Comparison

ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ vs ナンプレ京APP

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~

A classic number puzzle game offering a simple and stylish interface with over 100 free puzzles. Features include auto-save, coloring for error identification, and a new 'clear all' function for easy input correction.

Highlights
  • Over 100 free puzzles
  • Auto-save function
  • Coloring for error highlighting
  • Simple and stylish design
  • Clear all input function
Features
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【新機能】全消し機能を追加しました! 一括で入力した数字を消すことができます 【このアプリについて】 ・圧倒的な使いやすさ!抜群の操作性!! ・オートセーブ機能搭載 ・カラーリング機能で間違い箇所をが一目で分かる ・シンプル!お洒落!! パズルゲームの定番ナンバープレースがシンプルになって登場。 簡単な問題から激ムズレベルまで問題数は100問以上。全て無料で遊べる。 オートセーブ機能やメモ機能、全消し機能も搭載しより遊びやすくなってるぞ。 君は、完全クリアできるか!?

About

ナンプレ京APP

Enjoy a vast collection of free Sudoku puzzles with varying difficulty levels, from easy to super hard. This app offers detailed technique explanations and a comfortable, user-friendly interface. Play offline at your own pace and track your solving times.

Highlights
  • 300+ puzzles per level (1-8)
  • Super hard puzzle levels
  • Detailed technique explanations
  • Offline play
  • Memo and coloring functions
  • Unlimited hints
  • Time tracking
Features
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The official app for "Sudoku Kyo", the famous browser version of sudoku that you can enjoy free. You can enjoy the app offline for free. There are 300 puzzles for each of levels 1-8 + 300 additional super hard puzzles for each of levels 1-8. We are looking forward to all of you sudoku fans giving it a try. A large collection of sudoku techniques has also been added. Only Sudoku Kyo has this many explanations of techniques. The browser version of "Sudoku Kyo" has a lot of good sudoku puzzles that can be solved just in time without using temporary placement, and the puzzles have been carefully sorted into different levels from easy to hard, so it has been highly rated by many users. In addition, we have succeeded in creating super hard puzzles by producing unique AI, which is based on our research of sudoku puzzles. While the majority of the difficult puzzles that are generally sold can be solved using just basic techniques, "Sudoku Kyo" brings together a variety of super difficult sudoku puzzles, which have revolutionized existing ones, such as using the XYZ-Wing technique after having used the the swordfish technique twice. [Puzzles] 300 new puzzles for each of Levels 1 to 8, all of which can be solved naturally, without duplicates and without temporary placement. In addition, 300 difficult sudoku puzzles for each of Levels 1 to 8 have been added. [Difficult sudoku puzzles] These are also problems that can be solved with logic. However, it requires technique, and if it is a general collection of difficult puzzles, it is about that of levels 1-2 of difficult Sudoku problems. In other words, it should be a difficult problem that you have never experienced. This is a super hard puzzle that looks easy, but that won't be easy to solve. Please give it a try! [Comfortable to use] It is easy to use, and just as comfortable to use as the browser version. It has a memo function, coloring, redo, unlimited hints, and the time it takes for you to solve it is also recorded. [Play it offline and at your own pace] You can solve puzzles with the Sudoku Kyo APP offline and at your own pace. You can use it in the bits of spare time you have, or on your way to work or school, and enjoy solving difficult puzzles in your own time (ad packets are used to display advertisements). [How to use] Double tap to input confirmed numbers and memo numbers. Cell color and text color can be set. The function of each button is C: Clear the cell ←: Redo Copy and Paste: Copy and paste memos. Start again: Start the puzzle again from the beginning. Pause/Go back: Save where you are during a game (auto-save is also available) Hint: Displays cells that are incorrect in red. Next move: Randomly tells you the next move. [Techniques used in the Sudoku Kyo APP] Hidden Singles Naked Pairs/Triples Hidden Pairs/Triples Naked/Hidden Quads Pointing Pairs Box/Line Reduction X-Wing Simple Colouring Y-Wing Swordfish XYZ Wing BUG X-Cycles XY-Chain 3D Medusa Jellyfish Unique Rectangles Fireworks SK Loops Extended Unique Rect. Hidden Unique Rect's WXYZ Wing Aligned Pair Exclusion Exocet Grouped X-Cycles Empty Rectangles Finned X-Wing Finned Swordfish Altern. Inference Chains Sue-de-Coq Digit Forcing Chains Nishio Forcing Chains Cell Forcing Chains Unit Forcing Chains Almost Locked Sets Death Blossom Pattern Overlay Method Quad Forcing Chains

Screenshots

ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~4 screens
ナンプレ京APP3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ナンプレ京APP at 70% against ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~'s 14%. ナンプレ京APP also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~'s written reviews are positive against 70% of ナンプレ京APP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ ships an update every 37 months, ナンプレ京APP every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ versus ナンプレ京APP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ナンプレ京APP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIkue KonnoARASHIYAMA DESIGN GARAGE LLC.

Customer experience

ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral57.1%
Negative28.6%

ナンプレ京APP

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~

No in-app purchases

None

ナンプレ京APP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ free?
ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ナンプレ京APP free?
ナンプレ京APP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ or ナンプレ京APP?
ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ is rated higher. ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ナンプレ京APP averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ or ナンプレ京APP have ads?
ナンプレ京APP shows ads; ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ does not.
Which is updated more often, ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ or ナンプレ京APP?
ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ ships an update every 37 months, and ナンプレ京APP every 5 weeks. Most recently, ナンプレ難問集 ~定番のナンプレアプリ~ was updated on November 2, 2026 and ナンプレ京APP on November 3, 2026.

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