# Sudoku Scramble — user reviews

> 39 indexed App Store user reviews of Sudoku Scramble by 81 Monkeys Game Studios Inc., rated 4.53/5 from 45 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku-scramble/id1216020610/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku-scramble/id1216020610.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 36 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2

## Newest reviews (11 of 39)

### 4/5 — Great fun!

*2022-10-20, version 5.0.11*

I’m 58 and I enjoy the challenge.  Some folks have figured out how to cheat by using the end game button in first round but I enjoy it anyway. Quite addictive

### 4/5 — I lost all my progress

*2021-03-10*

I love that game however with your new update I lost all my progress and I am back to square one. Please fix this.

**Developer response:** Sorry about this! All your data will be back in the next update which is being released right now. You should see it in the store within two days. You can email us at support@81monkeys.com if you'd like to know more, or have any more feedback to share.

### 3/5 — Not hard enough

*2020-04-15*

Fun game. Could be more challenging.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! You should give it another try. We made some balancing changes in version 4.2.20. We would love to hear what you think. You can email us at support@81monkeys.com

### 5/5 — Love this game! So fun!

*2019-12-13*

Great game

**Developer response:** Woohoo!! Thanks for the review! We'd love to hear any feedback, or ideas that you have. You can post in our forums or email us at support@81monkeys.com. Thanks for playing our game. 😁

### 5/5 — Fatal Errors

*2019-10-08*

Not able to play after Halloween update.

Developer emailed me to say problem was fixed!

**Developer response:** Sorry for the inconvenience. This bug has been fixed in version 4.0.10. Please download it now and check. The issue should be fixed now. ;)

### 5/5 — Great Game

*2019-10-04, version 4.0.13*

I’m 61 years young and this exercises my brain!  I have to force myself to put my iPad away or I’d play this game all night.  I’ve never had any trouble with it.  I love playing other people too.

**Developer response:** Wow, thanks for the great review! We believe Sudoku Scramble is one of the best brain training games out there. ;) If you have any other feedback or suggestions we'd love to hear from you. You can email us at support@81monkeys.com

### 5/5 — Love this game

*2019-10-02*

I am so hooked on this game.  I play it every free chance I get!!! I love being able to test my level against other players.   Thank you

**Developer response:** Yes! We love that you're enjoying our game. 😁 ❤️ We still have many features designed for Sudoku Scramble. In fact, we're planning to redesign S rank so that our higher tier players have more ranks to progress towards. So stay tuned!

### 4/5 — What’s going on?

*2019-10-02*

Love this game! Why isn’t it working today? Seems to be something to do with the Halloween update?

**Developer response:** Hi! Thanks for the review. If you haven't already. You will find that the October bug is fixed in the latest version (4.0.11 or higher). You can also email us at support@81monkeys.com if you have any other questions or feedback. Thanks for playing our game!

### 3/5 — Scoring system

*2019-09-01*

I really hope you change the scoring when a player reaches the S. I had an account that reached to level S10 with 15 highest streak yet in one lost game your level drop to A++ which is so frustrating. It’s like playing without a goal and gets stuck in A++ and never pass S. Other than that the game is entertaining and helps brain works faster. It even helps those people with memory problem. This game is very effective with those seniors dealing with dementia and other conditions that affects the memory.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback, although it's far better to email us because then we can ask questions to help us improve our game. You can reach us at support@81monkeys.com. We do plan to update our ranking system soon so stay tuned.

### 5/5 — Totally love it

*2019-08-09, version 3.7.10*

It’s so challenging and fun to play against others. Very refreshing. Just wondering how you get the color pencil trophy ?

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review! The pencil trophy is the level emblem. It upgrades every 10 levels and changes color every 100 levels. This was asked in our forums as well, so check there if you have any more questions. Thanks for playing!

### 5/5 — Lorraine

*2019-07-16*

Awesome game.  Well done

**Developer response:** Hi! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It means a lot to the team. We are working on our biggest feature yet, so stay tuned! If you have any questions or feedback you can email us at support@81monkeys.com. Thanks for playing our game.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Disappointed

*2022-08-13*

I love to play this game but I’ve lost my progress once again. Last time was 2 weeks ago. Since this game has come out I’ve lost my progress at least 4 times in the last year. I payed once to get adds remove but eventually that data was lost too. I’m tempted to pay to have the adds removed again but not if I keep having to start over.

