# Sudoku Deluxe® Social — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Sudoku Deluxe® Social by Murka Contracting Limited, rated 4.60/5 from 758 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku-deluxe-social/id324335340/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku-deluxe-social/id324335340.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 574 · 4★ 113 · 3★ 41 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 20 ## What do users think of Sudoku Deluxe® Social? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Variety of themes and color schemes - 📚 Plenty of puzzles across different difficulty levels - ✏️ Helpful pencil mark feature - 🤝 Team-based gameplay and competition - 🎵 Relaxing background music **Cons** - 🔄 Inability to restore purchases after reinstalling the app - 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues with newer iOS versions - 🔍 Puzzles not properly labeled by difficulty level - 🔒 No option to link accounts (e.g., Facebook) for progress sync - 💤 Lack of new puzzle updates over time **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on iPhone 11 and iOS 15.7 - Black screen issue after app updates - Pencil marks not persisting after leaving a puzzle - Incorrect difficulty labeling of puzzles **Most requested features** - Restore purchases option - Progress sync across devices - More frequent puzzle updates - Customizable difficulty settings - Replay/replay-ability for completed puzzles ## Newest reviews (11 of 88) ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2022-09-26, version 2.3.0* There have been no new games for over six months, in order to continue playing I deleted the app to re-download and replay games I’ve already played. But there is one MAJOR problem with that. I have purchased the upgrade, but after deleting and restarting the app the upgrade doesn’t have an option to restore purchases. Frustrating!! ### 3/5 — Frustrating *2020-11-10, version 2.3.0* Would be nice to have a way to link your Facebook account with out having to complete a puzzle and choose to share it in order to link it with Facebook. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Now that I did that all my progress is back. 🤷🏻‍♀️ ### 4/5 — No more updates? *2019-04-23, version 2.2.2* I really liked this app. I’ve finished all the hard puzzles and there are no more new ones. Looks like nothing has been done on this app in a year. ### 4/5 — Sudoku Deluxe *2019-01-25, version 2.2.2* I'm really unsure how to race this. Challenging, for sure. I was enjoying, but then it became quite obvious that they don't know the difference between an "Easy" puzzle and "Hard" one. Usually I sail through "Medium" sudoku puzzles. However I had to give up on an "Easy" sudoku in this brand. I guess that's my only complaint, though. ### 5/5 — Review *2017-08-08, version 2.2.1* Great app! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2017-08-05* J'adore tous les niveaux. Très belle charte graphique. ### 5/5 — Fun *2017-07-21, version 2.2.1* Excellent app. ### 5/5 — Sudbury *2017-07-19, version 2.2.1* Love it.l do at least one every day. ### 5/5 — Love this game *2017-07-13, version 2.2.1* The app is great! ### 5/5 — Hours of fun *2017-06-29, version 2.2.0* I highly recommend this version of Sudoku. I enjoy it because the puzzles give me free hours of intellectual play should I want it, and though I don't know anyone, I'm part of a team that wins a lot. It also shows how much I personally have contributed to each competition I'm a part of. Great fun! Love that it's free without the usual extra fees that seem to be in most other apps. My only negative comment is that I'm running out of puzzles! ### 5/5 — Great game *2017-06-22, version 2.2.0* Love this game!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — can't "restore purchases" *2026-08-19, version 2.3.0* UPDATE: TIME HAS GONE BY, and they still don’t offer me a way to “Restore Purchase”. It’s over. This is a dishonest app. Permanent deletion with a permanent spot in my “Apps to Avoid” list. UPDATE: I deleted this app a long time ago for space on my device. Now I've downloaded it again, but there is no way I can find to "Restore Purchases" even though I paid for the Premium features. Looks like I'll have to delete it again. PREVIOUS 5-STAR REVIEW: Where has this game been hiding? I've looked for a sudoku that does the pencil marks for you. But until now, I couldn't find one. One thing that worries me. I can't find a way to replay boards. So when I run out of puzzles in my favorite theme, I'm going to be sad. But since I paid for the premium features, I feel that I should be allowed to replay any board. Also, I should be able to have a personal scoreboard, etc. Also, the premium "Branch" feature shouldn't rack up a miss