# :) Sudoku + — user reviews > 307 indexed App Store user reviews of :) Sudoku + by Jason Linhart, rated 4.87/5 from 6,497 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku-plus/id285994151/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku-plus/id285994151.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,872 · 4★ 498 · 3★ 55 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 51 ## What do users think of :) Sudoku +? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Best Sudoku app - 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly - 💡 Excellent learning and tutorial features - 👍 Customizable settings and options - 👍 Variety of difficulty levels - 👍 No ads or in-app purchases - 👍 Ability to import puzzles from photos **Cons** - 🐛 Scan from camera and photo library not working in recent updates - 🐛 Crashes when trying to access certain features - 🔒 Concerns about clipboard access - 👎 Outdated or unclear tutorial explanations for advanced techniques **Commonly reported bugs** - Scan from camera and photo library not working - Crashes when accessing certain features - Inconsistent difficulty levels across puzzles **Most requested features** - Dark mode or custom color themes - Ability to pause/stop timer - Option to view all possible next moves - Ability to edit imported puzzles ## Newest reviews (16 of 307) ### 5/5 — Great Sudoku game *2024-10-26, version 5.3.1* This for me is the best Sudoku game out there ### 5/5 — Congratulations *2024-10-25, version 5.3.1* Best program ever conceived for playing sudoku. Provides a real education and experience. Thank you so much🤩🤩🤩 ### 5/5 — One of four essential apps! *2024-10-15, version 5.3.1* Every day I use photo-capture to complete newspaper puzzles and a couple of the thousands of saved selections. Only mail, calendar, and messages are used nearly as much. ### 5/5 — Advanced sudoku game *2024-10-13, version 5.3.1* Fantastic game, a welcome change from the hundreds of basic, boring, easy sudoku clones clogging the App Store. ### 5/5 — Great app, some issues *2024-10-13, version 5.3.1* For just playing sudoku it’s amazing. The harder levels actually require more skill and knowledge of different techniques. The tutorials are useful but could be written a little better. I find myself having to use the tutorials to learn what the technique is called so I can then google the technique to get a better understanding of what it actually is. Crashes. Outside of standard okay and the tutorials, nothing works. There are a bunch of different features that look cool but whenever I try to use them the app just freezes up and I have to restart it. Would be nice if this could be fixed. Also a proper dark mode that isn’t Halloween themed or anything like that would be nice. Or just the ability to design your own theme by selecting different colors off of a color wheel or something. ### 5/5 — It is a great version of the game *2024-10-01, version 5.3.1* There are all kinds of options and features. I especially like the “only the hard moves” where it fills in the low hanging fruit then lets you figure out the tricky entries. Then once it gets easy again it finishes the puzzle. Your brain doesn’t get a rest! ### 4/5 — Best Sudoku app out of five I've tried *2024-09-18, version 5.3.1* Please set a feature to allow custom colors for font and puzzle. This app is still the best one over four others I've played, including one I paid for. ### 5/5 — Best Sudoku Out there *2024-09-13, version 5.3.1* Hands down the Best app I’ve ever bought. Very customizable to your level of play—even has learn to play areas with sandbox to learn in—no matter your level of experience. From absolute beginner to advanced solving techniques. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2024-09-12, version 5.3.1* You mean there's actually a simple game out there that doesn't track everything you do and doesn't send you tons of ads and just revels in the joy you find in playing sudoku!?!?! The whole world needs to learn from this developer!!! Love you guys!! Thank you for all of the mental breaks & brain training you've helped me with over the years!😊❤️ ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-09-09, version 5.3.1* It would be nice if you could select select multiple squares to update at the same time. ### 5/5 — Best Sudoku app! *2024-09-06, version 5.3.1* I’ve played this app for years. It’s easy with many options. Many different difficulty levels, too. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Worker bee *2024-09-04, version 5.3.1* Perfect app for the brain. It has helped me with my memory and strategy for the business world. Love this game. Great fun too. Best way to help me solve problems and think outside the box!!! ### 5/5 — Perfect replacement *2024-08-24, version 5.3.1* Looking to replace Sudoku401 on your new phone because the app has never been updated? Look no further. This is it. Fantastic. Well done to the developer. ### 5/5 — Best sudoku game *2024-08-15, version 5.3.1* The app is a true labor of love. Complete and extrodinary user interface. The only request is to make it available on Android. ### 5/5 — So good *2024-08-09, version 5.3.1* I have been playing with this app for several years.. I LOVE it ### 5/5 — Excellent Sudoku version *2024-08-04, version 5.3.1* I play this A LOT!! I have played some 10,000 or so games, and I still play most evenings. Highly recommend (5 star) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No longer works *2025-02-01, version 5.3.1* No longer works on new IPad ### 1/5 — Clip board access *2025-01-22, version 5.3.1* Why does this need access to my clipboard? Deleted it immediately ### 1/5 — Security/Privacy Issue *2024-12-12, version 5.3.1* The app requests permission to access my clipboard, which I consistently deny. Why does this app need to see my clipboard? I suspect it’s to steal sensitive information, including passwords. Therefore, I’m deleting it. I strongly advise against using this app. ### 1/5 — Still broken *2024-10-17, version 5.3.1* Camera function not working. ### 1/5 — Nice game but Hint stopped working. Did not return my emails. *2024-02-20, version 5.3.1* Very good for a long time but very frustrating at the end when hint link stopped working. It kept taking me back to the screen with the game link. Help link let me send an email but he never returned two emails I sent. I now am searching for another game ### 1/5 — This app is copying from my clipboard. *2024-01-29, version 5.3.1* This sudoku app is copying from my clipboard. Why?! ### 1/5 — ‘Scan From Camera’ now not working after update *2021-12-26* Most of the positive reviews are from a previous version when scan from camera worked. In the latest version, scan from camera (the reason I bought this app) does not work. When I complained I was told that I could still put the data in manually! So false advertising. I have switched to the Sudoku Joy app which is fully functional. ### 1/5 — Pasting from Mail *2021-08-09, version 5.3.1* When I open your app, IOS tells me this app is pasting from Mail. Why? ### 1/5 — Love This App *2021-02-21, version 5.3.1* Why does “From Photo Library” no longer work? ### 1/5 — Used to be great *2020-12-19, version 5.3* Update 3 days ago has wrecked the ability to email a game to a friend to challenge them to try and beat your score, giving them the ability to start the same game. I’ve been doing this for years with my best friend as we learned together how to improve our play. Please bring that option back and make sudoku + great again! Also, since the update the scan from camera option no longer works. Perhaps the developers could have a look and fix these issues? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best one *2025-02-09, version 5.3.1* Hands down my favorite sudoku app. Simple and to the point. ### 5/5 — This is the only Sudoku worth playing *2025-02-03, version 5.3.1* By all means try all the other sudokus but if you do you will come back to this. It is unquestionably the best. ### 5/5 — Worth paying for. *2025-01-30, version 5.3.1* I don't pay for games, I paid for this one! Only complaint, there isn't an Android version. ### 5/5 — Best Sudoku App *2025-01-15, version 5.3.1* Been using this app for many years. Best sudoku app I know of. ### 5/5 — This IS the best sudoku game *2024-12-18, version 5.3.1* Love this game. It is easy to play with many different levels. ### 5/5 — Look no more *2024-12-16, version 5.3.1* Exactly what I want from a sudoku app. No more and no less. Having tried loads of different apps I have now ceased my search. No WiFi required comes in very handy at some boring signal less places. ### 5/5 — Great Game *2024-12-11, version 5.3.1* I’ve been playing this game every morning for years. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-12-10, version 5.3.1* Like others I’ve tried several sudoku apps. This is the best! No irritating ads, fresh games every day at plenty of levels. Intuitive gameplay. What’s not to like? ### 5/5 — Best sudoku app *2024-11-29, version 5.3.1* This is really the best sudoku app by far. The UI isn’t the best but if you are sick of subscriptions and love great puzzles with really great learning resources this is the one for you. I hope the developer keeps the app updated for future iOS versions. Easily worth the price. ### 5/5 — Best Sudoku on iPhone. *2024-10-29, version 5.3.1* I’ve tried several other Sudoku versions. I got this about 3 years ago, and deleted the others. Absolutely perfect. Thanks --- *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 2026-06-10.*