### 1/5 — Lost all my progress randomly

*2021-11-24*

I’ve been playing this game for years and I really loved it. However when I went back on to play today all my progress, levels, smileys, etc were gone. It’s having me start all over as a new player when I was so high levelled and there doesn’t seem anyway for me to get my progress back. I didn’t update or anything so I’m confused how this happened. Very disappointed :/

**Developer response:** That is fixed in update 4.0.12 and higher. Sorry for the inconvenience! We're working really hard to improve the game. If you have any other feedback, please email at support@81monkeys.com. Thanks for playing our game!

### 1/5 — Disappointed and discouraged.

*2021-03-13*

I just deleted it from my iPad this morning.  I went to play and I had no points and no status.I had to choose between numbers and symbols in order to play. I tried playing and it would spin but not find me a player. I was almost at one year of playing it every day. I had played 105 days then missed one day because I was without my iPad then I played 227 days.  Thanks for nothing guys.  Every time you updated in the past month it had issues.

**Developer response:** We're really sorry about issues! We actually updated the app within 24 hours to fix the progression bug. All your data would have been restored in version 5.0.7 if you had not uninstall the app. Next time just email us and we'll get back to you right away. Thanks for playing our game our 1-star game the last year...

### 1/5 — New update killed the game

*2021-03-05*

I’ve been playing this game for years and loved it. Changes in the past added to the game. The latest update changed it from numbers to shapes and took away the some of the challenges. Sad to delete this game, but there are other sudoku games out there that are actually sudoku.

**Developer response:** We're sad too, because we're releasing an update TODAY that let's you switch back to numbers if you like. Thanks for playing our game though.

### 1/5 — Updates minimizing the skill of sudoku

*2021-02-27, version 5.0.1*

First they updated to remove being able to bluff and challenge, which dropped the amount of strategy.  Now an update removing the numbers to symbols, which takes out half the way you play sudoku....  unfortunate but has ruined the game.

**Developer response:** We're sorry you haven't liked the recent changes. We have good news though! We're adding the ability to switch back to numbers in the next update. Also, we're also considering putting in a challenge mode for people that like the extra strategy. You can always email us your feedback to support@81monkeys.com. We make this game for players like you, so we take feedback VERY seriously. We can also share more about our plans. Hope we hear from you!

### 1/5 — The worst kind of sudoku game ever!!!

*2019-02-18, version 3.4.3*

Whenever I did my daily challenge, (it did easy and then very easy) whenever I got challenged, it was successful! But whenever I challenged, it was a fail. No matter what I did, I lost. 100000000% CHEATS!!!!!!!!!!

**Developer response:** We've worked really hard to make game systems like challenging work properly. That being said, we're just a small team and sometimes we missed things, so it's great when players let us know about the issues they find in our game. In this case, however, it appears that you do not understand how challenging works. Challenges are only successful when a wrong number was placed... So if you are being challenged successfully it's because you placed a wrong number during your last turn. And if you're losing challenges against your opponent, it's because they did not place a wrong number. Try playing the "challenging" tutorial again, or read the rules here https://www.81monkeys.com/sudoku-scramble-rules
Thanks!

### 2/5 — Can no longer play

*2024-09-27*

Game is in offline mode

### 3/5 — Ugh. I do love this game….

*2024-05-27*

I do love playing this game and it is fun. After a day or two it won’t let me play, it says I’m playing in offline mode when I have 5g and Wi-Fi. It will stay like that until I delete and reload the game… losing all of my progress. I gave a while ago after I got really far. I guess I’ll delete a reload just to keep playing but I’d like to get past easy again.
I would give five stars if it wasn’t for that.

### 3/5 — Fun game, but could use some work

*2021-05-14, version 5.0.11*

I absolutely love this game, daily player, but I will uninstall if it keeps resetting my game. It has reset twice...making me lose all progress. I was up to a B+ and had to start all the way over....TWICE!

**Developer response:** We're really sorry about this issue! We finally have a solution and plan to work on it soon. You can email us at support@81monkeys.com for more information and a timeline. Thanks for playing our game!

