , great challenge levels , great mental exercise! ### 5/5 — Deucher Real Sudoku *2017-02-07* This is the best Sudoku I've found so far. It has lots of levels (5). I wonder if this company has other Sudoku as well? Kathy ### 5/5 — Mr *2016-02-01, version 2.4.2* Very good challenge when you do the hard and tournament. Am very pleased with the download. ### 5/5 — Not much player *2014-08-06, version 2.4.1* I recommend it. It does not waste much time while changing or flipping the numbers etc. ### 5/5 — Mrs *2013-10-16, version 2.4.1* I thoroughly enjoy this Suduko! The differently levels of difficulty ensure constant entertainment depending on ones frame of mind. ### 5/5 — Toni *2013-08-02, version 2.3* I really like this. I do the online sudoku in the telegraph and it's terrible. If you use the small numbers and need to clear the first one you have to delete them all them all then put them back. It's so tedious. I've emailed them and told them to look at this site to see how to do it properly! Also the kakuro as they don't even offer that in the online paper. This is so slick. Love it. ### 5/5 — Retired *2013-04-29* I find this program to very challenging and helps to keep mental functions up to speed. This is a great testament to well thought out game program. Thank you. ### 5/5 — love it! *2013-04-10, version 2.3* Many hours of entertainment here! Only improvement might be adding optional relaxing music. ### 5/5 — Best Sudoko ever *2013-02-27, version 2.3* Fun! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-14.*