Basic NumberPlace Red vs Sudoku Night Cafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic NumberPlace Red
This game challenges players to fill a 9x9 grid with numbers 1-9. Numbers must not repeat in any row, column, or 3x3 subgrid. The game provides a partially filled grid to start.
- 9x9 grid puzzle
- Number placement 1-9
- Row, column, and 3x3 subgrid rules
- Pre-filled numbers
- Sudoku gameplay
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"Number Place Red" is a game where players enter numbers 1 to 9 in 9 by 9 cells, which consist of 9 sets of 3 by 3 cells, in columns, rows, and 3 by 3 cells without overlapping any two of them. - The 9 by 9 cells, which consist of 9 groups of 3 by 3, already contain the numbers in question. - If you manage to enter numbers 1 to 9 in columns, rows, and 3 by 3 cells without overlaps based on the numbers in question, the game is over. Number Place = Sudoku( 数独 ) Numpre!
Sudoku Night Cafe
Engage your mind with this logic-based number placement puzzle. Fill a 9x9 grid with digits 1-9, ensuring each row, column, and 3x3 subgrid contains each digit exactly once. Enjoy a classic challenge designed for single-handed play.
- Logic-based number placement
- 9x9 grid puzzles
- Single-handed play design
- Classic Sudoku challenge
- Focus on mental activity
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Keep your mind active with Sudoku! [How to play] Sudoku is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 subgrids that compose the grid (also called "boxes", "blocks", or "regions") contains all of the digits from 1 to 9. The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid, has a single solution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Basic NumberPlace Red at none against Sudoku Night Cafe's shown. Basic NumberPlace Red also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Sudoku Night Cafe's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Basic NumberPlace Red against 5.0 for Sudoku Night Cafe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Basic NumberPlace Red ships an update every 21 months, Sudoku Night Cafe every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic NumberPlace Red | Sudoku Night Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RUCKYGAMES CO., LTD. | dongwon cho |
Customer experience
Basic NumberPlace Red
Sudoku Night Cafe
In-app purchases
Basic NumberPlace Red
No in-app purchases
Sudoku Night Cafe
No in-app purchases
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