### 3/5 — Great idea but...

*2021-03-04, version 5.0.1*

I love competitive sudoku.   I was playing all the time.  I’m not loving the update with the shapes instead of numbers.  Also not enjoying the use of tickets for competitive matches.   My interest has clearly waned.  Classic example of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

Update: developer responded quickly and thoughtfully which I love!  If you need to make more money I would tolerate longer ads as a player.  5 second ads are easy to ignore.  20 seconds is fine for me.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! We're adding the numbers back in so that players can choose which type to play with. As for it not being broken, sadly it wasn't working for enough player. Which means we are not able to earn back the money it cost to make the game. That is why we're trying out new things in the game. That being said, we always listen to feedback and work hard to address it with every update... We just made a mistake this time. ;) Thanks for playing our game!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — I love it!

*2023-08-13*

I had this game long ago and loved it then, but decided to take a break for awhile. Just redownloaded and still love it so much. The changes to the game since I previously had it are really fun.

### 5/5 — Excellent to play vs family and friends!

*2021-11-23, version 5.0.11*

This is a great game with a slight twist on traditional sudoku to make it more competitive! It takes just a couple games to get used to it, and it’s so much fun once you get the hang of it! All the cute character art is a nice bonus. The progression is fair and satisfying with achievable goals to beat. Only minor complaint is that the link to invite friends doesn’t work. You have to manually enter the friend code and figuring out where to do that was a bit of a puzzle in itself LOL. But once you know where to find it, it’s smooth sailing from there.

### 5/5 — LOVE THIS GAME!!

*2021-03-14*

I have been playing this game for a very long time, (longer than I can remember to be honest), and I absolutely love it. I love the uniqueness of getting to play against other people, I love the cute little characters, and I love the monthly challenges.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the wonder comments and review! ❤️

### 5/5 — Great game

*2021-02-23*

This game is perfect!  It’s short, challenging but rewarding and mentally stimulating.  And you get to play live, with other players, including your friends.   I highly recommend it.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the great review ZippyPrincess! We're working hard to make this game even better. If you have any other feedback you can email us at support@81monkeys.com. Also, we hope to visit you in Zippy Kingdom someday. ❤️

### 5/5 — Challenging. Calming. Cute. Fun.

*2021-01-27*

💖 My go-to game when I’ve got a few minutes.  Challenging without being annoyingly hard. I’m amazed at how long it’s kept my interest. For that alone it deserves 5 stars. So thankful it’s in portrait now. (I LOVE WOODY and his thousands of kids!!! Haha! Make some t-shirts please!!!)

**Developer response:** Thanks for the great review! :)

### 5/5 — Lost everything

*2020-03-29*

I lost everything I had done. I had the 108 avatar, level 100, and there nothing. and I played it not even 2 hours ago and everything was ok.  Can you do something?

thank you very much for the answer and the correction of the bug. very fast and it's just perfect

**Developer response:** Yes we can fix it! In fact we already have submitted an update to restore lost user data. 
Unfortunately, our last update caused this issue, but rest assured your data is still there. You just need to download 4.2.17. It should be available tomorrow. You can email us at support@81monkeys.com if you need more help. We're really sorry about the inconvenience

### 5/5 — Sudoku gets intense

*2020-03-25*

Love the player to payer game... catching your opponent's mistakes....  great graphics/ characters, rewards.   Winning!!

### 5/5 — Great Game

*2020-02-05, version 4.2.8*

This is a great game and great take on Sudoku making it very unique. If you do run into issues please make sure to reach out to the developers as they will get any issue you run into taken care of.

**Developer response:** Wow! Not only a 5 star review, but you're helping to educate our users too. 😊 We will absolutely reply and help any user who contacts us - support@81monkeys.com. Thanks for supporting us!

### 5/5 — Great game

*2020-01-24*

Always keep a mind challenged. Lots of fun

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review Dave!

### 5/5 — AWESOME!

*2019-12-14*

This is my favorite game!

**Developer response:** Your favorite game?!?! That is a BIG honor. We're so happy that you like our game. ❤️ If you ever have any feedback or ideas, you can post in our forums or email us at support@81monkeys.com. Thanks for playing. 😄

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