Comparison

Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge vs Bubble Forest

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

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About

Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge

This app helps you solve Sudoku puzzles with guided assistance and reliable progress saving. It offers daily challenges, multiple difficulty levels, and features like auto-check and mistake tracking to improve your gameplay. Enjoy offline play and widgets for quick access to your daily puzzle.

Highlights
  • Fresh 9x9 Sudoku puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Notes and candidate tracking
  • Coach Mode with explanations
  • Auto-check and mistake counter
  • Offline play and progress saving
  • Daily Sudoku challenges and streaks
Features
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Finish more Sudoku with less frustration. Keep your streak, resume exactly where you left off, and get clear help when you stall instead of vague hints. FEATURES Play a fresh 9×9 Sudoku with a unique solution every time. Choose Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, or Master in the New Puzzle sheet. Use Notes for pencil marks, then watch candidates clear as the board changes. Long-press Notes to fill candidates across the board with Pro. Switch the number pad between a strip and a 3×3 grid layout. Catch mistakes right away with Auto-check, or turn it off in Settings. Track errors with the mistake counter and undo moves when you need to. Pause a puzzle and come back to the same board, timer, notes, and hints. Open the lightbulb for Coach Mode and read a two-sentence explanation of the next logical move. Tap Show me the cell to jump to the right square while still placing the digit yourself. Play today’s daily Sudoku, build a streak, and review the last 7 days. See your weak spots in the fluency map for techniques like Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Pair, Pointing Pair, and Hidden Pair. Start a warm-up from the weak-spot card to practice at the right difficulty. Add widgets to see today’s daily, your streak, and a quick Play or Review action. Resume unfinished games from the Lock Screen or Live Activity. Share a finished board as an image. PERFECT FOR Commuters who want a daily Sudoku that works offline and saves progress mid-puzzle. Players who get stuck on a Hard puzzle and want the lightbulb coach to explain the technique, not just reveal an answer. Streak builders who want Today, best streak, grace days, and a solved badge they can trust. People who like checking a Home Screen widget, Lock Screen widget, or StandBy view before starting the day. Couch solvers who want clear board highlighting, Undo, Redo, Erase, and a number pad that never covers the grid. WHY Sudoku Number Challenge Sudoku Number Challenge helps Sudoku players solve daily and free-play puzzles with clearer guidance and dependable progress saving. Every puzzle is generated fresh, the daily challenge is consistent for that date, and your board, streak, history, and fluency progress can stay in sync through your private account storage when available. Coach Mode works on your phone, so your board state, mistake history, and pencil marks stay on your device. PAID FEATURES Pro adds unlimited coach hints, premium themes, auto-fill candidates, and an ad-free Daily and Coach experience. Free play includes all five difficulties, daily Sudoku, notes, streaks, stats, offline play, widgets, Live Activity, and 5 coach hints per day. Notifications are optional and only used for daily reminders and trial-ending reminders if you turn them on. Start today’s Sudoku, keep your streak going, and get better with every puzzle. Terms of Use (EULA) - http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

About

Bubble Forest

Immerse yourself in a vibrant puzzle and match-three game. Aim, shoot, and pop colorful bubbles to rescue animals and complete thousands of engaging levels. Enjoy a relaxing and brain-training experience suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Match 3 or more bubbles to pop
  • Rescue animals and finish levels
  • Thousands of interesting levels
  • Pet system for care and rescue
  • Offline play, no WiFi needed
  • Special daily rewards
  • Soothing sounds and visual effects
Features
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Welcome to our Bubble Forest game, We are sure that you will be immersed in this colorful world. Simple to play and fun for all ages! This is a game that combines puzzles and match-three games. Definitely bring you a great experience, discover Bubble Forest now! HOW TO PLAY: - Try to aim carefully and tap where you want to fire. - Shoot to match 3 or more same bubbles to make them pop. - Use less shots to score higher and try to earn 3 stars. - Rescue animals and finish the levels. FEATURE: - You do not have to worry because the game only has simple levels, this game owns thousands of interesting levels. - Have a pet system for you, remember to take care and rescue them as quickly as possible. The pet is not only suitable for adults but also very suitable for young children so play this bubble shooter together! - Easy to learn but difficult to master. - No WiFi needed. Play anytime, anywhere. - Play everyday to get special rewards. - Soothing sounds and gorgeous visual effects. - Smooth graphics and delicate interface. - Can exchange colors of two waiting balls. This bubble game is an addictive game. The things that Bubble Shooter gives you are not only fun, relaxing but also help train your brain and fingers through interesting levels. Download now Bubble Forest to experience with your loved ones. NOTES • Bubble Forest contains ads like banner, interstitial, video and house ads. • Bubble Forest is free to play, but you can purchase in-app items like ad free and coins.

Screenshots

Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge4 screens
Bubble Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Forest at 4.9 against Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge's 3.0. Bubble Forest also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model 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. Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Bubble Forest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Forest holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Forest has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

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Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge versus Bubble Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku Number Puzzle ChallengeBubble Forest
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandeep BhandariIBEAN COMPANY LIMITED

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription Discount7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Sale$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Special$19.991 Year
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Forever Pro Discount$79.99
  • Forever Pro$99.99
None

Bubble Forest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge free?
Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubble Forest free?
Bubble Forest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge or Bubble Forest?
Bubble Forest is rated higher. Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bubble Forest averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge or Bubble Forest have ads?
Sudoku Number Puzzle Challenge shows ads; Bubble Forest does not.

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