# Sudoku by Staple Games — user reviews > 572 indexed App Store user reviews of Sudoku by Staple Games by Staple Games, rated 4.80/5 from 102,952 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku-by-staple-games/id1561193287/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku-by-staple-games/id1561193287.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 88,734 · 4★ 11,198 · 3★ 2,288 · 2★ 303 · 1★ 429 ## What do users think of Sudoku by Staple Games? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use interface - 🚀 Responsive gameplay - 💡 Helpful number highlighting - 🔒 No intrusive ads - 👍 Clear and readable numbers **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent difficulty levels - ⏱️ Ads counted in puzzle time - 🔍 Difficulty reading small notes - 🔋 Excessive ads on some devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Best time display issues - Puzzle progress not saving correctly **Most requested features** - Option to disable number highlighting - Ability to customize color scheme - More challenging expert puzzles - Statistics tracking and progress reports ## Newest reviews (14 of 572) ### 3/5 — Love it, but ads are AWFUL *2026-08-03, version 3.00* I love the game play. But there are far too many ads that are too difficult to get out of. ### 3/5 — Has in-game ads *2026-06-21, version 3.00* Good game BUT app did not mention ads when I downloaded - it does! ### 2/5 — easy viewing , still has ads *2026-06-15, version 3.00* easy viewing due to color contrast and size. still has ads and no way to remove them ### 2/5 — Ads can’t be closed *2026-05-28, version 3.00* Great game. Issue, the Adds run indefinitely, no way to close them ### 4/5 — Pretty fun *2026-05-06, version 3.00* I didn’t really understand it at first, but after I beat the first level of the easy mode, I was feeling pretty good. If I was better, I would probably give it five stars. ### 4/5 — Why it’s four star and not five. *2026-05-05, version 3.00* I have a fingernail lodged in my elbow the whole time I played. Then I had to do an Irish jig for a nursing home so I had to stop. Which doesn’t have much to do with this game. But…. Thank you for your time please get back to me ### 3/5 — ADS! *2026-05-03, version 2.8* I LOVE this game. I looked for a long time for a sudoku game app that checked all my boxes. Big numbers, clear indication about whether you are in notes mode, daily puzzles and multiple skill levels. My problem is that there are SO MANY ads that it is becoming unplayable. I would gladly pay a few bucks for an ad-free version, but there isn’t an option for that! PLEASE add an option to buy an ad-free version! ### 5/5 — Sudoku *2026-04-30, version 2.8* Good game for the brain ### 5/5 — It's got Dark Mode! *2026-04-29, version 2.8* Nice graphics and it's got dark mode! (Important to us seniors with floaters in their eyes!) ### 5/5 — Dark mode *2026-04-26, version 2.8* Loved that they had dark mode. ### 5/5 — ‘Great game *2026-04-21, version 2.8* I enjoy the levels of play and the control they give you ### 2/5 — Not worth the ads *2026-04-18, version 2.8* The ads are way too long just to play a boring game. ### 5/5 — Sudoku *2026-04-11, version 2.8* So my name is Warner. I’m 10 years old. I’m around 130 IQ and I love sudoku and I play staple games match collector and then I found staple games sudoku and I just finished my first game. It is amazing. ### 5/5 — Fun and learning game *2026-04-10, version 2.8* As a senior citizen this game will help stimulate your brain. Makes you think which is good for senior citizens ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Irritated *2026-07-29, version 3.00* Played this game for likely 2 years, 4,000+ puzzles solved in expert alone. Downloaded it because the ads and trackers were minimal. Sound was always a problem even with the sound option off. It doesn’t matter the ads between puzzles will play the ad’s sound anyways. Now they got ads with sound playing at the bottom… as you are trying to play the game. Still with the sound option off! So then I checked the trackers to see if it was worth putting up with. although Apple says they aren’t tracking much, that’s not the case. After seeing the amount of stuff they are tracking from their own privacy policy on the website, I have decided to delete the game. ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-07-23, version 3.00* There are ads after every level. Super disappointing as other reviews express there are no ads. ### 1/5 — Has Ads now *2026-06-30, version 3.00* E ### 1/5 — It used to be fun *2026-06-21, version 3.00* I have been playing this for about a year. It has been 2 boards complete, 1 add to watch. Now it seems to be forcing me to watch an ad every play. Pretty much done with this game now. ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-06-03, version 3.00* Not worth dealing with the frustration of the app ads ### 1/5 — After playing one game, forces download of new version *2026-05-15, version 3.00* Don’t waste your time. ### 1/5 — Game pusher *2026-03-02, version 2.8* Played four games. Then ads for other games came up. Waited til able to cancel ad game and continue sudoku play. Played sudoku and game add came up. I could not cancel game ad. Ad game was set up so the download was the only way out. So, I deleted the app. Very disappointing. ### 1/5 — Sooo many ads *2026-02-15, version 2.8* If the ads weren't so crazy I would like this ### 1/5 — Forced ads *2026-01-26, version 2.8* Forces you to watch ads before playing another game 👎👎👎👎 ### 1/5 — Intrusive ads *2026-01-14, version 2.8* Repeated intrusive ads that you can’t close. Very annoying. A very basic app. Played 3 games and deleted the app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Nice! *2026-08-11, version 3.00* It's nice an forgiving if you are trying to get into puzzles relaxing If you listen to music ### 5/5 — Play it every day *2026-07-30, version 3.00* Like how it highlights, love the daily challenge, and ads are hardly an issue ### 5/5 — No ads *2026-07-18, version 3.00* No ads, what’s more to love?! ### 5/5 — 比在纸上容易很多 *2026-07-04, version 3.00* 比在纸上容易很多 ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-07-03, version 3.00* Fun play everyday ### 5/5 — Sudoku *2026-06-26, version 3.00* Enjoyable and mentally stimulating good luck Harder than the original but enjoyable ### 5/5 — Fun and challenging *2026-06-07, version 3.00* Love the large print ### 5/5 — Love it! *2026-05-26, version 3.00* Love it! ### 5/5 — Again *2026-05-14, version 3.00* I had not played Sudoku in many years This was a nice site to resume. I especially enjoyed the feedback when I made a mistake. I look forward to tracking all of the different forms of progress. ### 5/5 — Suduko with no flashing adverts *2026-05-01, version 2.8* Great to play with no advertisements flashing along. Good easy to play game. --- *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 2026-08-30.*