when we try something in the hard levels, just to see if it will work. In other words, if "Branch" is the scratch pad, then "Revert" should be the eraser. And the only penalty should be that, of course, it takes longer to solve the puzzle. ### 1/5 — Why can’t I restore purchases? *2024-07-06, version 2.3.0* Because I couldn’t reset my progress after completing all the puzzles in my preferred level, I deleted and reinstalled the app. Now it doesn’t have my paid upgrade applied anymore. There’s no restore purchases button either. Developers, please fix this! ### 1/5 — Crashes *2022-10-23, version 2.3.0* Doesn’t work with iOS 15.7 ### 1/5 — can't "restore purchases" *2022-04-19* UPDATE: I deleted this app a long time ago for space on my device. Now I've downloaded it again, but there is no way I can find to "Restore Purchases" even though I paid for the Premium features. Looks like I'll have to delete it again. PREVIOUS 5-STAR REVIEW: Where has this game been hiding? I've looked for a sudoku that does the pencil marks for you. But until now, I couldn't find one. One thing that worries me. I can't find a way to replay boards. So when I run out of puzzles in my favorite theme, I'm going to be sad. But since I paid for the premium features, I feel that I should be allowed to replay any board. Also, I should be able to have a personal scoreboard, etc. Also, the premium "Branch" feature shouldn't rack up a miss when we try something in the hard levels, just to see if it will work. In other words, if "Branch" is the scratch pad, then "Revert" should be the eraser. And the only penalty should be that, of course, it takes longer to solve the puzzle. Anyway, FANTASTIC app, and the only sudoku I've ever played for more than 30 seconds before deleting. ### 1/5 — I don’t understand and don’t know how to play *2020-11-23, version 2.3.0* I am a kid trying to get robux! ### 1/5 — Not working on my iPhone 11 *2019-10-28, version 2.2.2* I recently upgrade from iPhone 8 to iPhone 11 Pro. Please fix the glitch. I get a blank screen when I open the game. This game app is my favorite. ### 1/5 — Black screen *2019-10-05, version 2.2.2* I LOVED this app until one day I opened it (I played this game every day) and the screen was black! I have deleted it and reinstalled it and it still doesn’t work! I’m so sad! ### 1/5 — Love SD2... wanted to love this... *2019-09-29, version 2.2.2* I am such a big fan of Solitaire Deluxe 2 that i wanted to keep supporting the creator by downloading this sudoku app. I love sudoku so this seemed a perfect fit. *I have tried contacting the app makers before making this review, after 2 weeks I’ve still had no response.* The very first time I downloaded it, all was well. Such a cute app with lots of theme options, I was excited but that didn’t last. Soon when I would open the app I’d get the initial owl screen, then a black screen would appear saying I’d been logged back in.... only the black screen never goes away. I’ve tried deleting it and reinstalling it, same issue. I’ve tried restarting my phone... no change. So I wanted to like it, but you can’t really enjoy a game if you can’t play it. Bummer. ### 1/5 — Help! *2019-04-10, version 2.2.2* I think your app needs an update! I cant get it to open! I go to the app store and sometimes can get it to open from there. Please fix this ### 1/5 — For suckers *2015-10-03* Well designed, but too many in-apps, lots of features are available elsewhere for free! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game *2020-11-29, version 2.3.0* Awesome. And fun ### 5/5 — Does not work on iPhone *2019-12-25, version 2.2.2* Screen turns black and does not respond ### 5/5 — Problem *2019-10-16, version 2.2.2* My game doesn’t work after my phone was updated ### 5/5 — App no longer works with latest iphone update. *2019-10-14, version 2.2.2* App no longer works with latest iphone update. ### 5/5 — Sudoku *2019-09-15, version 2.2.2* Very good game ### 5/5 — Great game! *2019-03-26, version 2.2.2* Love the music, I hope you add more eventually of the same type of relaxing music. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2019-03-10, version 2.2.2* Love the whole game. Should I be a five star? ### 5/5 — Fun Game *2018-09-03, version 2.2.2* I’m a sudoku lover and this game ranks right up there with the best. Good controls and great graphics. If you’re a sudoku person you will love this game. ### 5/5 — Great game for beginners *2017-12-09, version 2.2.2* I really love the auto pencil marks and the notification tools. This game is not intuitive for me so I need all the help I can get. ### 5/5 — Best sudoku *2017-08-16, version 2.2.2* They even have a mode where you use emojis instead of numbers. --- *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 2026-08-31.*