# Sudoku :) — user reviews > 546 indexed App Store user reviews of Sudoku by Maple Media Apps, LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 58,951 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku/id398990729/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sudoku/id398990729.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 46,871 · 4★ 8,459 · 3★ 2,181 · 2★ 508 · 1★ 932 ## What do users think of Sudoku? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great game - 👍 User-friendly interface - 📊 Tracks stats and times - 💡 Useful features like pencil mode - 🧠 Challenges the brain **Cons** - 🔍 Intrusive ads - 💰 Expensive ad-free version - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🔋 Battery draining - 🔇 Disrupts audio playback **Commonly reported bugs** - Numbers getting stuck/grayed out - Inconsistent difficulty levels - Display issues on newer devices - Crashes after updates **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Customizable color themes - Option to disable number highlighting - Reset button that fully clears the board - More granular difficulty levels ## Newest reviews (13 of 546) ### 4/5 — Ads suck *2026-08-20, version 1.10.9* The game is great. Exactly how I have organized the solutions from day-1. The advertising delays blow. The last long and difficult to X out of. I always resort to restarting the program instantly. ### 3/5 — Levels Confusing *2026-08-17, version 1.10.9* The medium level I find easy and complete under 10 mins. yet the hard level is extremely hard and I cannot complete them, I can however complete the extreme in 30 mins. I think the hard and extreme levels should be switched. It just doesnt make any sense the way it is. ### 4/5 — Adverts *2026-07-05, version 1.10.9* Too many adverts ### 3/5 — Adds are annoying *2026-07-01, version 1.10.9* Ads at the end of the game are one thing but interrupting the game for an ad is annoying ### 3/5 — Love the game not the ads *2026-05-30, version 1.10.9* Just recently there have been so many ads. I might have to find a different app. ### 2/5 — The Guess *2026-05-26, version 1.10.9* Although I had many hours of enjoyable brain teasing! At 78 years old I can still complete Hard level in under 30minutes. Keeps my brain healthy. However now it has become a guess the next number. ### 3/5 — Suduko going backwards *2026-05-23, version 1.10.9* This game generally works well. But it used to show numbers entered by user in blue to distinguish them from starting numbers in black. Makes it harder to fix mistakes. ### 3/5 — Podia ter rascunho *2026-05-22* Bom ### 4/5 — Great game *2026-05-12, version 1.10.9* Great game ### 2/5 — Need to pay *2026-03-10, version 1.10.9* The game has gradually become more difficult to enjoy in free mode. Don’t mind the adds and have tried a few other games but in free mode it locks up and needs restarting frequently ### 5/5 — One suggestion *2026-02-14, version 1.10.9* I’ve had this app for years and have racked up over 172 hour of gameplay. It’s simple but keeps you coming back. I just wish it was a one time payment to get rid of ads instead of an annual subscription. I would gladly pay $15 once given how much I use the app. I guess everything is a scheme to get money out of you perpetually nowadays. ### 5/5 — It’s “classic” sudoku for me *2026-02-13, version 1.10.9* I have newer switched to the paid-membership-customize-everything model, thanks to reviews. I purchased the game once to not see the adds and happily playing since then. It has everything i need: the right amount of color, adding “draft” numbers, logically solvable puzzles, etc. I always playing “hard.” somehow “expert” often gets me in a dead end situations where I have to guess and then calculate my future steps to see if it’s a pass forward or wrong guess The latest update - all the squares now have the same color numbers. There are no way to set apart an initial set of numbers from the “solved” numbers. No way to trace your steps back if you need to analyze your mistake ### 5/5 — Good Game *2026-02-10, version 1.10.9* Sudoku is a challenging game and a lot of fun. It will help keep your mind sharp. Very enjoyable. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Free version is unplayable *2026-08-09, version 1.10.9* Obtrusive requests to upgraded ### 1/5 — Stop already! *2026-06-19, version 1.10.9* I’m tired of rating this app! I’ve given good feedback before, but all future ratings will be poor!😟! ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2026-05-30, version 1.10.9* Ads every 5 seconds. ### 1/5 — Used to be fun - not anymore *2026-05-24, version 1.10.9* The ads pop up numerous times in one game. I didn’t mind to pre snd post but constant interruptions is a no go. Time to delete! ### 1/5 — Can’t be silenced *2026-05-05, version 1.10.9* Volume returns after silencing on adverts and if you reduce the volume it increases again ### 1/5 — Endless ads *2026-04-12, version 1.10.9* Ads that lock the screen between games and take ages before you can play. Don’t bother downloading. ### 1/5 — now broken - was a Great app) *2026-03-03, version 1.10.9* Have played and enjoyed this game for years. Prior glitches were always fixed and it just kept chugging along. Never went for the paid prescription, and didn’t mind the ads that popped up after every round. The developer deserved to make money somehow. But now all of a sudden, an ad pops up after every second move or so. Thought maybe it was just a weird glitch so kept playing for a while. But that seems to be the price of the ad supported version now. Not for me. If the developer was hoping that would encourage me to buy a paid subscription, they were wrong. I deleted it. ### 1/5 — It was good, but recent updates have made it worse *2026-02-08, version 1.10.9* They changed the highlight color to a color that colorblind people can’t easily see on the gray background areas. Also, they added way too many ads. Just completed your hard puzzle? No celebration screen, just another immediate full screen unskippable ad. 👎 ### 1/5 — New color scheme is bad *2026-02-05, version 1.10.8* Was a great game, but the recent update ruined the visibility of the board ### 1/5 — Update spoiled the game *2026-02-02, version 1.10.8* I used to use this app because it offered a good challenge but an update on Ipad ruined the experience: the numbers you add yourself use the same black color as the given starting numbers. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Game *2026-08-12, version 1.10.9* Fun. Play IT! ### 5/5 — Sudoku for all! *2026-06-27, version 1.10.9* A really relaxing way to pass some time. All levels and abilities catered for. ### 5/5 — Review *2026-05-25, version 1.10.9* Superb way to waste time ### 5/5 — Do you everyday *2026-04-19, version 1.10.9* Excellent way to wake up the brain bucket! ### 5/5 — Great fun! *2026-04-15, version 1.10.9* I’ve been enjoying this app for years though I liked it better when new numbers added to the grid showed up in blue. ### 5/5 — Bring back the Blue Numbers *2026-03-26, version 1.10.9* Hate now all numbers are black. Makes it impossible to backtrack ### 5/5 — Perfect game *2026-03-25, version 1.10.9* This game it should be. I cannot find a thing I’d change. It is a joy to use ### 5/5 — Great Sudoku *2026-03-03, version 1.10.9* Love it ### 5/5 — Very Fun *2026-02-22, version 1.10.9* This game is very addictive and fun. User friendly game. ### 5/5 — Yay *2026-02-15, version 1.10.9* Love this game and its the only sudoku app I’ll use, the feature for highlighting the numbers is my favorite --- *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 2026-08-28.*